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

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared and Thomas talk about Google's March 2025 Core Update, news that AI search engines struggle with proper citation, and the DOJ's push to break up Google's monopoly. When it comes to Side Hustle Shenanigans, Thomas reveals a viral Facebook page strategy that netted 22,000+ likes for just $200. Lastly, they share some...

In today's fast-paced digital world, innovation often comes from unexpected places. One example is Rexon Wong, a high school student who has already made a name for himself as a tech entrepreneur. In this interview on the Niche Pursuits podcast, Rexon shares the story of how he created his app, Text Behind Image, in just three hours and successfully launched it to thousands of users. Let's break d...

  On this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits News, Spencer and Jared cover Google's expansion of AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0, Google's roll out of AI Mode, people's dissatisfaction with Google, and DeepSeek's AI model.  When it comes to their Shiny Object Shenanigans, Spencer shares his Facebook Bonus earnings while Jared reports on his Pinterest-driven food site and a downturn in his Amazon In...

Mariah Magazine is an SEO consultant and educator who has built her business around making SEO accessible to online business owners. Her journey from a frustrated 22-year-old to a successful SEO expert highlights the power of self-awareness, personal branding, and the role of YouTube in growing a business. Mariah made $120,000 this year with her SEO consulting and education business, where she doe...

This week on Niche Pursuits News, hosts Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith cover a packed lineup of topics, from a fascinating study on AI search engines to a major lawsuit against Google, and fresh insights on the online business marketplace. Plus, they share updates on their own side hustles and dive into this week's weird niche discoveries. Let's break it down.   AI search engines citing sources - ...

Shannon Houchin's journey into the peach-selling business wasn't exactly predictable. Trained as a librarian and a journalist, she had spent years doing in-depth research and even worked in corporate financial research. But when personal hardships struck—including her father's illness and a divorce—Shannon sought something more tangible and meaningful. That's when an old friend introduced her to t...

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast! Today Spencer Haws and guest host Thomas Smith discuss the latest in SEO volatility, YouTube growth strategies, and niche website opportunities.  They delve into the possibility of a March Google core update, WordPress' new 100-year domain registration, and YouTube's new Shorts boosting feature.  They also share updates on their side h...

The world of content websites has changed dramatically over the past few years, and Paul Thomas has been at the forefront of these shifts.  With over 25 years of experience in building and selling websites, Paul has successfully pivoted from traditional content-based sites to a subscription model. His first subscription site, launched in 2018, now earns over $100k a year and attracts nearly 5 mill...

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 fascinati...

Well, it happened!  Niche Site Lady has done her first-ever interview, sharing her strategies and a look inside her businesses, and she does it on the Niche Pursuits Podcast. If you're not familiar with NSL, she's a successful SEO and blogger who has always maintained her anonymity. And today we have an extremely insightful interview where she shares a ton of great information and gives listeners...

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Spencer is back, and he hosts the episode alongside Jared. As always, they talk about the latest headlines in the AI, SEO, and content creation world. They also share some very impressive side hustle progress and highlight some very weird niche sites.   They talk about Google's earnings report -  https://www.cnbc.com/...

Erin Hynes has a lot on her plate.  After traveling extensively, she decided to start a blog on the side, in addition to her demanding day job. Her blog, Pina Travels, has always been a passion project, and over time she's been able to grow it to provide a healthy side income: $3k/month. In this interview, this award-winning blogger talks about how she not only built her blog, but also a brand, wh...

Welcome to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast!  This week Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith tackle the most important industry headlines, share some fantastic tips related to their side hustles, and offer some interesting ideas arising from their weird niche sites.   They discuss China's launch of DeepSeek - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/china-is-catching-up-with-americ...

Alex Waggonner is an Online Business Manager (OBM) with a lot of great tips to share in this interview.  She has partnered with many 6- and 7-figure online business owners to help them streamline their operations and to support them with their product and service launches. She knows all about building systems for streamlined team collaboration, efficient task delegation, and real-time KPI tracking...

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast!  This week, Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith are back at it again, bringing you the latest headlines about AI, Google, and content creation. They cover a lot in this episode, so you won't want to miss it. They talk about the ban details - https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/01/20/tiktok-ban-live-updates-trum...

Jen Ruiz is an accomplished digital entrepreneur, but she didn't envision her life the way it is today. While working in law, she participated in a travel challenge, and it really flipped a switch for her.  Although she strayed from the challenge slightly, her experience eventually led her to quit her day job, start a blog, self-publish several books, including a memoir, and diversify her income t...

Welcome back to the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! This week Jared sits down with guest host Thomas Smith to talk about the latest news, share their thoughts, reveal the stats behind their side hustles, and highlight some of the strategies being used by some weird niche sites.   They talk about how Reddit's rankings are slipping - https://www.seroundtable.com/reddit-not-ranking-google-38710.html The...

Elliott Garber has accomplished a lot so far, from working alongside Navy SEALs to selling a business for 7 figures. He even sold a tutu ecommerce business and lost $1 million in the process. In this fascinating look at his entrepreneurial journey, he talks about his time in the military and why it was a great decision when it came to risk-taking later on, and how he learned the ropes in ecommerce...

Welcome back, everyone, to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast! This week Spencer and Jared talk about some of the biggest headlines, they share some inspiring side hustles, and they reveal some very lucrative weird niche sites.   They discuss how Meta is getting rid of fact-checkers - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/07/tech/meta-censorship-moderation/index.html They talk about h...

When Nat Berman's first blog took off, he quit his job and never looked back.  He went on to grow a portfolio of 25 sites that reached millions of visitors every month and earned him millions of dollars in profit. But he has since moved on to different projects. Today he's a LinkedIn guru with over 80k followers and he created a private membership community to support founders and entrepreneurs. ...

Jared Bauman is back with the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, and he's got guest host Brooks Conkle with him today. In this first episode of 2025, they dive into the latest news, share their inspiring side hustle plans, and reveal some very cool, and very weird, niche sites. Don't miss this interesting year-in-review on the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. They talk about the Google...

Chris Koerner is a serial entrepreneur with a lot of incredible experiences under his belt. From selling Buc-ee's products online to partnering with John McAfee to launch a crypto company, he describes himself as an "ideas man."  In fact, over the last 15 years, he's started 75 different businesses. But today he's here to talk about one specific aspect: social media.  Chris knows a lot about growi...

Spencer and Jared are back for the last episode of 2024 with some very special content: an annual recap.  They talk about what they think were the biggest and most important headlines of the year, and how the news affected bloggers and content creators.  Then they discussed their most lucrative, and surprising, side hustles in 2024. They each shared the side hustle that was earning the most in the...

Johnathan Ward is no stranger to internet marketing. In fact, this entrepreneur has more than 20 years of experience and has experimented with almost every online business model. In this interview, he talks about two of the platforms where he's seeing the most success: Facebook and Pinterest. On Facebook, he runs several pages, two of which have been invited to join the coveted Bonus Program. He's...

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast.  Jared Bauman and guest host Thomas Smith are back this week to bring you up to speed about the latest news around SEO, Google, Reddit, and more. They also discuss some very creative side hustles and share some successful but weird niche sites. Let's dive in! They talk about the completion of the December Core Update - https://...