Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea! artwork

Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!

435 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 129 ratings

Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com discusses business ideas that actually work. Learn how to build niche websites, market your website through search engine optimization, and much more. In addition, you'll get interviews with leading internet entrepreneurs that provide insight on: authority sites, flipping sites, using Google Adsense, outsourcing, automation tools, linkbuilding, building a real business, software development, creating iPhone Apps, lifestyle business, small business tips, and more. Overall, get your dose of motivation to move forward with your niche business ideas or take your small business to the next level!

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How James de Lacey Grew 2 Sites to $10k Per Month Using Memberships and Affiliate Sales (Sites Revealed!)

February 28, 2024 16:48 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

James de Lacey is a great example of what you can accomplish in the online business space in just a short time. He's a rugby and strength and conditioning coach who, thanks to Covid, got into SEO and online business out of necessity. Now he has 2 successful fitness brands, multiple side projects, and is working his way towards 6 figures per month. He joins us on the podcast to share lots of important insights into brand building, monetization, and more! A key takeaway from James's insig...

Reddit's Spammy Results Dominate Google and 2 Weird Niche Sites

February 23, 2024 16:04 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Spencer and Jared break down recent events in the SEO, publishing, and niche site space.  It’s been a very busy week and there’s a lot going on, so sit back, get comfortable, and get ready for a packed episode! They get things started with a report from Glen Allsopp, which takes a closer look at who’s ranking for affiliate queries at the moment.  He goes into great detail in his article on Detailed, for which he ha...

How I Vetted 744 Marketing Providers and Match Agencies and Clients

February 21, 2024 16:20 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MB

Behdad Jamshidi is a former engineer turned marketing consultant. A few years back, he decided to adapt his problem-solving skills to vet over 700 marketing providers and joins us to share his findings. Why is this helpful? He helps businesses understand marketing and marketers understand the business side of things. In other words, his insights give those looking to hire - helpful tips to make better decisions. And on the flip side, he helps service providers gain a competitive advanta...

Is Recovery From the Google HCU Possible? AI Challenge Update + Weird Niche Sites

February 16, 2024 16:01 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

Welcome back to another episode of The Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Spencer and Jared break down the latest and most relevant news for SEOs, content creators, and business owners. They kick things off by talking about the Helpful Content Update, which was rolled out in September 2023. There has been lots of chatter of late—in Twitter threads, in Facebook posts, and beyond— where people are looking for signs that recovery from the HCU is possible.  Google Search Liaison Danny Sulliv...

How Noah Kagan Started an $80 Million/Year Business From a $12 Sale

February 14, 2024 15:59 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

Appsumo founder Noah Kagan joins the podcast today to remind us that we all start small. Noah's own path to success began by experimenting with various small online niche ventures, a few of which eventually led to the creation of several multi-million dollar businesses.  He shares his process of experimenting with different ideas to find product-market fit, highlighting some failures along the way, and the valuable lessons they taught him. But as he mentions - business is the one game...

Google SEO Starter Guide Updated, Here's What Changed + 25k Pageviews from Facebook

February 09, 2024 16:08 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MB

Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This is the place to hear the latest news in the SEO and content publishing industries and it’s where Spencer and Jared break it all down. This week, as always, they also share progress on their side hustles as well as two very, very weird niche sites. The first topic up for discussion is Google’s decision to rebrand Bard as Gemini. Google certainly is putting a lot of effort into building out AI tools, and th...

I Enjoyed a Multiple 7-Figure Exit After Starting This Community!

February 07, 2024 16:21 - 49 minutes - 57.1 MB

You can probably list loads of reasons why starting a community could be valuable. And Chris Yates, the founder of Rhodium, is on the podcast to share a BIG reason with his awesome success story. He talks about his journey of transitioning from owning a digital marketing agency to buying online businesses and eventually founding Rhodium to connect with others in the industry. He emphasizes the importance of building a community and the benefits it brings: Learning from others Making ...

