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Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Lana Sitler Hit $10K Months Blogging in 1 YearIn this interview with Lana Sitler of Adventures By Lana, Jared and Lana discuss her inspiring journey from a mechanical engineer to a full-time travel blogger. Lana shares how she built a successful blog that now generates over $10,000 per month, the strategies she used to rank high on Google, and her approach to monetization through ads and affiliate marketing. If you're interested in travel blogging or just want to hear how one woman turned her passion for travel into a profitable business, this episode is a must-listen! ** Podcast Sponsor - Mailtrap This e...
2025-08-2047 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Chris Hutchins Turned a Side Project Into a Thriving Personal BrandIn this week's Niche Pursuits interview with Chris Hutchins, host of All the Hacks, we learn about his journey of building a successful personal brand through podcasting, affiliate marketing, and content creation. Chris shares insights on how he grew his podcast to 21,000 downloads in the first week and built a loyal audience of 10,000+ listeners. He also discusses the challenges of monetizing a podcast, experimenting with new revenue streams, and balancing personal interests with business growth. Listen now for valuable lessons on growing and monetizing a personal brand in today’s digital landscape! ...
2025-05-141h 00Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Nick Huber Turned ‘Boring’ Businesses Into a $30M EmpireIn this week's Niche Pursuits podcast interview with Nick Huber, founder of Sweaty Startup, Jared and Nick dive into his approach to building wealth through simple, "boring" businesses. Nick shares practical advice on how focusing on everyday, unsexy industries can lead to massive financial success, often outperforming trendy startups. He also discusses his 10-minute drill for evaluating business ideas, the importance of scaling with the right team, and why building a personal brand has fueled his growth. If you're looking for actionable tips on growing and scaling a business, this is a must-listen! ...
2025-05-0742 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Bart van der Meer Drives 5M Monthly Page Views with Digital PRIn this week's episode, Jared Bauman and Bart van der Meer explore the unique strategies behind successful digital PR campaigns and the role they play in driving organic SEO traffic. Bart explains how his team leverages original data to create compelling content that attracts backlinks from high-authority sources like journalists, universities, and government websites. He also shares insights into the tools and techniques that can help businesses, regardless of size, scale their PR efforts effectively. Listen to learn how you can apply these strategies to boost your website's traffic today! Ready to...
2025-04-3049 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Could OpenAI Really Take Over Chrome?In this episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Jared and Thomas dig into one of the week’s biggest stories: OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Google Chrome if regulators force Google to sell as part of the ongoing antitrust trial. They also explore new data around AI Overviews and how they’re impacting organic click-through rates. Jared shares how his seasonal Pinterest strategy brought in 35% of his site traffic last week, and Thomas debates whether to post AI content to his established YouTube channel or grow a brand-new one from scratch. And something that...
2025-04-251h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Brad Wayland Turned 125 Course Sales Into a $1M BusinessIn this week's episode of Niche Pursuits podcast, Brad Wayland shares the story of launching a high-end farming course with Joel Salatin, one of the world’s most famous pasture farmers. Despite high hopes, the course struggled to gain traction, but Brad’s persistence and strategic changes led to major growth. From expanding content to leveraging paid ads and YouTube, Brad discusses the steps that turned the project into a million-dollar success. Don't miss this conversation to learn valuable lessons on marketing, perseverance, and understanding your audience. Ready to join a niche p...
2025-04-231h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Is Meta’s Social Media Empire at Risk?In this week’s Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Spencer and Jared dive into some huge stories you don’t want to miss! They break down Meta's antitrust trial and the FTC's attempt to force Meta to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. What’s really at stake for Meta and the future of social media? They also cover Google’s $6.6 billion lawsuit in the EU over search advertising dominance, and a surprising study showing AI still only drives 0.1% of web traffic—what does this mean for your SEO strategy? Finally, Spencer and Jared discuss how adding lin...
2025-04-181h 02Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Jon Gillham Creates Rankable Content Without Following SEO ScoresIn this episode, Jon Gillham of Originality.ai breaks down how content optimization is evolving in 2025 and why traditional SEO tools may no longer be enough. We discuss the risks of over-optimization, the limitations of scoring systems, and the growing importance of information gain. Jon shares how his team uses AI to evaluate content differently—focusing on originality, depth, and true value over checklists and keyword counts. Whether you're a content creator, publisher, or SEO, this episode offers practical insight into what it takes to rank in today’s search landscape.
2025-04-1649 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Bloomberg Exposes Google’s Empty PromisesIn this week’s episode of Niche Pursuits News, Jared and Thomas discuss the recent Bloomberg article highlighting the fallout from Google’s Creator Summit. Despite promises made by Google to help small publishers recover from the Helpful Content Update, little has changed, and many creators are still struggling with plummeting traffic. Jared and Thomas also cover TikTok’s uncertain future, as it faces a 75-day deadline extension to find a buyer, and the impact on advertisers. The hosts also explore the latest AI tool advancements, like MidJourney 7 and GPT-4.0, before Jared and Thomas share updates on their...
2025-04-111h 00Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Ben Addy Hit 500k Followers on Instagram and Then Started 30 Sub-AccountsIn this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Ben Addy, a digital strategist and content creator who built a 500K-follower Instagram account—then scaled his success by launching over 30 niche sub-accounts. Ben is known for his smart, systemized approach to social media growth, using hyper-targeted content and tailored monetization strategies. He shares how he monetizes every corner of his audience by tailoring different revenue strategies to match each sub-account’s niche. Instead of chasing viral content, his approach focuses on creating content that truly connects—building engagement through relevance and regiona...
2025-04-0957 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Will the Google/Reddit Marriage Work Much Longer? This week on the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith dive deep into the complicated relationship between Reddit and Google, discuss warnings from Google about scaled content, and have a heated debate over whether AI is all hype. Plus, they share updates on their side hustles and wrap things up with a couple of truly weird—but fascinating—niche websites. Links & Resources Reddit and Google Search too closely tied together - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/reddits-success-may-inextricably-tied-080601219.html?guccounter=1 Google on scaled conte...
