Don't Write On What You Don't Know You Are Talking About

What really bothers me are people who come accross as experts in a niche, when there knowledge on the niche is lacking, to say the least.

For example, I was browsing through the pages of a website by a so called "computer expert".  One of the pages was on how to set up a wireless Internet connection.  Since on my Internet security web site I have a page on "How To Secure Your Wireless Network", I was interested to see what the author of this web site had to say about setting up a wireless Internet connection. 

Well, to my shock, he mentioned nothing on this page about how to secure a WiFi connection.  In fact, if you followed the directions, or to be exact "lack of directions" that he gave, your wireless Internet connection would be anything but secure.  It would leave your Network wide open to anyone within a block of your router from easily using your Internet connection. 

They could download large files, such as movies, slowing down your Internet connection and even costing you extra money for all the bandwidth used. 

Someone could even take over your Network, using your computer to attack other computers.  They could even use your Internet connection for illegal activity, such as downloading child pornography.  How would you like to have the police at your door, saying you have been downloading or accessing child porn?!?

It is crucial that the visitor to the web site or blog are convinced that the information they are reading is credible.  After reading one page of misinformation, it made me wonder how much more misinformation the website might contain.  I no longer trusted the author.  Anyways, that was the first and last time that I visited that particular site.  If you do not have the expertise on what you are writing about, do some research on the topic for heavens sake, before writing about it.

One thing that I believe I did right on my Internet Security website was do research, both online and offline, on topics that I didn't know much about.

I've also visited countless websites and blogs of supposed "experts" in making money online.  Many of these websites and blogs are written by people that have made very little or no money at all on the Internet.  This becomes obvious by the low Google page rank, poor Alexa ranking, lack of quality content if any content at all, and if it is a blog the low amount of comments, if any.  How can I trust them on how to make a fortune on the Internet when they are unsuccessful at making money on the Internet?!?

That's why my blog is called "Trying To Make Money Online", as I have made some money in the past on the Internet, though at the moment I'm making next to nothing online.  It would be deceptive for me to create a blog or website on "How To Make Money Online", when I'm making almost nil on the Internet at the moment.  In fact, to be honest I'm not even making enough to pay for my monthly web hosting for my Internet Security website.

Choose a niche that you are passionate about and have some knowledge on. 

I think that is one of the many mistakes I have made in my Internet Security web site is that it is a niche that I am not particularily passionate about. 

After writing over 55 pages on Internet security, I am sick and tired of the topic.  I have no desire to write more about anything Internet Security related.  Readers can tell if you're not passionate about what you are writing about.  They are not likely to spend time on a website or blog, by an author who obviously doesn't care about what they are writing about. 

If you don't have a lot of knowledge on what you are writing about, at the very least be passionate about your niche.  It is very difficult spending countless hours researching and writing about a topic you have little or no interest in.