In the first part of the Start a Blog Series, we talked about why you need a blog.  To continue the series, in this post we will discuss how to find your niche (or, in other words, what your blog topic will be).  This is actually a twofold process.  First, you want your topic to be something that you have a background or interest in.  Second, you want to be sure that others are interested too, because you don’t want to be the only visitor to your own blog!  Other people who share your interests are what we’re going to refer to as your target audience.  Keep reading to find out how to identify your niche and properly select your target audience.