As a Web3 KOL, should you stick to one track and study it thoroughly, or chase whatever is trending and squeeze every bit out of the attention economy?
Both paths have been successfully taken by others, but the costs are completely different.
Look at the iron rule of traditional content creation—someone focusing on DeFi will find it hard to suddenly switch to talking about NFT trading strategies, and someone specializing in Layer2 technical analysis can’t seamlessly pivot to shilling meme coins. The worst thing for an account's persona is to be “analyzing on-chain data today, teaching you how to ape into shitcoins tomorrow”—the audience will be left confused: Who are you, really?
Deep specialization means you have to take root in a specific niche, and you might miss out on countless opportunities for explosive traffic and get-rich-quick stories; while covering every hot topic across the board is like guerrilla warfare in a bull market—it might feel exhilarating, but your audience won’t remember what you actually stand for.
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Blockwatcher9000
· 12h ago
Damn it, really, I'm the kind of person who keeps swinging back and forth between these two extremes...
If I go all in on one niche, I miss out on so many trending opportunities that it makes me want to cry. But if I chase every trend, fans can’t even tell who I am...
Honestly, in this market now, nobody remembers the middlemen.
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PositionPhobia
· 22h ago
Going all-in on a vertical niche is really tough, but accounts that just chase trending topics have basically all become zombie followers now.
On the other hand, when you look at those KOLs who talk about everything, their followers just casually listen and never really stick around.
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TrustlessMaximalist
· 22h ago
Sticking to one track can really help you survive longer; going deep vertically is actually how you win.
Jumping on hot trends is outdated—people in the crypto space don’t have such short memories.
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 22h ago
Going all in on a vertical is truly a long-term supply line, not a short-term ammo depot. I’ve seen too many accounts with massive traffic in a bull market, but as soon as the bear market hits, no one remembers who they are. Risk control is the first lesson.
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TradFiRefugee
· 22h ago
Oh man, seriously, I'm struggling at this crossroads right now. Focusing vertically is exhausting and I end up missing a bunch of opportunities, but if I just chase every hot topic, people accuse me of being superficial. It's really tough.
As a Web3 KOL, should you stick to one track and study it thoroughly, or chase whatever is trending and squeeze every bit out of the attention economy?
Both paths have been successfully taken by others, but the costs are completely different.
Look at the iron rule of traditional content creation—someone focusing on DeFi will find it hard to suddenly switch to talking about NFT trading strategies, and someone specializing in Layer2 technical analysis can’t seamlessly pivot to shilling meme coins. The worst thing for an account's persona is to be “analyzing on-chain data today, teaching you how to ape into shitcoins tomorrow”—the audience will be left confused: Who are you, really?
Deep specialization means you have to take root in a specific niche, and you might miss out on countless opportunities for explosive traffic and get-rich-quick stories; while covering every hot topic across the board is like guerrilla warfare in a bull market—it might feel exhilarating, but your audience won’t remember what you actually stand for.