This 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/

Sportern - https://www.spotern.com/en

Backyard Chickens - https://www.backyardchickens.com/

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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 about how he believes Pinterest works, how Pinterest SEO is similar to Google SEO, and how he tailors his content to his Pinterest audience.

Links & Resources

• Tony’s previous podcast
• Theia post slider
• Tony’s newsletter
• Tony’s free Pinterest masterclass
• Tony’s tool, Pin Clicks
• Pinterest trends

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Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast!

This week Jared is joined by Brooks Conkle, a member of the Niche Pursuits Community as well as an entrepreneur with many, many income streams, lots of experience in the industry, and plenty of insights to share.

There’s some interesting news for publishers this week, so get comfortable!

The first order of business is the recently released Google Core Update, for which there is now some data available. Jared and Brooks talk about the absolute winners so far.

Who’s benefiting the most from the update? Are you surprised by the results? 

Then Jared shares a particularly exciting promising news item: signs of life after the HCU. 

They also share information about sites that are recovering, and Jared asks some important questions and talks specifically about HouseFresh and RetroDodo. 

Then he and Brooks share their thoughts about the current landscape and suggest that there are greater questions to be answered, about Google, the future of search, and AI.

Moving along, they talk about Google AI Overviews and where they’re pulling their information from.

Then they move on to the Shiny Object Shenanigans, and Jared talks about his focus on earning money from projects he’s already working on. 

First, he shares his experience to date with Creator Connections. 

Then he shares a new side hustle he recently started: publishing the content he’s already written on Medium. He talks a little bit about how it works and his future plans.

When it’s Brooks’ turn, he talks about a new side hustle: domain name investing. He shares all the interesting things he’s discovered about this world and some of the domains he’s purchased. Listen to the full episode to hear more about it.

Then it’s time for some Weird Niche Sites, Jared shares his site first: All 8, a very strange DR47 site with just 3 links on it related to square dancing and beat measurements. Surprisingly, this site gets 30k visitors per month while only ranking for 1k keywords. 

Brooks then shares a weird site he found called The Pet Psychic, which gets 11k pageviews per month. 

And that concludes another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. We hope you feel better informed after listening to what’s happening in the industry, motivated by the stories about our side hustles, and inspired by the weird niche sites people are creating.

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Dylan Jahraus started working in corporate e-commerce, but eventually had to quit while trying to climb that ladder.

She tried her hand at Etsy as a side hustle, and was pleased to see that she could apply her extensive e-comm experience to the platform. 

She’s been killing it on Etsy for years now, selling $1.5 million to date.

In this interview, she shares some of her best strategies and tips, explains best practices in everything from product pricing to thumbnails, and walks us through the process of going from $0 to $10k. 

If you have an Etsy store, you simply can’t miss this episode; if you don’t have an Etsy store yet, this may very well inspire you to open one.

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast!

It’s been a very big week in the news, with Google taking center stage for several different reasons. This week, Jared and Morgan break it all down for us, and they also share the progress they’re making on their side hustles, and some weird niche sites!

Let’s jump into it!

The first order of business is Google’s announcement about its August core update, which the company has been teasing for some time.

Moving along, they talk about an article in the New York Times about how the US Justice Department is considering several scenarios after deciding that Google is a monopoly, including possibly breaking up the company.

Jared shares the timeline and the opinions of Duck Duck Go, and Morgan talks about what happened in the EU when Google was forced to give users a choice when installing their web browsers. It’s pretty surprising what she reveals!

They also talk about the ways this ruling could change the internet and which of the scenarios they’d prefer to see. Is Google really resting on its laurels, as Morgan says?

The next topic up for discussion is that Reddit investors are concerned about what all the traffic is doing to its stock price, as company shares have plummeted by 26%. 

Why are they complaining about the traffic? Why are “logged in” users more valuable than “logged out” ones? How does Reddit’s current situation contrast with its attitude just a few weeks ago? 

Then Jared and Morgan tie the Reddit news to Google’s announcement about its current core update. What do they predict might happen? Listen to the full episode to hear what they say!