2025-04-041h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Jamie Rawsthorne Grew a YouTube Channel to 1 Million Subscribers In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Jamie Rawsthorne, co-founder of the viral Zach and Jay Show turned YouTube growth strategist, to unpack his wild journey from creating YouTube stunts with his college buddy to consulting with some of the biggest entrepreneurs online today. Jamie shares how he went from losing thousands each month to building one of the UK's fastest-growing channels, then made the gutsy decision to walk away at the peak of success. Now, he helps entrepreneurs unlock YouTube...
2025-04-0250 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!What Google’s Latest Update Really Means for Small PublishersThis week, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith sit down for another insightful episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, diving into some major industry shifts. They talk about how AI search is changing the way people interact with Google, the slow but potentially impactful March 2025 core update, and the latest AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. They also share their side hustle wins and struggles and dissect a few weird niche sites. Links & Resources Google Core Update is done - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-march-2025-core-update-done-39142.html Observations f...
2025-03-281h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How CJ Gustafson Built a +60k Subscriber Newsletter as a Side Hustle What does it take to grow a thriving newsletter with 60,000+ engaged readers all while working full-time as a CFO? CJ Gustafson, from Mostly Metrics, is on this week’s episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast to share how he built a highly profitable brand on the side. In this episode, he delivers a masterclass in newsletter growth, monetization, and the power of niche content. This is a conversation packed with actionable insights and behind-the-scenes stories, and CJ reveals how he turned a once-slow-growing side project int...
2025-03-2652 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Shoppers Are Turning to AI Chatbots Instead of Google. Here’s Why This week, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith sit down for another insightful episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, diving into some major industry shifts. They talk about how AI search is changing the way people interact with Google, the slow but potentially impactful March 2025 core update, and the latest AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. They also share their side hustle wins and struggles and dissect a few weird niche sites. If you're looking to stay ahead in SEO, content creation, and AI-driven...
2025-03-211h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Joe Davies Built a $12 Million Company With a Team of Just 15 In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Joe Davies, the co-founder of Fat Joe, an agency that specializes in providing premium backlinks and content for agencies. Joe shares his journey from the early days of SEO to growing Fat Joe into a successful business. He talks about everything from productization, outsourcing, and scaling a service-based business, and how he earns $12 million a year in revenue with a team of just 15. Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, a...
2025-03-1951 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google’s March 2025 Core Update is a Win for Content Creators Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared and Thomas talk about Google's March 2025 Core Update, news that AI search engines struggle with proper citation, and the DOJ's push to break up Google's monopoly. When it comes to Side Hustle Shenanigans, Thomas reveals a viral Facebook page strategy that netted 22,000+ likes for just $200. Lastly, they share some weird niche websites including a secret gaming site and a vintage toaster business. Let's dive into the details! D...
2025-03-141h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Rexan Wong Built an App in Just 3 Hours and Got 300k Users In today’s fast-paced digital world, innovation often comes from unexpected places. One example is Rexon Wong, a high school student who has already made a name for himself as a tech entrepreneur. In this interview on the Niche Pursuits podcast, Rexon shares the story of how he created his app, Text Behind Image, in just three hours and successfully launched it to thousands of users. Let’s break down the journey, the strategy behind his success, and what others can lear...
2025-03-1252 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Launches New AI Mode. What This Means for Search On this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits News, Spencer and Jared cover Google's expansion of AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0, Google's roll out of AI Mode, people's dissatisfaction with Google, and DeepSeek’s AI model. When it comes to their Shiny Object Shenanigans, Spencer shares his Facebook Bonus earnings while Jared reports on his Pinterest-driven food site and a downturn in his Amazon Influencer revenue. They wrap up with two successful niche sites which prove that simple, engaging tools can drive millions of visitor. AI search engines citing sources - https://www.searchenginejournal.com...
2025-03-0755 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Mariah Magazine Built a $120k/Year Business With a Small Audience Mariah Magazine is an SEO consultant and educator who has built her business around making SEO accessible to online business owners. Her journey from a frustrated 22-year-old to a successful SEO expert highlights the power of self-awareness, personal branding, and the role of YouTube in growing a business. Mariah made $120,000 this year with her SEO consulting and education business, where she does the opposite of what most business coaches tell you to do: she gives a lot away for free. She...
2025-03-0555 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!AI Search Engines Are Using Your Content. Who's Giving Credit? This week on Niche Pursuits News, hosts Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith cover a packed lineup of topics, from a fascinating study on AI search engines to a major lawsuit against Google, and fresh insights on the online business marketplace. Plus, they share updates on their own side hustles and dive into this week's weird niche discoveries. Let's break it down. AI search engines citing sources - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-search-engines-often-cite-third-party-content-study-finds/540692/ Chegg sues Google - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/24/chegg-sues-google-for-hurting-traffic-as-it-considers-alternatives.html Flippa data - ht...
2025-02-281h 03Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Shannon Houchin Made $2 Million From Pop-Up Peach Stands Shannon Houchin’s journey into the peach-selling business wasn’t exactly predictable. Trained as a librarian and a journalist, she had spent years doing in-depth research and even worked in corporate financial research. But when personal hardships struck—including her father’s illness and a divorce—Shannon sought something more tangible and meaningful. That’s when an old friend introduced her to the world of roadside peach stands. Though skeptical at first, Shannon took the plunge, traveling to South Carolina with her young son Finn to...
2025-02-2651 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Search Volatility Heats Up and These Sites are WinningWelcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast! Today Spencer Haws and guest host Thomas Smith discuss the latest in SEO volatility, YouTube growth strategies, and niche website opportunities. They delve into the possibility of a March Google core update, WordPress’ new 100-year domain registration, and YouTube’s new Shorts boosting feature. They also share updates on their side hustles, including Amazon Influencer earnings and YouTube monetization strategies before exploring a few unique niche sites. Barry Schwartz's tweet: https://x.com/rustybrick/status/1892560083126452269 Glenn Gabe's tweet: https://x.com...
2025-02-211h 03Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Paul Thomas’ Secret to Building $145k/Year Subscription Websites The world of content websites has changed dramatically over the past few years, and Paul Thomas has been at the forefront of these shifts. With over 25 years of experience in building and selling websites, Paul has successfully pivoted from traditional content-based sites to a subscription model. His first subscription site, launched in 2018, now earns over $100k a year and attracts nearly 5 million visitors annually. His second site, launched two years ago, is on track to generate $30k to $40k per year with fewer visitors but a higher revenue per u...
