Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea! The Biggest SEO News, Best Side Hustles, and Weirdest Niche Sites of 2024
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Dec 27, 2024 Reflecting on the year's biggest SEO headlines, the hosts dive into the impact of AI on search methodologies, including Google's transition to Gemini. They discuss Google's antitrust challenges and the emerging competition from platforms like SearchGPT. The conversation spotlights unique niche sites, like the quirky McBroken, which tracks ice cream machine status. Additionally, they share their most lucrative side hustles, exploring the surprising profitability of targeting niche audiences in the evolving digital landscape.
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AI Search Impact
- AI is significantly impacting search, with Google's AI Overviews and OpenAI's ChatGPT Search leading the charge.
- AI search is becoming mainstream, changing how users interact with search engines.
Google Antitrust Ruling
- Google's antitrust lawsuit loss, declaring them a monopoly, is a landmark decision with major implications for the future of search.
- The ruling centers around anti-competitive deals with Apple and Android devices over default search status.
Pinterest Resurrection
- Jared Bauman resurrected a website hit by algorithm updates, pivoting to Pinterest for traffic.
- This resulted in higher earnings than before, demonstrating the potential of alternative traffic sources.