i feel that small bloggers should get a little more creattive when it comes to traffic.it is good to have rankings but it is much better to get linked from niche forums or to have ur posts shared by ur readers bcz u will get people who are actually interested in what u are talking about.With AI Overviews, Reddit-style results, and big brands dominating page one, are small and niche blogs still worth starting in 2026? What’s actually working right now for new bloggers: topical authority, personal experience, community traffic, or something else? Curious to hear what others are seeing in real results, not theory.