13.2 — Sin #1: Niching by Job Title
This is the most common — and the most fatal — niching mistake.
People say things like:
- “I help entrepreneurs…”
- “I help executives…”
- “I help founders…”
- “I help high achievers…”
But job titles aren’t identities.
They’re surface labels.
A “founder” could be:
- a SaaS engineer coding at midnight
- a CrossFit PT running 5am classes
- a 58-year-old accountant starting a new practice
- a 23-year-old Shopify store owner
- a mortgage broker
- a hairdresser
- a tradie with an ABN
Putting all these people in the same “niche” is like grouping:
- an Italian chef
- a software engineer
- a kindergarten teacher
- a truck driver
…because “they all eat food.”
Job titles hide identity, hide culture, hide subculture, hide world, hide emotional rhythm.
They destroy recognition.
The person reading your content doesn’t think:
“I’m an entrepreneur.”
They think:
“I’m a Perth dad who codes until midnight, stress-eats, and can’t switch off.”
Niching by job title = instant identity mismatch.