2025-02-1856 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!OpenAI Paid Reddit $70M. Should You Be Worried?Welcome back to another episode of Niche Pursuits News! This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith break down major developments in AI, SEO, and content creation. They discuss everything from Reddit’s massive AI licensing deal and YouTube’s prominence in AI Overviews to the new SEO buzzword for 2025. As always, they also share their latest side hustle updates and dive into some fascinating weird niche sites that are thriving in unique ways. Reddit and AI’s deal - https://x.com/glenngabe/status/1890036772920250402?s=46&t=FVQMkcI32IDEBjbyW_8Xxg ...
2025-02-141h 00Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Niche Site Lady's No-Google Blogging Blueprint Makes $70k/MonthWell, it happened! Niche Site Lady has done her first-ever interview, sharing her strategies and a look inside her businesses, and she does it on the Niche Pursuits Podcast. If you’re not familiar with NSL, she’s a successful SEO and blogger who has always maintained her anonymity. And today we have an extremely insightful interview where she shares a ton of great information and gives listeners a peek behind the curtain. She talks about how she started blogging, how she handled the pandemic, and what happened to her site during the HCU...
2025-02-1058 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Will Google's $75 Billion AI Plan Kill Blogging and SEO?Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Spencer is back, and he hosts the episode alongside Jared. As always, they talk about the latest headlines in the AI, SEO, and content creation world. They also share some very impressive side hustle progress and highlight some very weird niche sites. They talk about Google’s earnings report - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/04/alphabet-q4-earnings-report-2024.html They discuss the Impact on AIO - https://www.seerinteractive.com/insights/ctr-aio They look at AIO in prob...
2025-02-0757 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Erin Hynes Built a Profitable Brand While Working Full TimeErin Hynes has a lot on her plate. After traveling extensively, she decided to start a blog on the side, in addition to her demanding day job. Her blog, Pina Travels, has always been a passion project, and over time she’s been able to grow it to provide a healthy side income: $3k/month. In this interview, this award-winning blogger talks about how she not only built her blog, but also a brand, which includes a strong social media presence of 50k+ and a 5-year-old podcast. She eventually niched down from general trav...
2025-02-0549 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!DeepSeek AI: The Game-Changer No One Saw ComingWelcome to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith tackle the most important industry headlines, share some fantastic tips related to their side hustles, and offer some interesting ideas arising from their weird niche sites. They discuss China’s launch of DeepSeek - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/china-is-catching-up-with-americas-best-reasoning-ai-models/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/deepseek-china-ai/681481/ They talk about OpenAI’s response - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/technology/openai-deepseek-data-harvest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tE4.0cFF.azvHZ0SL1uuc&smid=url-share
2025-01-311h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Alex Waggoner's Simple Strategy for 7-Figure LaunchesAlex Waggonner is an Online Business Manager (OBM) with a lot of great tips to share in this interview. She has partnered with many 6- and 7-figure online business owners to help them streamline their operations and to support them with their product and service launches. She knows all about building systems for streamlined team collaboration, efficient task delegation, and real-time KPI tracking. In this podcast, Alex shares practical tips on how CEOs can effectively delegate to their OBMs and actionable strategies that any entrepreneur can use to scale their businesses, optimize team performance, and s...
2025-01-2950 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Is TikTok Really Getting Banned? The Truth You Need to Know! Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith are back at it again, bringing you the latest headlines about AI, Google, and content creation. They cover a lot in this episode, so you won’t want to miss it. They talk about the ban details - https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/01/20/tiktok-ban-live-updates-trump-halts-ban-for-75-days-after-ceo-attends-inauguration/ They talk about possible future scenarios - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyng762q4eo They discuss a p...
2025-01-241h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Jen Ruiz Makes Short-Form Videos Go Crazy Viral (100M+ Views!)Jen Ruiz is an accomplished digital entrepreneur, but she didn’t envision her life the way it is today. While working in law, she participated in a travel challenge, and it really flipped a switch for her. Although she strayed from the challenge slightly, her experience eventually led her to quit her day job, start a blog, self-publish several books, including a memoir, and diversify her income through social media and speaking engagements, among other projects. She’s getting more than 100 million views to her short-form video content, she’s won 6 national travel writing...
2025-01-2251 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Why is Reddit Disappearing from Google? The Truth Will Surprise YouWelcome back to the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared sits down with guest host Thomas Smith to talk about the latest news, share their thoughts, reveal the stats behind their side hustles, and highlight some of the strategies being used by some weird niche sites. They talk about how Reddit’s rankings are slipping - https://www.seroundtable.com/reddit-not-ranking-google-38710.html They share Lily Ray’s tweet about Reddit - https://x.com/lilyraynyc/status/1878821305346367702 They discuss the potential TikTok ban - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
2025-01-171h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Elliott Garber Turned His Veterinary Expertise into a $10M/Year Business Elliott Garber has accomplished a lot so far, from working alongside Navy SEALs to selling a business for 7 figures. He even sold a tutu ecommerce business and lost $1 million in the process. In this fascinating look at his entrepreneurial journey, he talks about his time in the military and why it was a great decision when it came to risk-taking later on, and how he learned the ropes in ecommerce and built a pet supply business to over $10 million in annual revenue over four years. He also...
2025-01-1550 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Facebook Just Got Rid of Fact Checkers, Here's WhyWelcome back, everyone, to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast! This week Spencer and Jared talk about some of the biggest headlines, they share some inspiring side hustles, and they reveal some very lucrative weird niche sites. They discuss how Meta is getting rid of fact-checkers - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/07/tech/meta-censorship-moderation/index.html They talk about how people are leaving Facebook and Instagram - https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/google-searches-for-deleting-facebook-instagram-explode-after-meta-ends-fact-checking/?guccounter=1 They discuss Google's launch of Gemini 2.0 - https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/ T...
2025-01-1059 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Nat Berman Mastered LinkedIn and Grew His Reach to 80k+ Followers When Nat Berman’s first blog took off, he quit his job and never looked back. He went on to grow a portfolio of 25 sites that reached millions of visitors every month and earned him millions of dollars in profit. But he has since moved on to different projects. Today he’s a LinkedIn guru with over 80k followers and he created a private membership community to support founders and entrepreneurs. In this interview, he talks about the strategies he used to build his content websit...