When it’s time to talk about their side hustles, Jared comments briefly about the course he recently launched on the Amazon Influencer Program, but then dives into the newsletter he recently acquired, The Slice.

He shares his stats, such as open rates, ad earnings, and affiliate income, and his future plans for the side hustle.

He also talks about Creator Connections, in the Influencer Program, and shares his latest earnings.

Morgan then talks about her Amazon Influencer side hustle and shares her experience creating more polished videos for the program and the impact on her video clicks. She also shares a strategy she’s going to experiment with in the coming weeks.

Jared’s weird niche site comes with its own personal story this week: San Diego Sandcastles, which he discovered while at the beach with his family. 

When it’s Morgan’s turn, she shares This Person Does Not Exist, which generates AI images of people who don’t exist.

This site has been around since 2021, and she shares some of its stats. 

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If you didn’t get into paid media before Google changed up the traffic game, you can still get into it now. That’s what Alex Goldberg is showing us on this week’s podcast.

Alex started a site as a side hustle, but it eventually grew into a portfolio of sites. Organic traffic was abundant, but he decided to experiment with paid media arbitrage.

In the end, he built up a portfolio of sites earning $20k/month and then sold it for a hefty sum.

For people who are generating a lot of traffic from SEO or social media, Alex outlines a great strategy to diversify, and for people who aren’t getting as much traffic as they used to, they can also diversify.

Don’t miss this episode where Alex shares a lot of great advice and tips for getting started and succeeding with paid ads.

Alex starts with a brief introduction of his background, talking about how he always wanted to be an entrepreneur, how he started side hustling, and how he eventually exited one of his main projects, a portfolio of health and wellness sites.

He starts by talking in more detail about his initial site, which he started in 2018 as a side hustle with a colleague. They were reviewing fintech companies, but pivoted to health and wellness when they sensed there was a better opportunity in that niche.

In 2021, he quit his job, eventually bought out his business partner, and went on to create a portfolio of related sites. He also shifted his focus from organic traffic to paid media arbitrage before he eventually sought out, and found, a buyer.

Alex goes into more detail about switching from SEO to paid media arbitrage and why he decided to diversify. He talks about the challenges he faced setting up a paid arbitrage strategy, but claims that once you have a roadmap, it’s easier than SEO.

He discusses the types of keywords he bids on, how to meet the demand of underlying queries, and future-proofing your business.

Alex had experience before he started using this strategy, but for people who don’t usually use paid ads, he shares tips and tricks and challenges people generally face.

He reveals the percentage of campaigns that are generally successful and talks about how to talk to brands about using this strategy, what kinds of niches it would work in, and he compares it to SEO, content creation, and organic traffic.

Alex explains social whitelisting and then goes into a lot of detail on conversion tracking, and he also talks about scaling the business and reaching $20k/month in profit while providing immense value for his clients, which was very important to him.

Towards the end of the interview, he talks about being hit by the HCU and how diversified his sites were, and he also shares some stats: how much his business was earning and how much he sold it for.

• Alex’s course, Paid Media Affiliates
• Alex’s LinkedIn
• Alex’s Twitter

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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 decision was finally handed down, stating that the company does have an illegal monopoly on search.

What did the company say on Twitter and how did others respond? And what are the potential outcomes? 

Spencer and Jared talk about how Google got here, what it might be asked to do in the future, and what they really think about Google’s claims.

Moving along, they head into the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion of the podcast, and Spencer goes first. He talks about his experience with the Facebook Bonus Program, of which he has been a member for the last 2 months.

His first month in the program, he earned $3k, and he was on track to surpass that in his second month. What happened at the end of July? How did it all play out? 

When it’s Jared’s turn, he talks about the Amazon Influencer Program. 

Although he had a few complicated days, his monthly earnings were in line with his usual performance. He also announces the release of his new course, which walks you through the process of getting started in the program.

He shares some interesting data, comparing his performance with Spencer’s and another member of the Amazon Influencer Program, who recently joined. He looks at how much they’re all earning and how many clicks each of their videos are receiving per month.

He also talks briefly about his experience with the Creators Connection program.

Then they move on to their Weird Niche Sites.

