

Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!
Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
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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Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 5min
How Emil Shour Grew His Agency Profits to $250k in its 2nd Year While Also Growing 3 Niche Sites
Are you dreaming of launching your own profitable online business? If so, you need to listen to this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast! Emil Shor joins us to share how he leverages his SEO and website-building expertise to grow a business that's largely outsourced. He left work as an in-house SEO and started his own agency in 2021. And with the smart and crafty business structure he's used from the start (which he touches on), he's enjoying big profits while living and working on his own terms. There are a ton of nuggets of wisdom here: He emphasizes the importance for niche site owners to build quality links to establish a brand that's better protected from Google updates. He suggests choosing the easiest keywords to build a cluster within a niche rather than just going after the lowest competition keywords. He reveals his strategy for creating assets and investments outside of his agency. He highlights the criteria he uses to choose which sites to buy. And a whole lot more... Emil provides valuable insights for those looking to start their own online businesses. And his advice can help you achieve long-term rankings in search and potentially fast-track you to success. So, if you want to learn the secrets of building profitable online businesses, don't miss it! [toc] Topics Emil Shour Covers His background in SEO Starting his own agency How his agency is set up Pros & cons of being an in-house marketer vs business owner Revenue numbers Building his sites on the side Acquiring a site Topic clustering Content growth strategy Tips for buying a site Digital PR campaign Niche sites vs brand sites Gambling in the parenting niche Balancing agency work while growing niche sites Plans for the future And much more... Links & Resources Catalyst Content - SEO-Focused Content Agency by Emil Shour Seeking Profit emilshour on Twitter Fat Stacks Blog Lasso This Episode is Sponsored by Search Intelligence & Nichesites.com

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Mar 24, 2023 • 53min
This Week in Niche Pursuits News: What Jobs Will AI Replace? Google Releases Bard! 3 Weird Niche Sites.
Welcome to another episode of "This Week in Niche Pursuits News!" This is a show where we talk about the most recent industry news, share success stories, discuss our shiny objects, and reveal a few weird niche sites we've run across. In today's episode, I'm joined by co-hosts Jared Bauman and Jake Cain. Watch Niche Pursuits News https://youtu.be/0dTNKm6LI2k "This Week in Niche Pursuits News" Google Bard opens up to beta users. Only US and UK Only in English Rarely cites sources "With Bard having Google's entire index at hand, it is interesting that it struggles to understand areas of content with multiple meanings." OpenAI release paper theorizing which jobs will be eliminated by AI: "An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models" "Now That's Impressive!" Koala AI tool Baremetrics sold a year ago. The new owners increased price 2.5x and saw a huge spike in revenue. However, the MRR is now in a sharp decline. Ian Nuttal sells a 2 site package for mid-6 figures using programmatic SEO. https://visualfractions.com/ and https://worksheetgenius.com/ . Press release from FEI. Shiny Object Shenanigans Spencer's "Faceless" Youtube channel now has over 580 subscribers. Jared continues to grow his Weekend Growth newsletter Jake is using Hubble AI tools to create a trip planner, hashtag generator, and more "One Weird Niche" SaveTabSoda.com/. Tab Soda was discontinued by Coca Cola in 2020. Passionate fans are trying to bring it back PrisonInsight.com. Making $3,500/month - 100k pageviews. Ads only. Dog-Checks.com If you want to get more of this type of content, be sure to join the Niche Pursuits Newsletter here where I share similar topics 3 times a week.

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Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 6min
Should Bloggers Use GPT-4? Google Core Update Announced! & 3 "Weird" Niche Sites Reviewed
So much has been happening in the "niche" digital marketing world lately that I decided to try something new. I've decided to release a 2nd episode EACH WEEK of the Niche Pursuits Podcast to highlight the most recent online marketing news, stories, shiny objects, and interesting niches we've found. I'm excited to announce what I'm calling, "This Week in Niche Pursuits News!" So, what's some of the latest news that we covered on the show? GPT-4 is released by OpenAI. How does this impact bloggers? Should you use ChatGPT-Plus to write articles for you? Google starts rolling out the March 2023 Core Update. 2 Impressive Success Stories: Someone trying to turn $20k into $500k in just 1 year and they are 6 months into the project. Another business gets 242% lift in revenue by adding a single text message to their process. We share 3 "Weird" niche sites we've run across lately Oh, and we also share a couple of "shiny object" projects that we are working on.

Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 6min
How Mike Donovan Sold His 3-Year-Old Tech Blog For High 6 Figures
Mike Donovan returns to the Niche Pursuits podcast for an update on his site. He recently sold a 3-Year-Old Tech Blog for high 6 figures and joins us to discuss all the ups and downs he experienced along the way.

Mar 8, 2023 • 56min
How Shawn Hill Grew His BBQ Site to $25k Per Month in 2 Years
Today's guest on Nichepursuits Podcast is Shawn Hill. Shawn started a website in the BBQ niche and was able to grow it primarily through SEO to $25k/month in about 2 years! Oh, and he also reveals the site URL publicly for the first time. Listen in to learn Shawn's SEO, link building, keyword research, and other site building strategies.

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Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 3min
How Kevin Espiritu Grew His Niche Site from $400/Month To an 8-Figure Per Year Brand
Today's guest on Nichepursuits podcast is Kevin Espiritu. Kevin has grown an incredible brand and 8-figure-a-year business, dominating the gardening niche in many significant ways, and he shares how his gardening niche site grew a community of loyal brand followers and got into selling products.

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Feb 22, 2023 • 58min
How Shane Sams Became a Millionaire By Reversing The Usual Approach To Bootstrapping An Online Business
Today's guest on Niche Pursuits podcast is Shane Sams. He shares how he became a millionaire by reversing the usual approach to bootstrapping an online business.

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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
How Shelley Marmor Grew Monthly Earnings From $707 to $52,604 in 1 Year With Affiliate SEO
Today's guest on Nichepursuits podcast is Shelley Marmor. Shelley talks about how she grew her affiliate earnings from $8,490 in 2021 to $52,604 in just one month at the end of 2022 with Affiliate SEO.

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Feb 8, 2023 • 59min
Keyword Chef Founder Ben Adler Shares How To Choose The Best Topics To Grow Your Blog
On this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Keyword Chef founder Ben Adler highlights the proven tactics he's learned over the years to go after the right topics and grow several successful niche sites.

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Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 2min
How Forrest Webber Grew to $40k Per Month After Replacing Rental Properties With Websites
In today's podcast we have Forrest Webber who has a portfolio of 20 websites that now generates up to $40,000 in revenue per month. He shares his approach to growing online businesses is one that will surely interest a lot of listeners.