2025-01-081h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!The AI War That Could Change EverythingJared Bauman is back with the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, and he’s got guest host Brooks Conkle with him today. In this first episode of 2025, they dive into the latest news, share their inspiring side hustle plans, and reveal some very cool, and very weird, niche sites. Don’t miss this interesting year-in-review on the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. They talk about the Google CEO’s warning - https://searchengineland.com/googles-ceo-warns-chatgpt-may-become-synonymous-to-ai-the-way-google-is-to-search-449970 They discuss how Google uses Claude - https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/24/google-is-using-anthropics-claude-to-improve-its-gemini-ai/ They talk a...
2025-01-031h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Chris Koerner Built a Massive 820k Social Media Following Chris Koerner is a serial entrepreneur with a lot of incredible experiences under his belt. From selling Buc-ee’s products online to partnering with John McAfee to launch a crypto company, he describes himself as an “ideas man.” In fact, over the last 15 years, he’s started 75 different businesses. But today he’s here to talk about one specific aspect: social media. Chris knows a lot about growing content and viral marketing, having expanded his social media following to an incredible 820k across multiple platforms. ...
2025-01-0150 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!The Biggest SEO News, Best Side Hustles, and Weirdest Niche Sites of 2024Spencer and Jared are back for the last episode of 2024 with some very special content: an annual recap. They talk about what they think were the biggest and most important headlines of the year, and how the news affected bloggers and content creators. Then they discussed their most lucrative, and surprising, side hustles in 2024. They each shared the side hustle that was earning the most in the shortest amount of time, and they share some inspiring and motivating reflections. Lastly, after featuring over 100 weird side hustles over the course of 2024, they pick their fa...
2024-12-2749 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!John Ward Reveals His Strategies for Earning $50k/Month from Social Media Johnathan Ward is no stranger to internet marketing. In fact, this entrepreneur has more than 20 years of experience and has experimented with almost every online business model. In this interview, he talks about two of the platforms where he’s seeing the most success: Facebook and Pinterest. On Facebook, he runs several pages, two of which have been invited to join the coveted Bonus Program. He’s achieved reach of 4 million in just 30 days on his most popular page. Meanwhile, on Pinterest, he runs...
2024-12-2444 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google’s Ranking System Exposed: What the New Exploit Tells UsWelcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith are back this week to bring you up to speed about the latest news around SEO, Google, Reddit, and more. They also discuss some very creative side hustles and share some successful but weird niche sites. Let’s dive in! They talk about the completion of the December Core Update - https://x.com/rustybrick/status/1869458291396620456 They discuss how an exploit reveals Google’s ranking secrets - https://searchengineland.com/google-exploit-scoring-classifications-449333 Th...
2024-12-201h 06Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Jake Thomas Got 7 Million Views By Changing One Thing In His YouTube Video Officially, Jake Thomas is a digital marketing expert who runs a newsletter. Unofficially, he’s YouTube’s biggest title nerd. After years of honing his skills, he understands how to use psychology to get people’s attention and convince them to click. He’s written titles for videos that have gotten over 100,000,000 views on YouTube, and he runs a channel with less than 20 videos but around 100k subscribers. In this fascinating interview, he shares the psychology behind successful titles, headlines, and ideas for everything from YouTube videos and email subject...
2024-12-1857 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!WordPress Ordered to Stop Blocking WP Engine, Here's WhyWelcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Morgan Overholt talk SEO, Google, and AI, inspire with their successful side hustles, and share some weird niche sites that will definitely get you thinking. They discuss the Google Core Update - https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2024-core-update-rolling-out-now-449255 They talk about the battle between WordPress and WP Engine - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/10/24318350/automattic-restore-wp-engine-access-wordpress They share that ChatGPT and OpenAI may incorporate ads - https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-weighs-ads-chatgpt They talk abo...
2024-12-131h 03Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Cyrus Shepard Decodes the HCU and Shares Ranking Secrets for 2025 and BeyondCyrus Shepard has been in the SEO industry for a long time, and in this incredibly insightful interview, he shares the most important lessons he’s learned since the HCU. He has been working to figure out what Google considers to be “helpful content” and identify what website owners can do to recover from the update, or succeed, in the new landscape. After analyzing 4000 ad- and affiliate-supported sites, he shares his findings for both the winners and losers. He talks about everything from deoptimization to humanizing your content. If you’ve been affect...
2024-12-1157 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google is for Old People and Search is Changing. Here's WhyWelcome back, everyone, to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Spencer and Jared take on the latest news and break it all down into bite-size pieces. They also share and compare their side hustles, and talk about some weird niche sites they found, hopefully to inspire listeners. They talk about how Googling is for old people - https://www.wsj.com/tech/googling-is-for-old-people-thats-a-problem-for-google-5188a6ed They discuss Google’s November core update - https://searchengineland.com/google-november-2024-core-update-rollout-is-now-complete-448428 They talk about the ChatGPT Pro roll-out - https...
2024-12-0652 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Todd Sarouhan’s Site Recovered From the HCU (100% of its Traffic)Back in September 2023, when Todd Sarouhan’s San Diego travel site got hit by the HCU, he watched it lose around 80% of its traffic. But then, in August 2024, another HCU update rolled out, and things turned around dramatically. Traffic started climbing back up, and it's been on the rise ever since. But his site didn’t just recover—it soared to new heights and is now exceeding its previous peak traffic levels. In this interview, he talks about the strategies he used to navigate through the downturn, why and how he implemented them, and...
2024-12-0357 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Small Bloggers See Big Gains in New Google Update Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast! This week Spencer Haws and guest host Brooks Conkle take on the latest news in the SEO space. They break down the biggest headlines, and then they share their latest side hustles to offer listeners a bit of inspiration. Lastly, they discuss some weird niche sites they’ve come across and the strategies they’re using. They talk about the November Core Update coming to a close - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-november-2024-core-update-heats-up-again-38480.html They...