Spencer goes first with Spot the Difference which, as the name suggests, shows users two photos and they have to find 4 things that are different. It’s monetized with a lot of display ads and gets around 23k organic visitors a month.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he’s excited to share Where Is My Milk From, indubitably a weird niche site that helps you locate the origin of your milk.

And that brings us to the end of another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. We hope you’re feeling informed and inspired.

Don’t forget to catch Spencer and Jared next Friday when they tackle the latest news and provide updates on their projects.

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This week on the podcast we have a familiar face! 

Spencer Haws comes on to talk about a very interesting, and surprisingly lucrative, side hustle both he and Jared have been working on for the last year: the Amazon Influencer Program.

In this episode, Spencer and Jared talk about their experience with the program, discuss the different strategies they used to grow this side business, and share some insider tips for succeeding.

Jared also reveals that he teamed up with Authority Hacker to create a course that helps people through the entire process.

They begin with a brief overview of what the Amazon Influencer Program is all about: creating shoppable videos and posting them on Amazon’s product pages. By doing this, you get a sliver of Amazon’s massive traffic.

But before you can participate, you need to get accepted into the program. 

Jared gives a rundown of the primary requirements, and then he and Spencer talk about the path they each took to get accepted into the program.

Spencer even shares an Amazon Influencer Program secret he hasn’t shared before!

They talk about making the first three videos for your account, and why they’re important. If your videos get rejected three times, you won’t be able to participate in the program.

With that in mind, Spencer talks about what makes a great first video and lets listeners know what not to do. 

He and Jared also talk about whether or not you need to show your face in the videos, what type of product features to discuss, and how to approach Amazon’s long list of rules when making videos.

They also share some of the mistakes they made, which got some of their videos rejected.

Then Spencer shares his personal journey on the program, which he joined in January 2023, and talks about adding videos gradually. By December of that year, he peaked at $6k for the month. 

To give an idea of how passive the program is, now he’s earning an average of $1500 a month and hasn’t added any videos for the last 7 months.

Jared shares his story, too.

He got accepted in May 2023 and frontloaded a lot of the work, publishing +200 videos in his first month, which led to earnings of $1000. 

He continued to gradually upload videos, and he’s currently earning around $3k to $4k consistently per month.

Then they move backwards slightly, and Spencer talks about how he got his videos done. The first ones he did himself, and then he outsourced the next 1000. 

He shares where he found people to create the videos, how he paid them, and how much he paid them. He also shares some of the pros and cons to this approach.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he shares his strategy for growing his Amazon Influencer account. Jared did the bulk of his own videos, reviewing products that he had around his house, his neighbors’ houses, and his parent’s house. 

He even shares a cool hack for accessing even more products for videos.

Equally importantly, he talks about how long he spent doing his videos and how he became super efficient for the best possible ROI.

To close out the interview, they share some important insights they’ve gathered about slightly over a year in the program. 

These revolve around reviewing higher priced products, showing lots of close-ups, skipping long winded introductions, seasonality, creating SOPs, among others. 

All in all, this is a fantastic, information-packed episode if you’re curious about the program and looking to get started, or if you’re already using it and want some fresh ideas.

Links & Resources

• Upwork
• Amazon Influencer Program
• Product Review Profits (Jared's course)

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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 decision to block Microsoft, and how these moves are really hurting the internet.

The conversation then shifts to SearchGPT, and they look at and dissect a sample query.

As for side hustles, Morgan talks about an idea that came to her through her graphic design agency, where she has consistently designed ebooks for clients.

Now she wants to try her hand at it, publishing her own book with the content she had originally  published on her website, which was hit by the Helpful Content Update.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he explains the Creator Connections program inside Amazon Influencer and how it's been going since he started participating. 

Then the conversation moves on to their Weird Niche Sites. Morgan goes first with Chirper AI, a site that looks like the Sims meets ChatGPT. In this wild little AI virtual reality world, you create characters that interact with others created by different users.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he shares an image-to-text converter which, as the name suggests, takes pictures and converts them into text files. 

