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A demographic is group of similar people whereas a niche is a group of people with a similar problem &#8211; parts of a demographic may be more likely to have a problem but not everyone in a demographic will.<\/p>\n<p>Not convinced? Think about all parents who run a business (demographic) &#8211; do they all need to find childcare to enable them to work? Of course not as some have teen or adult children, some have a partner who cares for the children and some have a business that can cater for the children. Do they all have to do things on the cheap because they have no money? Definitely not as many self-employed parents run very successful and profitable businesses. Do they all <a title=\"reasons to use a professional writer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/reasons.html\" target=\"_blank\">need a professional writer<\/a> to help them with their website copy or blogging? 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