2024-11-2952 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How James Oliver Made $4k in 7 Months with 500+ AI Articles (Insane ROI!)This week, Jared Bauman interviews James Oliver, who knows a thing or two about building successful niche sites. And just because the rules of the game have changed, that doesn’t mean it’s not a lucrative business proposition. In this interview, James talks about the successes he’s had, the SEO strategies he’s using at the moment, his experience with AI, and an iconic SEO tool that he recently acquired. Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, and hear from industry experts each week? Join the Niche Pursuits Community here: https://community...
2024-11-2752 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Site Reputation Abuse Crackdown Obliterates Large Publishers' Traffic Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast! This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith take on the news as usual, they talk about their side hustles during the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion, and then they share some Weird Niche Sites they came across. They discuss the site reputation abuse crackdown - https://www.adweek.com/media/cnn-forbes-lose-millions-google-seo-policy/ They talk about Perplexity's decision to adds ads - https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/why-we-re-experimenting-with-advertising They lament the decision to shut HARO down...
2024-11-221h 07Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!My Simple "Answer Questions" Process for 75k YouTube Subscribers This week Jared Bauman sits down with Layla Pomper, an accidental entrepreneur who created the company ProcessDriven. She helps small businesses turn their ideas into sustainable processes and increase their efficiency. She’s had especially noteworthy success on YouTube where, after getting just 5k subscribers, she was fully booked with clients. Since then, she’s grown her following to over 74k. In this interview she shares the details of building her business, how she leveraged social media to grow, and how she markets a “boring” niche. Ready...
2024-11-2050 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!This New Tool is Positioned to Disrupt Traditional SearchWelcome to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Jared Bauman and guest host Morgan Overholt team up to break down the latest headlines around Google, ChatGPT, and SEO. They also share their similar side hustles, along with an important message for content creators. Lastly, they talk about some very weird, annoying, and snarky niche sites they’ve found. They talk about the November Core Update - https://searchengineland.com/google-november-2024-core-update-rolling-out-now-448083 They discuss keyword analysis in AI Overviews - https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-overview-keywords/ They compare ChatGPT vs...
2024-11-151h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Gaslighting by Google at the Creator Summit? Morgan McBride Shares Her Experience This week, Jared Bauman sits down with Morgan McBride, a previously successful content creator who was first highlighted as a Google Success Story and then crushed by its HCU. She was invited to the Google Creator Summit, but her experience and interview contrasts sharply with Jake Cain's, who also attended the event. Morgan holds nothing back as she talks about growing her portfolio of websites, getting hit by the update, and everything that did (and didn't) happen at this special event for creators. Ready to join a n...
2024-11-1354 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!This 8 Letter Tweet Just Changed Search ForeverWelcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Spencer and Jared break down the latest news affecting SEOs and small publishers, they share their side hustle progress, and they talk about some weird niche sites for inspiration. They discuss Sam Altman’s tweet - https://x.com/sama/status/1854238332534108188 They go over Dharmesh Shah’s tweet - https://x.com/dharmesh/status/1854307883304792294 They talk about how AI Overviews is rolling out to more countries - https://searchengineland.com/google-expands-ai-overviews-to-over-100-countries-447832 They discuss how AI Over...
2024-11-081h 02Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Jake Cain Was Inside Google's "Secret" Meeting with 20 HCU Crushed Bloggers. Here’s What HappenedThis week Jared Bauman sits down with Jake Cain, a long-time blogger with a portfolio of sites, a former Niche Pursuits employee, and an attendee at Google’s recent Creator Summit. In this interview, Jake shares his experience at the event, his thoughts on the topics discussed, and the main takeaways he left with. Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, and hear from industry experts each week? Join the Niche Pursuits Community here: https://community.nichepursuits.com Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Righ...
2024-11-061h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Married Couple Wins €2 Billion from Google for Deranking Their WebsiteWelcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared and guest host Brooks Conkle take on the latest headlines revolving around Google, large and small publishers, and SEO. They also talk about what's working and what's not for their side hustles, and they share some (successful and not-so-successful) weird niche sites. They discuss the couple that took on Google - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr431lr72jo They discuss how to get your brand to appear in ChatGPT -https://sparktoro.com/blog/how-can-my-brand-appear-in-answers-from-chatgpt-perplexity-gemini-and-other-ai-llm-tools/ T...
2024-11-011h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Taegan Goddard’s Political Blog Gets Up To 10 Million Visitors/Month Taegan Goddard’s been in the blogging game for a long time, launching his first website before WordPress even existed. He went on to create his current website, Political Wire, which has been not only running but growing consistently for the last 25 years—no easy feat. Taegan has built “the anti-website,” using non-SEO strategies to win over his political junkie readers and convert them into diehard fans while using several different business models. He has a different approach to how he treats readers and how he thinks...
2024-10-301h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!The "Man Who Killed Google Search" Gets Replaced!Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared and guest host Thomas Smith talk about the latest news revolving around Google, large and small publishers, and SEO. They also share their (lucrative) side hustles and a few very weird niche sites. They talk about the changes at Google - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-has-a-new-boss-prabhakar-raghavan-steps-down/530361/ They share some thoughts on Raghavan - https://www.wheresyoured.at/requiem-for-raghavan/ They talk about site reputation abuse - https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/a-nightmare-on-affiliate-street/ They reveal that SearchGPT r...
2024-10-251h 06Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Mads Singers Helps Companies 5x Their Business While Working LessMads Singer has a passion for management and for helping companies increase their revenue exponentially by tweaking and improving their business practices. This Danish entrepreneur travels the world, speaking publicly and consulting privately with businesses and individuals to help them think creatively and “do more with the same.” He has grown his own business from 0 to 200 employees in just a few short years, and in this interview he talks about his own online experiments, how he sets up funnels, and how he’s been able to increase his revenue per visitor. Don’t miss Mads’...
2024-10-2356 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Semrush Buys Search Engine Land! Google Search Falling Apart?Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Jared and guest host Morgan Overhold discuss the latest news as it relates to SEO, small publishers, and Google. They also share their side hustles and talk about a few weird niche sites. They talk about the repercussions of Semrush buying Search Engine Land They discuss a tweet about that acquisition They share a video about the quality of Google Search They talk about AI Overviews and HCU-hit sites They share a weird niche si...
