With this monthly episode, we will discuss how blogging is getting affected with Coronavirus spread worldwide. Let's check the impact and what can we do to reduce the impact.
Hey Everyone, welcome to yet another episode of Blogging Monthly. This month we will discuss one of the hottest topics running around the world - Coronavirus and its impact on the blogging world.
Until and unless you are living outside of this world, you would have already heard about the Coronvirus which is causing the major disturbance across the world. Blogging world is no exception and we are seeing the impact of the virus on the online sites also.
Coronavirus Impact On Blogging World
Before we start digging in on the impact around Blogging, I would like to mention that across the world governments are trying hard to control the impact and loss of life due to Coronavirus. So, irrespective of where you are, please listen to your local authorities and make sure you are helping them in defeating the virus.
So whats happening at my place?
We are at complete lockdown and can't go outside of our home for anything other than shopping for essentials (only one person per house is allowed to go out for shopping.). It's already been 14 days and we have to go another 15 days more in the same mode before we can make a final assessment. I am following the directive given by the government and local authorities and trying to remain safe.
So I would request each and everyone to do their bit in this fight as we have to come out as a winner while saving our loved ones.
Coronavirus Impact On Blogging
Now how does this is impacting the blogging community? Lets talk about that.
Lets first understand the search trends of Coronavirus. As per the trends shown in Google trends, Coronavirus was most searched last month. Which is true giving its expansion in countries like the United States, UK, and India. The search interest is substantially high giving almost no searches before the last few months.
So people are searching for the Coronavirus and search interest is peaking. How it will behave in the next few months will depend on how better we will be able to handle the outbreak.
Though if you think you have good information or any idea which can help in stopping the virus, you can handle this search term as a seasonal keyword. Don't expect it to last longer than the virus, there may be small ongoing interest afterwords.
What About Other Niches?
From the looks of it, Coronavirus is impacting the blogging community like seasonal trends for now. Depending on which niche and geography you are targeting, results are mixed.
For example, niches like Travel, Tourism, and Hotels are badly hit. Travel across the world is reduced so that the earning from that niche. Most of the sites around that niche have also reported reduced traffic.
The e-commerce based sites or affiliate marketing blogs for e-commerce sites are impacted based on the geography you are targeting. Though sales are down at most of the places, there are few countries where only sales of the essential items are allowed.
For Example, in India, Amazon or any other e-commerce sites can't ship any item other than essential things. So most of them have stopped taking orders and also stopped their affiliate programs. This will reduce the affiliate earnings for the webmast...
