Google’s Ranking System Exposed: What the New Exploit Tells Us

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 a few successful but weird niche sites. Let’s dive in!

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They talk about the completion of the December Core Update - https://x.com/rustybrick/status/18694...

They discuss how an exploit reveals Google’s ranking secrets - https://searchengineland.com/google-e...

They talk about how Reddit is incorporating AI - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/r...

They discuss the trouble with searching Google for “the best” - https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tec...

They chat about the arrival of Sora - https://openai.com/index/sora-is-here/

Jared’s weird site - https://www.charactercountonline.com/

Thomas’ weird site - https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/

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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - December Core Update
02:36 - Google's secrets revealed
12:17 - Reddit + AI
18:03 - Search for “the best”
26:05 - Sora is here
34:27 - Jared’s side hustles
44:52 - Thomas’ toaster guy side hustle
51:00 - CharacterCountOnline.com
56:44 - CheeseProfessor.com