2024-10-181h 08Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Jamie Northrup Earns +$6k/Month From Multiple Side Hustles Jamie Northrup is no stranger to the “make money online” scene. He’s been doing it for almost 20 years with varying success, depending on the strategy. For years he has been developing different income streams, focusing particularly on side hustles with no customers, with considerable success. When he was laid off, he was lucky he didn’t have to worry, because he had a solid hustle or two to keep him afloat. Fast forward to today, and Jamie runs the Minimalist Hustler brand, where he teaches people to develo...
2024-10-1452 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!DOJ Tries to Break Up Google Chrome, Android, and Search MonopolyWelcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Spencer and Jared discuss the big news related to SEO, small publishers, and Google. They also share updates on their side hustles and more than a few weird niche sites. The big news is that Google might be sanctioned They talk about severe sanction scenarios Google responds to the ruling They discuss the WordPress vs. WP Engine drama They talk briefly about Automatic’s role Syed Balkhi’s tweet of support Spencer...
2024-10-111h 06Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Runaway Parasite SEO! Google Penalizes Forbes!Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Jared and guest host Thomas Smith discuss the main news affecting small publishers and SEOs. They also share their side hustles and some weird niche sites. The big news this week is that the Forbes Advisor parasite SEO scandal They talk about Forbes Advisor getting a penalty from Google They share a Lily Ray tweet on Reddit Jared shares a weird niche site: MCBroken Morgan shares the site Starbucks Melody Ready to joi...
2024-10-031h 06Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Dave Chesson Earns Up To $14k/Month Publishing Books on Amazon When Dave Chesson was in the US Navy, he would spend lots of time away from his family. And he hated it. He decided to create a portfolio of niche sites in an attempt to earn enough to quit his job, but his path took a different turn. He got the idea to turn one of his websites into a book and self-publish it. As it turned out, it was the start of something big, and it allowed him to eventually quit his job to be with his wife a...
2024-10-021h 00Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Studied 260k Search Results to Understand How Google Views Content This week, SEO expert Brie Moreau doesn’t share his business results but, rather, the results of an incredibly in-depth study he did analyzing 260k search results to find an answer to a major question: what does Google want exactly? Using SurferSEO data and a data scientist, he and his team set out to use a data-driven approach to understanding how Google evaluates content and they were able to draw many interesting conclusions, which he shares in this episode. He talks about a wide range of topics, from the most...
2024-09-2554 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!AI Advances! A Look at August Core Update DataWelcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Jared and guest host Brooks Conkle take on the latest SEO news and break it down for listeners. They also share the side hustles they've been working on and dissect a few weird niche sites. The big news this week, OpenAI’s launch of its most sophisticated AI model They share an open letter to Google and talk about the position of small publishers after the updates. Takeaways from a study on data from Google’s August core updat...
2024-09-2059 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Mike Heroux's Membership Site Earns +$500k/Year While Mike Heroux worked professionally as a financial planner, he always had a financial blog side hustle. It took some time to finally make the decision to go all-in, but he eventually dove headfirst into blogging. In fact, he grew his portfolio to about a dozen sites. And then the Panda Update came along. Suffice to say, Mike’s multi-year journey into entrepreneurship has had its ups and downs. Today, he runs a membership website—Dividend Stocks Rock—with almost 4,000 members earning over $500k per year. A...
2024-09-1658 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Offers New Insights in Lengthy Interview? Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week Jared and guest host Morgan Overholt take on the latest SEO news and break it down for listeners. They also share the side hustles they've been working on and dissect a few weird niche sites. The big news this week, an interview with Google Search Liaison Danny Sullivan They talk about an article in Moz claiming that the HCU was not what we thought it was. Takeaways from a recent podcast by L...
2024-09-131h 07Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Adam Rosen Makes 7-figures/Year From Cold Email Outreach When Adam Rosen founded his first tech startup, he learned a lot of important skills before he eventually sold it. One of those skills was using cold email as a sales technique. Fast forward to today, Adam has his own cold email outreach agency that sends more than a million emails and schedules over 300 meetings each month for his clients. He’s earning more than $100k a month. Adam's able to run his business from anywhere in the world, which has allowed him to live and work in places li...
2024-09-1043 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google RECOVERY! August Core Update Results...This week Spencer and Jared are at it again, breaking down the latest news items in the SEO world, sharing their progress with their side hustles, and analyzing some weird niche sites. The big news this week is that the August Google Core Update has finally finished rolling out, after 19 days, and overall it was a pretty impactful update. they talk about a site that Google has shown considerable favor to in recent times: Reddit. The last news item is again about Google, and how the antitrust trial is targeting its digital ad b...
2024-09-061h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Thomas Smith Makes $5k/Month Writing on MediumWhen Thomas Smith started publishing articles on Medium back in 2019, it was just a side hustle. Over the years, however, he’s been able to develop a strategy to succeed on the platform, and today Medium is extremely valuable for him, providing a large part of his monthly income as well as countless business opportunities. Although he did peak at $17k in a single month, his recent earnings are in the $2k to $5k neighborhood and has had several 5-figure months. Links & Resources Medium His course, Thrive on Me...
2024-09-041h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Yelp Sues Google. What This Means for Small PublishersThis week Jared and guest host Thomas Smith take on all the latest news on this episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. Yelp is suing Google - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/technology/google-yelp-lawsuit.html Yelp's gripe? https://www.searchenginejournal.com/yelp-sues-google-over-local-search-dominance/525687/ A new Lawsuit - https://searchengineland.com/google-adtech-antitrust-judge-business-practices-446086 HCU hit sites - https://x.com/glenngabe/status/1828798317960061090 recipe sites - https://x.com/lilyraynyc/status/1828768199057522967 Retro Dodo - https://shorturl.at/d4jJ3 Niche Pursuits Podcast. - https://www.nichepursuits.com/my-local-email-newsletter-makes-over-200k-year-heres-how/
2024-08-301h 04Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!I Get Over 1 Million Page Views Per Month from Pinterest Tony Hill is a digital marketer with decades of experience, but when his sites’ traffic started to tank, he rolled up his sleeves and started looking for an alternative traffic source. And he found Pinterest. Tony has gone deep into the rabbit hole on Pinterest, studying how it works and poring over its data, to come up with strategies that work. Currently, he’s getting a million clicks a month on the platform, and he’s constantly experimenting with new sites and new tactics. Tony talks ab...
