What If OpenAI Bought Chrome?
This week on the Niche Pursuits podcast, Thomas Smith and I tackled everything from major AI headlines to some of our favorite side hustle experiments. The big story? OpenAI has…
How Brad Wayland Turned 125 Course Sales Into a Million-Dollar Business
Brad Wayland’s experience with his pasture farming course is a story of ambition, mistakes, and ultimately, success. Partnering with a well-known influencer in the farming world, Joel Salatin, the course…
How Ben Addy Hit 500k Followers on Instagram and Then Started 30 Sub-Accounts
When Ben Addy started his first Instagram account back in college, he never expected it would grow into a 500,000+ follower platform—let alone evolve into a network of 30+ sub-accounts…
Bloomberg Exposes Google’s Broken Promises to Small Publishers
This week’s podcast kicked off with a story we’ve covered extensively in the past, but now it’s hit the mainstream press. Bloomberg just published a piece titled “Google AI Search…
How Jon Gillham Is Rethinking Content Optimization
Content optimization has been a core part of SEO since the earliest days of Google. Over the years, we’ve watched it evolve from simple checklists to sophisticated scoring tools. But…
Is Meta’s Social Media Empire at Risk?
In today’s episode, we’ve got some major news to dive into, starting with Meta facing a landmark antitrust lawsuit. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a case against the…
How Joe Davies Built a $12 Million Company With a Team of Just 15
In 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…
Shoppers Are Turning to AI Chatbots Instead of Google. Here’s Why
This 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…
How CJ Gustafson Built a +60k Subscriber Newsletter as a Side Hustle
What 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…
What Google’s Latest Update Really Means for Small Publishers
When you buy something through one of the links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In this episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, Jared Bauman…