Google CEO Reveals the Future of Search + Google Bard Now Creates AI Images

February 02, 2024 15:59 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Welcome back everybody to the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. Join us as Spencer and Jared tackle the latest headlines about Google, SEO, AI, and content creation.  Get inspired hearing about progress with their side hustles, and learn about some weird niche sites and the unique strategies they’re using. The first news item up for discussion is Google's own reporting on the future of SGE during its recent earnings call. Although Spencer and Jared have hypothesized in the past that SGE might ...

How I Grew My AI Site to $21k Per Month In Under 12 Months

January 31, 2024 16:37 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Ready for a masterclass on how to survive and thrive with an AI site in today's Google? Casey Botticello joins us on the podcast to share how he took an AI site from zero to $21k+ monthly in under a year. To explain his approach, he dives into all sorts of interesting topics: AI content production advice, Careful niche selection when using AI, Tips for avoiding the Google sandbox, The importance of adding value and new information in the chosen niche, His process of topical m...

Are Google AI Results (SGE) Going Away? Getting Traffic from Facebook + 2 Weird Niche Sites

January 26, 2024 15:48 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Spencer and Jared report on all the latest news in SEO.  It was a busy week, so tune in to hear what’s new at Google and how changes there effect content creators and webmasters. Stay for the latest updates on their side hustles, and don’t miss the weird niche site discussion at the end.  The first news item is a big one. Based on a post on LinkedIn, there's speculation that Google's SGE might not be rolled out ...

"I Make $10k to $30k Per Month From My Sweet Food Blog"

January 24, 2024 15:46 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MB

Want some timely tips on how to grow an audience and brand from the ground up? Jessica Holmes is on the podcast to share the surprisingly unique perspectives she's gained from growing a successful food blog. Just as a sample: She wants direct traffic more than SEO traffic She uses the principles of quality customer service to help grow her audience She rarely looks at keyword tools to source topics And she doesn't shy away from showing the good, the bad, and the ugly when testin...

Is Google Really Getting Worse? + Weird Niche Sites About Arcade Sticks and Emojis

January 19, 2024 16:40 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MB

Welcome back! We’re here with another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared highlight what’s happening in SEO, content creation, website creation, and beyond.  Listen in if you want to hear the latest about Google, SGE, unique side hustle strategies, and some weird niche sites. The first news item this week that Spencer and Jared discuss is a recent report that says that Google’s results are getting worse. It’s based on a year-long study of product review que...

Valuable Lessons Amy Aitman Learned From Managing 150+ Niche Websites

January 17, 2024 16:21 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Amy Aitman, the COO of Venture Fourth Media, joins us on the Niche Pursuits podcast to share her journey from a freelance writer to leading a prominent media company. Venture 4th Media manages around 150 websites with a massive writing and editing team of subject matter experts. And Amy is an open book regarding the operational insights and challenges that have come along with this experience. For one, over the years, she has been involved with hiring 500+ writers and thus has seen it al...

How Google Shapes the Internet + Google Debunks Ranking Factors and 2 Weird Niche Sites

January 12, 2024 16:21 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB

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 they all look an...

How This Broke Backpacker Built and Scaled a 7+ Figure Brand

January 10, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

Will Hatton, founder of thebrokebackpacker.com, shares his remarkable journey and true entrepreneurial spirit with us on the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast. At 18, he embarked on a journey, spending two and a half years in India with almost no money. This was where his entrepreneurial journey began, selling items collected during his travels back home in England. He initially started The Broke Backpacker as an email list, later evolving it into a site in 2013 focusing on bud...

Open AI Sued by New York Times Over Copyright + Google Update on NYE?

January 05, 2024 16:19 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

Welcome back everybody to the first Niche Pursuits News Podcast of 2024!  Jared and Spencer kick off the year with another great episode, offering a close-up look at all the news in the SEO, AI, and website creation world. This week they start off discussing the Google update on New Year’s Eve, with people noting volatility in the SERPs and even upticks in traffic in a reversal of the effects of the HCU. How difficult is it to gauge SERP changes that happened around the holiday period? W...

Your Survival Guide to SEO in a Rapid Google Update World With Gael Breton

January 03, 2024 15:46 - 1 hour - 80 MB

Want some expert help reaching your online marketing goals? Authority Hacker co-founder Gael Breton is back on the podcast to shed some light on the ever-changing SEO landscape. Google's Helpful Content Update (HCU) had a big impact on many niche sites, and so Gael dove into the data to decode what is and isn't working to share some pretty surprising insights with us. He first discusses the evolution of SEO practices, emphasizing the challenges of creating content based solely on search ...