That concludes another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where you can hear about the latest and most important news in the SEO, online business, and blogging world as well as feel inspired by the hosts’ side hustles and get ideas from some weird sites.

Catch you next week!

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Brian 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.

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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, he got invited to the platform's Performance Bonus Program. After one of his new pages in the program earned $11k its first month, he was hooked.

Today he's earning $20k per month posted viral content on his Facebook pages.

Don't miss this episode, where he shared a ton of his secrets and gives listeners the tools to get started earning money on Facebook.

Topics Brian Nagele Talks About

• His experience online
• How he rebounds after adversity
• Facebook Performance Bonus Program
• Getting accepted
• Ad campaigns
• Engagement and niche selection
• Posting and creating content
• Outsourcing
• Getting unstuck
• Daily time commitment
• Earning money
• Beyond the program
• Pages in sub-niches

• Canva Pro
• Strevio
• Social Buddy
• Brian's program: https://www.nichepursuits.com/socialgrowthmastery
• Brian's website
• Brian's Twitter
• One of Brian's Facebook pages

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When 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.

• Medium
• His course, Thrive on Medium
• His photography agency
• No Frills Influencer
• His Medium content
• His other Medium content

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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 business. 

In the end, he gave that page away as part of a contest to a new member of his exclusive Niche Pursuits Community, where growing a Facebook page is the main focus for members for the next 6 weeks. 

A recent guest on the Niche Pursuits Podcast.

He also talks about his side hustle on Medium, also inspired by another podcast guest

Spencer shares the interesting story of how he came to find Cool Works

Jared then shares I Got Standards, Bro

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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 Lily Ray

The last news item they cover is Mediavine’s decision to ban publishers who overuse AI content. 

Jared goes first with a DR71 site called Nuclear Secrecy

Morgan shares the site Lipsum

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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 like Lake Como, Hawaii, Montenegro, and Switzerland.

• EOC Works
• adam@eocworks.com
• GPT prompt
• The Nomad Cloud
• Domain Health Checker
• Clay
• Instantly
• Apollo.io
• Adam’s LinkedIn
• His Instagram

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Welcome 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 update

Jared goes first with a tool called URL Opener

Brooks shares the site The Useless Web

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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. And he grew it without using any SEO. He also built up a newsletter to nearly 25,000 subscribers.

Mike has a ton of great insight to share in this interview, so get ready to take notes!

Links & Resources

• Dividend Stocks Rock
• Mike’s free dividend stocks guide
• Mike’s YouTube channel
• His podcast

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Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. 

This week Jared and guest host Morgan Overholt discuss the most important and recent news for small publishers and SEOs. They also share their side hustles and some weird but useful niche sites.

The big news this week is that we’re seeing a reversal in traffic gains from the Google Core Update

They share another open letter to Google and talk about some of the important points the author, Cyrus Shepard, made

Their thoughts on Google’s decision to update its spam policies

Jared shares a weird niche site: Best Hashtags

Morgan shares the site Thread Reader

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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 important thing you can focus on right now to rank better to the advantages the “little guys” can have over authority sites.

The first half of the podcast is about the findings and the details of his research while the second half includes actionable recommendations.

Don't miss this interview if you want a fresh perspective on SEO, content creation, and ranking in the SERPs.

Links & Resources

• Brie's study - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/search-results-analyzed-how-google-evaluates-content/518998
• His SEO agency - https://wldm.io/

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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 and kids.

Today, he’s the author of 10 books which have earned him +$750k to date, and he also created a tool and a website to help others publish their books using the Kindle Publishing Platform.

In this interview, he shares the details of his journey as well as lots of tips for getting started with—and succeeding—with self-publishing.  

Links & Resources

• Dave’s site, Kindlepreneur - https://kindlepreneur.com/
• Dave’s tool, Publisher Rocket - https://publisherrocket.com/
• Dave’s Amazon Ads course - https://davechesson.podia.com/amazon-advertisements-for-books-course
• Atticus.io - https://www.atticus.io/

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Welcome 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’s weird niche site is Spaghetti Models

Jared shares more info about McBroken on Reddit and elsewhere 

He also shares his weird sites: Bridesmaid for Hire and Groomsman for Hire

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After close to 2000 podcast episodes, Joe Saul-Sehy knows a thing or two about growing an audience. 

