Intro

Welcome back to another episode of Niche Pursuits News!

This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith break down major developments in AI, SEO, and content creation. 

They discuss everything from Reddit’s massive AI licensing deal and YouTube’s prominence in AI Overviews to the new SEO buzzword for 2025.

As always, they also share their latest side hustle updates and dive into some fascinating weird niche sites that are thriving in unique ways.

Reddit and AI’s deal - https://x.com/glenngabe/status/1890036772920250402?s=46&t=FVQMkcI32IDEBjbyW_8Xxg

YouTube videos in AI Overviews - https://searchengineland.com/youtube-citations-google-ai-overviews-surge-2025-451852

Focus on originality - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-focus-on-originality-in-2025-38866.html

Jared’s weird niche site: https://www.unitconverters.net/

Thomas’s weird niche site: https://opensnow.com/

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