The 3 Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2023...

December 29, 2023 17:24 - 37 minutes - 42.5 MB

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...

How This Disney Blogger Gets 35 Million Monthly Pageviews

December 27, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Kurt Schmidt is an extremely successful site owner who is back on the podcast to discuss all sorts of traffic and content-related topics. Kurt is the owner of a portfolio of Disney-focused sites generating HUGE amounts of traffic. He is a true expert in Google Discover and other alternative traffic sources. And with all the Google updates, there's perhaps no better time to pick his brain. One of the big changes he's made this year is shifting focus from prioritizing page views to user en...

Google Removing 3rd-Party Cookies, an SEO "Traffic Heist," and a $13 Million Weird Niche Site

December 22, 2023 17:12 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

Welcome back, Niche Pursuits fans, to another episode of the podcast. As always, Spencer and Jared cover the latest news in SEO, AI, Google, and everything content creators and website owners need to know. This week they kick off the show talking about how Google has been discussing its plans to get rid of third-party cookies for a long time now. The underlying argument is that consumers in the UK, Canada, Europe, and increasingly in the US don't like the idea of Google collecting all of t...

He Has 56 Million Rankings on Page 1 and Makes MILLIONS

December 20, 2023 16:55 - 1 hour - 75.2 MB

Prolific site owner James Dooley joins the podcast to give a masterclass into the rank and rent business model. This is where you rank a website and rent it out to a local business seeking inbound inquiries. It's an approach that has helped him become a millionaire many times over. And with over 14 years of experience and over 850 paying sites in 650 niches, he has lots of important advice site owners of all types need to hear. In general, he emphasizes the importance of having a strate...

Google Responds to Parasite SEO, Amazon Influencer Side Hustles, and a Belt-Checking Website

December 15, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

Welcome back, Niche Pursuits News fans, to the latest episode of the podcast, where Spencer and Jared break down the most recent events in SEO, website development, and content creation into bite-size pieces. Get ready for their insightful analysis and actionable tips and, as always, a good dose of inspiration for your businesses. It’s another episode of the podcast and another opportunity to talk about Google completing, yet again, another of its updates. The November Reviews Update has ...

He Bought a Site With ZERO SEO Knowledge and 50x’ed Earnings

December 13, 2023 16:18 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MB

Brock Yates joins the Niche Pursuits podcast to share his journey of acquiring and growing the website AllTurtles.com. He acquired the site on Flippa in 2012 for $3,000. At purchase, the site was a forum with 80,000 pages with thin content about specific turtle species, generating $60 per month. This all presented a whole new world for him, as he had zero prior SEO and site-building experience. Fast forward to today and AllTurtles peaks at 150-180,000 page views per month, earning mid-f...

Google Search Team Deletes Tweets, Gemini Pro, Amazon Influencer, and 2 Weird Sites

December 08, 2023 15:47 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Hey everybody, welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast.  Like they do every week, Spencer and Jared cover the latest happenings in the Google, SEO, and content creation space so you can feel informed and make the best decisions for your business. The first news item they discuss is a tweet from Barry Schwartz noting that Danny Sullivan and John Mueller from Google had deleted some of their previous tweets about the Helpful Content Update. What does this mean?  T...

My Blackjack Side Hustle Turned into 450k YouTube Subscribers and a 7-Figure Business

December 06, 2023 16:05 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Today on the podcast, founder of Blackjack Apprenticeship Colin Jones shares his journey from being a professional blackjack player to building a successful online brand. He's built both a popular website and YouTube channel for his business and combined, they help him bring in 7 figures per year. He joins us to share a ton of actionable tips based on his own experience. Initially, he focused on search engine optimization (SEO) for his website, but soon realized the power of video in boo...

