Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea‪!‬ Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com

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.

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“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
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Are you ready for an inspiring story of determination, experimentation, and growth?

In our latest Niche Pursuits podcast episode, we're excited to have Grady share his incredible journey of building a profitable niche site with zero SEO experience while juggling a full-time job.

Grady's journalism background brings unique insights into the website building and writing process but his website had a slow start. Luckily it eventually skyrocketed to 170,000 page views and a whopping $9,000 a month (Australian)!

He gets into the specifics of his keyword research strategy for selecting winning keywords using Google search.

But he also gets into some of the challenges he's faced.

Grady's website operates in a highly seasonal niche, so he's had to navigate the challenges of fluctuating traffic and revenue.

Plus, as an Australian running a hobby niche site monetized with ads, Grady targets regions like the US, Canada, and the UK. He delves into the pros and cons of targeting different markets and how to approach it successfully. If you're considering expanding your website's reach or building a new site for a specific region, Grady's insights will be indispensable.

And beyond the practical lessons, this episode is a testament to Grady's enthusiasm and followthrough. His story is relatable and inspiring and will leave you eager to tackle your own website-building journey with renewed energy and determination to succeed.

So be sure to listen in on another jam-packed episode filled with valuable insights, battle-tested wisdom, and heaps of motivation!
Topics Grady Hudd Covers
His journalism background How he got into niche sites Importance of starting How he chose his niche The alphabet soup keyword research method Advantages of knowing your niche Revenue split How long it took to make money Trying out different monetization methods Seasonal niches Targeting different countries Goals for next 12 months When to start a new site
Links & Resources
Grades 🗨 (@nichegrades) / Twitter Join Grades' Newsletter (nichegrades.carrd.co) Stop Using Keyword Research Tools (And do this instead!) - YouTube LowFruits : Analyze the SERPs faster Geniuslink - URL Shortener for Creators and Affiliates The All-In-One Affiliate Marketing Plugin for WordPress | Lasso (getlasso.co) Google Trends

 

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.

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.

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.

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.