In fact, his finance podcast, Stacking Benjamins, has amassed a massive following of 180k listeners, with shows averaging around 40k listens/episode.

Joe’s no stranger to awards, either. 

Stacking Benjamins was named Best Personal Finance Podcast 3 times by the Plutus Awards, it was called Best Personal Finance Podcast by Kiplinger and Bankrate, and it was awarded the Best Business Podcast title by the Tim Ferriss Show, Startup, and others from the Academy of Podcasters. 

Joe shares the details of his journey in this interview: how he initially struggled, what he did to grow the audience, and how "hockey-sticked" his results.

He talks about his recent struggles in podcasting and the events driving his decision to diversify with a view to serving his audience in multiple ways.

He also discusses standing out in a crowd, his ideation process, and why following his “north star” has served him well.

Links & Resources

• Stacking Benjamins - https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/
• Podcast Studio Pro - https://www.podcaststudiopro.com/
• Influencer, by Brittany Hennessy - https://www.amazon.com/Influencer-Building-Personal-Brand-Social/dp/0806538856
• Joe’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/stackingbenjamins
• Joe’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stackingbenjaminspodcast
• Joe’s Twitter - https://x.com/averagejoemoney

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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

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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 develop their own side hustles. He has several different income streams, from products to newsletters, and is on track to hit six figures in 2025.

Links & Resources

• Minimalist Hustler - https://minimalisthustler.com/
• Medium - https://medium.com/
• Amazon KDP - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/
• Skool - https://www.skool.com/
• Gumroad - https://gumroad.com/
• Self Publishing Titans - https://www.selfpublishingtitans.com/
• Publisher Rocket - https://publisherrocket.com/
• Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/partners/bookbub_ads
• Josh Spector - https://joshspector.com/

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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 site about rollercoasters

They talk about the cult following at Wait But Why

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Mads 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’ expertise, especially if you want to increase your earnings without increasing your traffic.

Links & Resources

• SEO Mastery Summit - https://seomasterysummit.com/
• His website - https://madssingers.com/
• His Twitter - https://x.com/madssingers
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/

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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 refers more brands - https://searchengineland.com/searchgpt-referrals-vs-perplexity-claude-447604

They share a weird niche site called Select Aquatics - http://selectaquatics.com/

They share a second weird site about election equipment - https://electionsource.com/

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Welcome 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/

They talk about Google AI’s inaccuracies - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-ai-fails-at-43-of-finance-queries-study-finds/530542/

Jared shares a weird niche site called Spotto - https://spottogame.com.au/

Brooks reveals a very successful site called Omni Calculator - https://www.omnicalculator.com/

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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 about content compared with a “normal blog,” and in this insightful interview he shares it all.

Links & Resources

• His website - https://politicalwire.com/
• https://memberful.com/

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This 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.

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Welcome 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 Overviews impacts publishers’ traffic - 

https://community.mariehaynes.com/posts/traffic-down-as-aios-launch-globally-forbes-seeing-declines-chatgpt-search-is-live

They reveal that traffic is up for HCU-hit sites - https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.seroundtable.com/google-helpful-content-update-recovery-data-38358.html&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1731069165137684&usg=AOvVaw1-h6THpgh8jvp1VR5d5YjX

Spencer shares a weird political map - https://electoralvotemap.com/

Jared shares a calculator tool - https://charactercalculator.com/

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Welcome 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. Google vs. Bing - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-search-vs-google-and-bing/531573/

Morgan shares a weird niche site - https://findtheinvisiblecow.com/

Jared shares one too - https://anthonyrendonthefttracker.com/

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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.

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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 the lessons he learned along the way.

This interview offers a real-world example of resilience and adaptability in the ever-changing digital landscape.

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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 share the new Google Search Console Recommendations feature -

https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-recommendations-live-38479.html

The talk about deceptive buttons in ads - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-misleading-ad-design-policy-update-38464.html

Spencer’s weird niche site is Drive Tanks - https://www.drivetanks.com/

Brooks’ weird niche site is Take a screenshot - https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

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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.

