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I borrowed that phrase from Jomar Hilario’s book Virtual Careers. If you are the fish, which bait would you get attracted to? A worm or a smartphone? I borrowed that phrase from Jomar Hilario’s book Virtual Careers. If you are the fish, which bait would you get attracteyd to? A worm or a smartphone?
Those who do pole fishing are experts on this concept. They use specific bait for each type of fish in the water they are in. They still might catch a different type of fish, but using the right bait, will give them a higher chance of catching the right fish.
Simply, “give what the fish wants“, means give what your readers / audience wants. What do they want to read? How would you know what they want to read?
How would you know what they want? Start with what interests you first. Chances are there are thousands of the 2 billion internet users out there who have the same interest as you. If you love the Game of Thrones, write a review after each episode. If you love to read books, same thing. If you are a photographer upload your photos, write some photography tips and tutorials. You can even write about parenting.
At first, it may take some time to find out what attracts your audience, but on a site like Virily, you can explore the categories and topics that you are interested in, and find out what the others are interested also.
Of course you don’t need to stick to just one or two.
