What you say about becoming a top blogger makes sense. There are so many small niches that by picking the right niche, you can find your place in the big picture even if you never become quite as big as Darren or Leo.

And in a sense, a smaller community of people you interact with can even be more interesting than a huge one… Speaking of which, would you have ideas to share on my latest question over at insanelyinterested.com ? ;)

As for whether it is harder to become one of the top bloggers, it seems that the answer is yes. But the level of “top blogger” has risen so much that it isn’t necessary to be a “top blogger” to have a big impact anymore.

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One more thing that I got thinking about on my way to work is that a lot also depends on the person doing the blogging. If you are full of ideas, you can easily go on longer than someone not that accustomed with coming up with topics. And if you already know your marketing, you can grow quicker than someone who has never done any marketing before.

So, it could be that the time when the dip comes is actually different for each of us. A factor of the niche and your experience.

There is a big dip and it arrives early I would expect if you choose to blog on making money on the internet or internet marketing or some other highly saturated topic.

Likewise there is a deep dip if you select too fine a niche and quickly run out of things to say.

Find the right niche, and if you are the right person I expect (haven’t been there – yet) that things will go as smoothly as they did for the pioneers in blogging.

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