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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 - https://www.seroundtable.com/haro-connectively-platform-closing-38388.html

Jared’s weird niche site - https://slickdeals.net/

Thomas’ weird niche site - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/

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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.

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Welcome 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://techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/openai-confirms-its-new-200-plan-chatgpt-pro-which-includes-reasoning-models-and-more/

They share Black Friday/Cyber Monday stats - https://www.klaviyo.com/blog/winning-strategies-that-defined-bfcm-2024

Spencer’s weird site - https://satparity.com/

Jared’s weird site - https://gogeesego.com/

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Cyrus 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 affected by the HCU, or you’re looking to rank a new website in 2025 and beyond, this interview is for you.

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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 lines to blog posts and tweets.

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Welcome 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 about Google Gemini 2.0 - https://searchengineland.com/google-gemini-2-0-coming-to-search-and-ai-overviews-449193

Jared’s weird niche site - https://visdeurbel.com/

Morgan’s weird niche site - https://shipyourenemiesglitter.com/

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Welcome 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

They talk about how Reddit is incorporating AI - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/reddit-integrates-ai-powered-search-with-new-reddit-answers/534874/

They discuss the trouble with searching Google for “the best” - https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/google-search-shopping-results-fake-reviews-7795b2b9

They chat about the arrival of Sora - https://openai.com/index/sora-is-here/

Jared’s weird site - https://www.charactercountonline.com/

Thomas’ weird site - https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/

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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 multiple accounts, one of which has achieved 3 million impressions over the period of one month.

In this interview, John talks subniches, automation, listicles, competitive analysis, and more as he shares the secrets to his $50k months.

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Spencer 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 favorites and talk about the things that make them special.

Don’t miss this interesting year-in-review on the Niche Pursuits News Podcast.

They talk about how Google rolled out AI Overviews - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-rolls-out-sge-ai-powered-overviews/516279/

They discuss the ruling on Google’s antitrust case - https://searchengineland.com/federal-judge-rules-google-violated-antitrust-law-444756

They talk about the possibility of offloading Chrome - https://searchengineland.com/doj-google-chrome-sale-industry-debate-448524

Jared revisits his favorite weird niche site - https://onemillioncheckboxes.com/

Spencer shares his favorite too - https://www.tractordata.com/

They share their honorable mention - https://mcbroken.com/

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Welcome 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/alisondurkee/2025/01/16/supreme-court-may-rule-on-tiktok-ban-friday-what-to-know-as-justices-signal-they-may-uphold-law/

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reuters.com/technology/tiktok-preparing-us-shut-off-sunday-information-reports-2025-01-15/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1737111151785923&usg=AOvVaw3JzvxUfnWDW6Tnpup7nQDl

They talk about Google’s decline in market share - https://searchengineland.com/google-search-market-share-drops-2024-450497

Jared’s weird niche site - https://www.flightmemory.com/

Thomas’ weird niche site - https://www.whatsgoodattraderjoes.com/

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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 talks about his return to the workforce, the book he wrote, his need for side hustles, and his current project.

Don’t miss this interview with a wholly inspirational person who shares the many lessons he’s learned on his journey.

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Welcome 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/

They mentionGoogle’s exemption from the Online News Act - 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/google-online-news-act-exemption-1.7422690

Jared’s weird niche site - https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/

Spencer’s weird niche site - https://en.akinator.com/

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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 websites and how he uses similar ones to grow a following on LinkedIn.

He also shares excellent advice for succeeding on the platform and talks about how he took his success there and turned it into a group coaching business.

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Jared 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 about how the spam update is over - https://searchengineland.com/google-december-2024-spam-update-done-rolling-out-449651

They share the year-in-review of updates - https://searchengineland.com/google-algorithm-updates-2024-449417

Jared’s weird site - https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/

Brooks’ weird site - https://www.distance.to/

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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.

In this interview, he shares his framework, talks about different kinds of content for different platforms, reveals his thought process behind crafting hooks, and teaches us how to get more followers.

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