Sports Illustrated Caught Publishing AI Content, Amazon Influencer Update, and 2 Weird Niche Sites

December 01, 2023 16:09 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Welcome back everyone! It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast.  A lot happened this week so there’s a lot to talk about. Join Spencer and Jared as they discuss and analyze the latest happenings in the SEO, AI, and content creation space. The first news item they cover is the Google Core Update and the fact that it has finally finished rolling out.  How long did it last in the end? What kind of movement did Jared and Spencer see? Was there a r...

How Julian Goldie 10x'ed His Productivity and SEO Results With ChatGPT

November 29, 2023 16:49 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MB

SEO, YouTuber, and AI expert Julian Goldie joins the podcast to give us a masterclass in AI jam-packed with actionable tips and free tools to help boost our productivity. He begins by discussing two ways to scale content using AI: one-click article generators and AI-assisted editing by virtual assistants. Julian recommends using ChatGPT and its plugins, such as Web Pilot, to generate optimized content outlines for articles. He explains that training ChatGPT involves inserting custom instr...

The Open AI Drama, New Google Features, the Best Black Friday Deals, and a Weird Cloud Niche Site

November 24, 2023 17:01 - 51 minutes - 59.3 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast, where Spencer and Jared cover the latest news in SEO, AI, affiliate marketing, and content creation. As always, there’s a lot that happened since the previous episode, and they talk about the best Black Friday deals, so don’t miss this one! The first news story they cover was the major upheaval at OpenAI over the last few days. Essentially, the board ousted Sam Altman as its CEO due to a lack of confidence and trust in him.  ...

How to Grow an Email List Faster and Make More Money from Subscribers with Matt Molen

November 22, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

The importance of email marketing in today's digital landscape is front and center in this excellent podcast episode. Matt Molen is an expert in email marketing and shares his background and experience in helping content creators grow their email lists. And the conversation is particularly timely with the changes in Google's algorithms and the disappearance of cookies, highlighting the need for building a brand and owning your audience through email marketing! Three avatars are identifie...

Apple Gets 36% of Google Ad Revenue, New Google Experiments and Updates + Weird Niche Sites

November 17, 2023 15:43 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Welcome back to Niche Pursuits News, where Spencer and Jared share the most important and recent news in SEO, digital marketing, content creation, and website building. Grab something to drink and get comfortable—there’s lots to cover this week!  The first topic they cover is Google's antitrust lawsuit. One of Google's witnesses made a mistake on the stand and accidentally revealed that it pays Apple 36% of the revenue earned via search ad activity on Apple’s Safari browser.  Essentially,...

Portfolio vs Single Brand: Brad Wayland Shares Insights From 80+ Exits & 20+ Years in Online Business

November 15, 2023 16:07 - 1 hour - 73.5 MB

Brad Wayland from Quiet Light joins the podcast to share his expertise and insights into whether it's best for you to grow a single brand or a portfolio of sites. With over 2 decades of experience in all aspects of the online business world, he offers a TON of value to all site owners. The conversation kicks off describing various ways to own web or digital assets: A solopreneur with one website A solopreneur with a portfolio of sites Having a team for one website Having a team ...

More Google Updates, The Verge and AI, Feedback for Google, and Wirecutter Making $6 Million/mth

November 10, 2023 16:14 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared cover all the latest relating to SEO, digital marketing, affiliate marketing, and website creation and break it down into bite-size pieces for listeners.  Spencer and Jared kick things off by talking about how the November Core Update was rolled out about a week ago. Spencer reveals how Niche Pursuits has fared thus far and Jared talks about how site owners he’s in contact with have been affected by...

How Aaron Anderson Builds 150+ Free and Relatively Safe Earned Links Per Month

November 08, 2023 16:46 - 57 minutes - 66.1 MB

Want a masterclass in effective link building strategies? Aaron Anderson joins the Niche Pursuits podcast to share all the tricks of the trade he's learned over the years. Aaron's journey into marketing came as an offshoot of his time cold calling and doing door-to-door sales. He figured link building in particular matched his skillset and he was right. His agency focuses on earning links through outreach rather than paid or guest post links. And they have found success with broken link...

