Are you ready to discover niche business ideas, side hustles, and online income opportunities that actually work? Online business and other ideas include: niche websites, blogging, affiliate marketing, Saas businesses, Amazon FBA, flipping websites, and much more. The show is hosted by Spencer Haws, a full-time blogger, software entrepreneur, and niche website portfolio owner since 2011.
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How Mike Hoffmann Built a $100K/Month Business with Vending Machines
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54:40In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Mike Hoffmann of Vendingpreneurs shares his journey from a traditional W-2 job to building a successful vending machine business. He reveals how he scaled his operation to over 100 machines. Mike then goes into the nuts and bolts of finding profitable locations, selecting the right machines, and managi…
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How Chris Hutchins Turned a Side Project Into a Thriving Personal Brand
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1:00:43In this week's Niche Pursuits interview with Chris Hutchins, host of All the Hacks, we learn about his journey of building a successful personal brand through podcasting, affiliate marketing, and content creation. Chris shares insights on how he grew his podcast to 21,000 downloads in the first week and built a loyal audience of 10,000+ listeners. …
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How Nick Huber Turned ‘Boring’ Businesses Into a $30M Empire
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42:11In this week's Niche Pursuits podcast interview with Nick Huber, founder of Sweaty Startup, Jared and Nick dive into his approach to building wealth through simple, "boring" businesses. Nick shares practical advice on how focusing on everyday, unsexy industries can lead to massive financial success, often outperforming trendy startups. He also disc…
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How Bart van der Meer Drives 5M Monthly Page Views with Digital PR
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49:38In this week's episode, Jared Bauman and Bart van der Meer explore the unique strategies behind successful digital PR campaigns and the role they play in driving organic SEO traffic. Bart explains how his team leverages original data to create compelling content that attracts backlinks from high-authority sources like journalists, universities, and…
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Could OpenAI Really Take Over Chrome?
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1:05:39In this episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Jared and Thomas dig into one of the week’s biggest stories: OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Google Chrome if regulators force Google to sell as part of the ongoing antitrust trial. They also explore new data around AI Overviews and how they’re impacting organic click-through rates. Jared …
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How Brad Wayland Turned 125 Course Sales Into a $1M Business
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1:01:43In this week's episode of Niche Pursuits podcast, Brad Wayland shares the story of launching a high-end farming course with Joel Salatin, one of the world’s most famous pasture farmers. Despite high hopes, the course struggled to gain traction, but Brad’s persistence and strategic changes led to major growth. From expanding content to leveraging pa…
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Is Meta’s Social Media Empire at Risk?
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1:02:53In this week’s Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Spencer and Jared dive into some huge stories you don’t want to miss! They break down Meta's antitrust trial and the FTC's attempt to force Meta to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. What’s really at stake for Meta and the future of social media? They also cover Google’s $6.6 billion lawsuit in the EU over sear…
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How Jon Gillham Creates Rankable Content Without Following SEO Scores
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49:19In this episode, Jon Gillham of Originality.ai breaks down how content optimization is evolving in 2025 and why traditional SEO tools may no longer be enough. We discuss the risks of over-optimization, the limitations of scoring systems, and the growing importance of information gain. Jon shares how his team uses AI to evaluate content differently—…
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Bloomberg Exposes Google’s Empty Promises
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1:00:22In this week’s episode of Niche Pursuits News, Jared and Thomas discuss the recent Bloomberg article highlighting the fallout from Google’s Creator Summit. Despite promises made by Google to help small publishers recover from the Helpful Content Update, little has changed, and many creators are still struggling with plummeting traffic. Jared and Th…
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How Ben Addy Hit 500k Followers on Instagram and Then Started 30 Sub-Accounts
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57:43In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Ben Addy, a digital strategist and content creator who built a 500K-follower Instagram account—then scaled his success by launching over 30 niche sub-accounts. Ben is known for his smart, systemized approach to social media growth, using hyper-targeted content and tailored m…
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Will the Google/Reddit Marriage Work Much Longer?
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1:04:10This week on the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith dive deep into the complicated relationship between Reddit and Google, discuss warnings from Google about scaled content, and have a heated debate over whether AI is all hype. Plus, they share updates on their side hustles and wrap things up with a couple of truly weird—but…
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How Jamie Rawsthorne Grew a YouTube Channel to 1 Million Subscribers
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50:37In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Jamie Rawsthorne, co-founder of the viral Zach and Jay Show turned YouTube growth strategist, to unpack his wild journey from creating YouTube stunts with his college buddy to consulting with some of the biggest entrepreneurs online today. Jamie shares how he went from losin…
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What Google’s Latest Update Really Means for Small Publishers
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1:05:03This week, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith sit down for another insightful episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, diving into some major industry shifts. They talk about how AI search is changing the way people interact with Google, the slow but potentially impactful March 2025 core update, and the latest AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. They als…
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How CJ Gustafson Built a +60k Subscriber Newsletter as a Side Hustle
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52:15What does it take to grow a thriving newsletter with 60,000+ engaged readers all while working full-time as a CFO? CJ Gustafson, from Mostly Metrics, is on this week’s episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast to share how he built a highly profitable brand on the side. In this episode, he delivers a masterclass in newsletter growth, monetization, and …
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Shoppers Are Turning to AI Chatbots Instead of Google. Here’s Why
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1:04:42This week, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith sit down for another insightful episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, diving into some major industry shifts. They talk about how AI search is changing the way people interact with Google, the slow but potentially impactful March 2025 core update, and the latest AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic. They als…
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How Joe Davies Built a $12 Million Company With a Team of Just 15
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51:54In this episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jared Bauman sits down with Joe Davies, the co-founder of Fat Joe, an agency that specializes in providing premium backlinks and content for agencies. Joe shares his journey from the early days of SEO to growing Fat Joe into a successful business. He talks about everything from productization, outsourc…
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Google’s March 2025 Core Update is a Win for Content Creators
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1:04:08Welcome 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…
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