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Do I need a niche on LinkedIn?

Efri · 1 min read

You need enough focus for people to understand why they should follow you. That does not always require a tiny LinkedIn niche.

Key points
4 key points
  1. 01
    A niche can be useful early because it accelerates association
  2. 02
    But a personal brand can widen over time
  3. 03
    The mistake is trying to represent every part of yourself immediately
  4. 04
    Think of a niche as an entry point, not a permanent cage

A niche can be useful early because it accelerates association. “I write about marketing” is broad. “I write about launch marketing for software products” is easier to remember.

But a personal brand can widen over time. Once people understand the core of your expertise and trust your judgment, they are more willing to follow you into adjacent topics.

The mistake is trying to represent every part of yourself immediately. That often creates a feed with no clear promise.

Think of a niche as an entry point, not a permanent cage. Start where your experience and audience are most concentrated, then expand when the connection between topics feels natural.