Who Ruined the Internet? Google Core, Adsense, and Discover Updates & a Weird Niche Video Site

November 03, 2023 15:06 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. This week’s episode is seriously packed with a ton of important and interesting headlines in the SEO, digital marketing, and content creation space. So grab some popcorn, get comfortable, and let’s get started! Spencer and Jared kick off the episode by talking about Google’s latest announcement about an impending November core update, which started to roll out on November 2nd. We can expect to see the effects over the week...

Delegate to Dominate: Find the Perfect Website Operator to Skyrocket Your Growth

November 01, 2023 15:19 - 59 minutes - 67.8 MB

Today, we're joined by returning guest Mushfiq - a prolific site owner, operator, and flipper for an all-encompassing look at site operators! With his 15+ years of operations experience and someone who hires lots of site operators for his agency, Mushfiq is a wealth of knowledge from both sides of the equation. The first half of the discussion is all about site operators: Who is best qualified to become one What the ideal operator avatar looks like Some of the reasons someone would...

Google Responds to Controversial SEO Tweet, Reddit Blocking Google, and 2 Weird Niche Sites

October 27, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast! You definitely don’t want to miss this one as it’s packed with interesting insights and thoughts about events over the last week in SEO. After Spencer talks briefly about his positive experience promoting Link Whisper at FinCon, he and Jared dive headfirst into the big news of the week: Spencer’s unexpectedly controversial post on X about how Google is slowly killing blogging.  Much to his (and everyone’s) surprise, Danny...

How Jesse Cunningham Uses AI to Create High-Quality Content At Scale

October 25, 2023 15:13 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, SEO expert Jesse Cunningham joins us to give us a masterclass in AI content creation (at scale). Jesse runs a successful SEO agency and shares helpful experiments regarding AI and SEO on his YouTube channel. In his interview, we're lucky to hear him summarize some of his most important findings. For one, he's all about topical authority. And shares how AI has helped make this easier than ever. To do this with AI in a way that ranks, Jesse e...

Sites Hit With October Core Update vs HCU, Growing Google Discover, and a Graveyard Site

October 20, 2023 14:02 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast! This week, Jared plays hosts alongside his guest Tony Hill, a niche site expert with about 2 decades of experience. Come along as they dissect and digest the latest news on SEO, digital marketing, Google, niche sites, and beyond. They kick off the show talking about the October core update, which just completed its 2-week rollout. Tony talks about how many sites got hit by both the HCU and this update, and Jared talks about wh...

Nathan Gotch Shares Valuable Tips He's Used To Become a 7-Figure SEO Entrepreneur

October 18, 2023 17:39 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Nathan Gotch, founder of Gotch SEO and true thought leader in the space joins the Niche Pursuits podcast to share valuable tips on keyword research and content creation. He takes us through his entire journey. Starting with learning SEO back in 2011 building his own sites, to how he got clients, diversifying his income, and what he sees working today. And Nathan's insights are important for any site owner to take note of. His approach to keyword research is centered around driving revenu...

Helpful Content Update Analysis, Google Antitrust "Leaks", SGE Lite, and Weird Niche Sites

October 13, 2023 16:05 - 1 hour - 80.7 MB

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Jared and Spencer break down the latest SEO news into bite-size pieces. Buckle up people, because they cover many, many topics on today’s episode! It’s been one week since Google announced its core update for October, plus the spam update was rolled out, so Jared and Spencer first talk about how to know which may be affecting your site. For those affected by the HCU, they look at a very exh...

How Brock McGoff Grew 2 Blogs with SEO To $30k Profit Per Month and a Big Exit

October 11, 2023 16:45 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

Brock McGoff joins us today on the Niche Pursuits to share his experience selling his menswear websites, The Modest Man and The Slender Wrist. Throughout the talk, he highlights key points that helped him grow to an average of $30k per month and offers valuable pointers for others looking to sell their sites such as: Frequently asked buyer questions Keys to his site's growth Branding tips And more... Plus Brock's story includes growing a site he started and one he bought. The M...

More Google Updates, How to Thrive After the HCU, the Future of Search & AI, and 3 Weird Sites

October 06, 2023 17:18 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast. This week Josh Blackburn fills in for Spencer, and he and Jared sit down to discuss the most relevant news in SEO, digital marketing, website creation, and beyond. The first order of business is the 2 additional updates Google recently launched following the Helpful Content Update that essentially left the niche website community battered. Jared and Josh weigh in on what they think will happen. Is this Google’s way of “twe...

