Google Spam Update COMPLETE with Positive Results

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared share everything that's happened related to Google, SEO, and publishers in the last week.

Spencer and Jared kick off the episode talking about the Google Spam Update, which has concluded after a week. They share the chatter on Twitter, where people are seeing positive results https://shorturl.at/HGY8N and upticks in traffic https://shorturl.at/hdwMX. 

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Moving along, the conversation shifts to AI Overviews https://shorturl.at/O5pX7 and a change in Google’s strategy where it’s posting the link cards above the AI answer.

And last in the news for this week, they talk about Google’s decision to drop the continuous scroll https://shorturl.at/63sE1 in search results. 

This feature originally launched on mobile in October 2021 and on desktop in December 2022, so it hasn’t been operational for that long. 

Before you know it, it’s time to move on to their Shiny Object Shenanigans.

Spencer goes first, and admits he can’t stop checking his Facebook stats. 

He talks about a Facebook page he’s had for about a year, with 65k followers, in a far-out niche. On June 3rd, he got accepted into the Facebook Bonus Program and started to post 15 times a day in an effort to get more engagement on the platform.

Since he got into the program, his earnings have exceeded his expectations and he’s had about 3 posts go viral.

How much did he make and how many people saw his posts? How did he come up with the ideas for the posts? He shares a lot of details, but if you want the whole scoop, consider joining the Niche Pursuits Community! https://community.nichepursuits.com/

Spencer offers some great advice and also offers an update on a site that recently got accepted into Mediavine Journey.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he talks about incorporating Pinterest into his strategy. He shares what he’s doing, where he’s getting the images, the templates he’s created, how he’s testing pins, what he’s doing with boards, etc.

He shares his stats to date, even though he just started, and also gives an update on his newsletter.

Then it’s time for some Weird Niche Sites. Spencer goes first and shares Get YouTube Thumbnail which, as the name suggests, lets you see the thumbnail for any YouTube video. He explains how and why he has used the site in the past.

The site has tons of display ads, has 9k organic visitors per month and, most interestingly, has a ton of competitors.

When it’s Jared’s turn, he gets ready to share what he believes is the weirdest niche site ever featured on the podcast. That site is One Million Checkboxes https://onemillioncheckboxes.com/, which is totally fascinating and indeed very, very weird.

Jared shares the backstory about the creator   / 1805986839058079896  , some of his funny tweets, and shocking stats behind this viral site, so tune in to hear all about it.

And that concludes another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast! Let us know your thoughts in the comments. See you next Friday!

Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:42 - Google Spam Update
09:19 - AI Overviews and link cards
13:39 - Google drops continuous scroll
19:36 - Spencer’s Facebook page side hustle
31:47 - Jared’s Pinterest strategy and newsletter side hustle
38:56 - Get-youtube-thumbnail.com
46:11 - OneMillionCheckboxes.com

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