2024-08-281h 02Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Ruled a Monopoly! How this Impacts Bloggers Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared talk about the biggest news in the SEO and creator industry and what it means for you. They also share their inspiring side hustles and some weird niche sites they've discovered. Today they tackled the biggest news item we’ve seen in a while: Google’s antitrust lawsuit. Google has been in the news for a while now as the courts have been trying to determine whether or not it’s a monopoly and a deci...
2024-08-091h 03Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Reddit Blocks Search Engines but NOT Google!Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast. Jared hosts this week’s episode, along with Morgan Overholt, who’s standing in for Spencer. They kick off the news portion of the episode talking about Reddit and how it has blocked Bing Search. Microsoft has confirmed this news and is respecting Reddit’s decision, but the plot thickens when Reddit’s CEO speaks out. This leads them to another article that talks about how the traditionally mutually beneficial arrangement of web crawling is breaking down, referencing Google and Reddit’s relationship, Reddit’s d...
2024-08-021h 07Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!I Make $20k/Month Posting Memes on Facebook PagesBrian Nagele has had a lot of success building online businesses, but nothing could have prepared him for what he has been able to achieve on Facebook. You can join Brian's Social Growth Mastery to learn how his exact Facebook strategies here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/socialgrowthmastery After his niche sites were hit by Google's Helpful Content Update, he fully understood the importance of diversifying his traffic, and he turned to Facebook. He started building Facebook pages, and some of his posts started going viral. Once Facebook noticed the engagement he was getting...
2024-07-311h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Only 36% of Google Searches Go to Websites: New Zero Click Report Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast! As always, Spencer and Jared break down the latest news about Google, SEO, AI, and beyond for listeners. They kick things off this week by diving into a zero-click search study by Rand Fishkin on SparkToro, talking about where clicks go and the difference in what happens after someone in America clicks vs. someone in Europe. After the spam update finished rolling out at the end of last week, someone reported seeing...
2024-07-0559 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google UNLEASHES June 2024 Spam Update Welcome to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week, Spencer’s flying solo so we’ve got a shorter episode for you. It may be shorter, but it’s still packed with the news, some side hustle shenanigans, and a weird niche site. He starts by talking about Google’s 2024 Spam Update, which was just released on June 20th, and unsurprisingly, Google doesn’t offer a lot of information about the update, except that the rollout will take just 1 week. What implications could this...
2024-06-2126 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Andy Skraga Made Over $500k from Facebook Traffic Andy Skraga, also known as The Facebook Traffic Guy, has had massive success driving traffic to his websites. He currently manages 9 Facebook pages and 5 websites, driving millions in traffic to those sites. In this interview, he shares a ton of strategies, offers advice on how to get started, and explains his exact approach to getting page likes, creating content, going viral, and much more. His interest was originally inspired by a site called ViralNova. All in all, An...
2024-06-191h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google DROPS AI Overviews to Just 15% of Searches Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week, like every week, Spencer and Jared dive deep into the latest news affecting SEOs, publishers, and entrepreneurs relating to Google, AI, and beyond. The call kicked off with AI Overviews and a letter from Google’s VP/Head of Search, Liz Reid, in response to pushback from the public about the crazy answers users have been finding. In the last few weeks, the amount of queries for which AI Overviews ha...
2024-06-071h 03Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How to Build High PR Links That Work (in 2024) Chris Panteli takes us into the fast-paced world of linkbuilding in this interview packed with tons of actionable tips. Chris, who runs the agency Linkifi, is on the front lines and shares a wealth of knowledge that nobody looking to build a brand should miss. In this interview, Chris brings us up to speed on everything new in the linkbuilding world and covers a range of topics, from new platforms and what journalists want to winning strategies for 2024 and beyond. Links & Resources Chris's previous interview Linkifi...
2024-06-051h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Lied! What the Google Search Leak REALLY Tells SEOs Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared offer their interpretation of the most recent events in the SEO, content creation, and online marketing space. It’s been a big week with a massive leak coming out of Google, so get ready for a jam-packed episode where Spencer and Jared break it all down. They kick things off by giving a bit of the backstory behind the leak and the scope of the leak before diving into the details of the le...
2024-05-311h 05Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!I Indie Hacked a $1M/Yr. App Idea in a Weekend What does it take to build a million-dollar business? Just ask Dawson Botsford, the developer behind Earnifi. Dawson is a crypto entrepreneur who leveraged a unique opportunity in the space and turned it into a highly profitable company. He built it in a day, started out with no following, and used some counterintuitive strategies to grow his audience. In this fascinating interview, Dawson tells the story behind building his business, “an overnight success 10 years in the making.” Links & Resources Earnifi Start...
2024-05-2944 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Will AI Overviews Crush Small Publishers? Google CEO Responds... Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared bring you the most important headlines in the SEO space. Spencer wastes no time this week and dives headfirst into an important video published on The Verge. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is interviewed by Nilay Patel, and he asks him some very direct, hard-hitting questions and comments, including ones about the future of niche sites. He also asks him directly about Google using publishers’ content for its AI...
2024-05-2456 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!The Most Consistent Way to Make Money on the Web Blair Williams is an experienced developer who has been in the membership site game for well over a decade, so he knows his way around the space. Back in the day, he looked at existing membership plugins and was unimpressed, so he decided to scratch his own itch and create his own. He called it MemberPress. As of today, his plugin has generated more than a billion dollars in revenue for his customers, of which there are thousands. Over the years, he has built it u...
2024-05-2251 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Launches "AI Overviews" for All US Users Welcome, everyone, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared offer an overview of the week in news related to SEO, AI, and Google. As is usually the case, this was a news-heavy week, especially in terms of AI. They kicked the episode off by talking about Google’s O/I event, where the company revealed everything it has been working on, much of it revolving around AI. The biggest announcement was that SGE has now been renamed AI Overviews, whi...
2024-05-1754 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google's Site Reputation Abuse Penalties Begin... Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. The first news item they cover is Google’s move to enforce site reputation abuse, also known as parasite SEO. He also shares a tweet from Glen Allsopp with early insights into these measures. In positive news, Spencer and Jared talk about a potential correction from the recent Google updates. Still talking about Google, it looks like the company’s market share has taken a dip, and Spencer shares some of the rec...