How Tim Stoddart Nets $250k Per Year With His Side-Hustle Directory Sites

October 04, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

We have a special treat today on the Niche Pursuits podcast. CopyBlogger owner and Sober Nation founder, Tim Stoddart joins us to share some awesome tips and insights from his success in building multiple income streams online. You do not want to miss this one as Tim's story is sure to inspire. He learned about content marketing and SEO by reading the site Copyblogger. He then applied these strategies to his own site, Sober Nation. He initially used these strategies to gain traction thr...

Winners and Losers of Google's Helpful Content Update + 2 Weird Niche Sites

September 29, 2023 16:21 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared analyze the latest news in SEO, digital marketing, and website building and offer their unique insight. You won’t want to miss this episode, especially if you were affected by Google’s Helpful Content Update.  As the update has officially wrapped up, this week Spencer and Jared dedicate a lot of time to talking about its massive impact on the industry. They share common insights and important takea...

How Jim Campbell Survived Covid and Grew His Honeymoon Business to Nearly 7 Figures

September 27, 2023 15:03 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

In this awesome episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jim Campbell shares with host Jared his strategies for growing a successful brand in the honeymoon industry. With a background in entrepreneurship and marketing, Jim saw an opportunity in the market and started honeymoongoals.com in 2019 right before Covid hit! And despite the impacts of Covid on the travel niche, Jim remained bullish and continued creating valuable content and building authority for the website throughout the pandemi...

What's Going on With Google's Helpful Content Update? Plus 2 Weird Niche Sites...

September 22, 2023 14:55 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast, where your hosts Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, from 201 Collective, bring you all the latest news and insight in SEO, digital marketing, website building, and entrepreneurship. This week the hosts focus entirely on one major event in the space: Google’s Helpful Content Update. As this major update has had wide-ranging effects on the niche site community, Spencer and Jared break it down for us and share some words of encouragem...

How Mar Pages Turned a Facebook Group into a 7-Figure-a-Year Travel Blog & Business

September 20, 2023 15:54 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

Want a masterclass in both online marketing and business? Mar Pages is a former Google employee and founder of Solo Female Travelers who has built a thriving brand in the travel space. And she joins the Niche Pursuits podcast today to share with host Jared Bauman all about it! It all started when Mar and her business partner Meg decided to take over a Facebook group as a passion project for fellow female travelers. When Covid struck, and their own travel blogs took a hit, they were plea...

Winners and Losers of Google’s Core Update, 2 AI Content Challenges, and a Weird Novel Site

September 15, 2023 14:56 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, of 201 Creative, discuss the latest news and important recent events in digital marketing, SEO, and website creation. The first news item that Spencer and Jared address this week is the rollout Google core update, which concluded about a week ago. They share some of the key takeaways from Lily Ray's analysis, one of which was the importance of EEAT and the massive post-update boost to U...

How Sarah Bond Grew Her Food Blog to 1M+ Visitors and $30-40k Per Month

September 13, 2023 15:11 - 53 minutes - 61 MB

Welcome to another great episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast! Sarah Bond joins host Jared to discuss her journey building the food blog Live Eat Learn. The site gets over 1 million monthly visitors, and so she has great insights on content strategy and growth tactics. Sarah started her blog in 2015 with the goal of turning it into a business. She was inspired by the income reports of other food bloggers like Pinch of Yum and knew, as a nutrition major, it was the niche for her. She ac...

US Government Takes Google to Trial, a New Public Project, and Weird Niche Sites

September 08, 2023 14:52 - 59 minutes - 67.7 MB

Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, from 201 Creative, are back with the latest news in niche sites, SEO, and affiliate marketing.  The first order of business this week is the news that the Google Core Update has finished rolling out. Jared talks about how, instead of looking at his Google Analytics to see how his sites weathered the storm, he looks at his ad networks. Jared shares information about the impact on a few of his sites and he talks about focusing more on earnings as opposed to fl...

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Nathan Barry
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Nathan Hirsch
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Pat Flynn
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