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Ask HN: What other subject areas are ripe for something like Hacker Monthly?

2 points by puffl ↗ HN
Hacker Monthly strikes me as a great idea, and seems to be emerging as a successful product, which got me wondering what other topics/niches would benefit from this sort of online magazine hybrid. Any thoughts?

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ljf
I always think, when someone is ASKING for a niche, then their project is doomed to fail. Things run well when people care in, believe in, live and breathe the thing they are selling/supporting/running.

If you don't having something within yourself that fits that bill then don't just try to service someone else's whim - you will never truly be 'in' it.

I've set up countless forums, sites and groups - those that did well were those that I wanted to do well, that i totally understood and that i believed in. Every failure I've had has come from me not understanding what someone else (the audience) would want out of the site, as i am not the target market.

You can do a lot of work to get yourself into the mind of the target market - but it's far far better if YOU are the target.

puffl
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't really asking for a niche so I could set up the magazine; I just thought it would make for an interesting discussion.

But I can see now that it probably looks like I'm just asking people to provide me with potential business ideas.