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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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 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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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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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 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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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 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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