2024-05-1059 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Liz Wilcox from Survivor Makes $40k/Month With Email Marketing! Looking to grow your email list? Liz Wilcox is here to help. She's worn many hats: A former Survivor contestant (yep, the reality TV show) RV blogger Virtual assistant But above all - she's an email growth expert joining us with awesome tips and tricks to help you connect with your target audience and make good money doing it! And she's an absolutely great example to learn from - she was featured as a Niche Pursuits' success story in 2023 (link below), making $20k...
2024-05-0855 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How This "Gear Nerd" Grew an 8-Figure Media Brand Stephen Regenold is a true digital media success story. Around 2010, when print media was starting to really feel the effects of the Internet, he decided to start his own outdoor blog. Early in his online journey, Steven made wise decisions in the site's revenue model for direct ad sales, affiliate commerce, and SEO strategies. These, combined with some viral luck when a term they helped coin was being considered for the Oxford Dictionary, helped the brand become a massive success. (He...
2024-04-1749 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Meet the Flipboard Master that Gets 1 Million Views a Month Michael Dinich has had tremendous success with Flipboard as a traffic source for his site Wealth of Geeks. Thanks to this focus, he gets about one-third of his traffic from the platform and avoids much of the pain and stress felt about Google updates. Flipboard is described as a less time-consuming Pinterest and offers a broad approach suitable for diverse industries beyond strictly visual-centric ones. It's platform that caters to a diverse demographic, slightly leaning towards males, and supports a wide range of niches such...
2024-04-101h 01Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!“I Make Money Online Selling Dude Ranch Vacations” Want to escape the 9 to 5 rat race but struggle to come up with good business ideas? This episode is for you. Peter Askew got into the internet business working for .com startups in the late 90s. Due to a series of bad experiences though, he was pretty much forced into entrepreneurship (his words). Thanks to this, over time, he developed an awesome ability to create opportunities by acquiring strategic aged domains. This is what he dives into today which you don't want to miss!
2024-04-031h 06Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!“Google Will Find Your AI Content” Here’s What to Do Now…Originality.ai founder Jon Gillham joins the podcast to help online publishers better understand the dynamic world of AI and SEO! Learn more at: https://www.originality.ai Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, and here from industry experts each week? Join the Niche Pursuits Community here: https://community.nichepursuits.com Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Sc...
2024-03-2753 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!This SEO Specialist Sold 3 Businesses to Google and SEMrush Wouldn't it be nice to use SEO to grow businesses to 6-7-figure exits within just a year or two? That's what our latest guest on the Niche Pursuits podcast does. His name is Dmitry Dragilev, and over the years, he's refined a repeatable process he's used to sell an app, SaaS, and affiliate site to companies like Google and Semrush. To accomplish this, Dmitry stresses the significance of employing a well-thought-out exit plan and a consistent approach to business growth - particularly through SEO...
2024-03-1357 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Google Shapes the Internet + Google Debunks Ranking Factors and 2 Weird Niche Sites Hello, and welcome to the latest episode of The Niche Pursuits News podcast! Spencer and Jared are back this week to bring you all the latest happenings in the world of SEO and to break the news down. There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s get started! The first topic of discussion is the latest article in The Verge about Google. According to the article, content creators and website owners have essentially created their websites with Google in mind, with the result that...
2024-01-121h 11Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!The 3 Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2023... Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast! This week Spencer and Jared decided to do things a little bit differently. As the year is coming to a close, they decided to talk about the 3 top Niche Pursuits podcast episodes for 2023, as well as their personal favorites. Spencer explains how he collected the data to determine which episodes were the most listened to this past year, and then they kick off the episode by talking about the third most listened-to podcast, which was the interview with G...
2023-12-2937 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Google Adds Live Links in AI Search (SGE)! + Side Hustle Updates and 2 Weird Niche Sites It’s Friday, so it’s time for another episode of Niche Pursuits News, with your hosts Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman. This week, as always, they bring us the latest in SEO and digital marketing news. They kick things off with a big news item: Google has announced that it’s testing live links in the Search Generative Experience. The good news is that it looks like an expanded featured snippet that may drive more traffic to our individual websites. Spencer shares an example of what it looks like currently and he and Ja...
2023-08-0453 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!What Google Generative AI in Search Results Means for Bloggers + Faceless YouTube Earnings Curious how Google's upcoming AI search engine may affect site owners? Today's episode of Niche Pursuits News has you covered with an in-depth and wide-ranging discussion between hosts Spencer, Jared, and guest-host and MarketMuse founder Jeff Coyle about Google's recent unveiling of Magi. The guys consider how this new generative AI search feature will account for: Intent Links Biases Learning curve Authenticity And more... And, of course, they brainstorm how these changes may impact site owners and the display...
2023-05-121h 10Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!Adthrive Rebrands as Raptive: What Does This Mean for Bloggers? + 2 Weird Niche SitesMore good news from Google. They've announced they'll be removing the Page Experience report and mobile-friendly test from Search Console in the coming months. So how will this affect you and what workarounds can you use instead? We've got you covered! In today's episode of Niche Pursuits News, Spencer and Jared dive into all sorts of important developments in the world of online business and niche sites. The guys discuss the recent Google algorithm update - which has impacted an estimated 40% of sites, including some non-review pages. And of course, they...
2023-04-2159 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!How Spencer Haws is Focusing, Scaling, and Removing Himself from Business OperationsToday’s guest on the Niche Pursuit Podcast is Spencer Haws — yes, the guy owns this very Podcast and the Niche Pursuits website. Spencer’s aim with this podcast episode is to update the listeners on his plans for the website and to explain why he’s no longer the face of the Podcast and Youtube channel. He also wants to answer the questions that the Niche Pursuits audience would be interested in hearing about.
2021-12-3056 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!NP 107: Advanced Link Building Strategies - Call 10 with Spencer and SamaraDuring this call Spencer and Samara discuss advanced link building strategies for Niche Site Project 3.
2016-05-1252 minNiche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!NP 81: Niche Site Project 3 Video Finalists Voting Opens: A Chat with Jake, Perrin, and SpencerIn today's episode, Jake, Perrin, and I chat about the Niche Site Project 3 video finalists. Voting is now open at: http://www.nichepursuits.com/niche-site-project-3-0-video-finalists-vote-now/
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