Podcast appearances and mentions of spencer haws

What are the best side hustle trends you should look out for in 2025? These might impact what business you start and how you think about scaling it. And to help me out is a longtime friend and a friend of the show, Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com. He's been covering online side hustles even longer than I have. Almost all our content starts from the question of, "How do I make extra money?" To answer that, it's important to know where the market's been, where it is, and where it's potentially going. Tune in to Episode 667 of the Side Hustle Show to learn: what side hustles are thriving right now and which ones are fading why email, AI, and even eBay are making big comebacks how to future-proof your hustle in a rapidly changing digital world Full Show Notes: 10+ Side Hustle Trends for 2025 New to the Show? Get your personalized money-making playlist here! Sponsors: Mint Mobile — Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month! Indeed – Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post! OpenPhone — Get 20% off of your first 6 months! Gusto — Get 3 months free of the leading payroll, benefits, and HR provider for modern small businesses!

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast! This week Spencer Haws and guest host Brooks Conkle take on the latest news in the SEO space. They break down the biggest headlines, and then they share their latest side hustles to offer listeners a bit of inspiration. Lastly, they discuss some weird niche sites they've come across and the strategies they're using. They talk about the November Core Update coming to a close -  https://www.seroundtable.com/google-november-2024-core-update-heats-up-again-38480.html They share the new Google Search Console Recommendations feature - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-recommendations-live-38479.html The talk about deceptive buttons in ads - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-misleading-ad-design-policy-update-38464.html Spencer's weird niche site is Drive Tanks - https://www.drivetanks.com/ Brooks' weird niche site is Take a screenshot - https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/ Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, and hear from industry experts each week?  Join the Niche Pursuits Community here: https://community.nichepursuits.com Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links?  Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper Get SEO Consulting from the Niche Pursuits Podcast Host, Jared Bauman: https://www.nichepursuits.com/201creative

This week on the podcast we have a familiar face!  Spencer Haws comes on to talk about a very interesting, and surprisingly lucrative, side hustle both he and Jared have been working on for the last year: the Amazon Influencer Program. In this episode, Spencer and Jared talk about their experience with the program, discuss the different strategies they used to grow this side business, and share some insider tips for succeeding. Jared also reveals that he teamed up with Authority Hacker to create a course that helps people through the entire process. They begin with a brief overview of what the Amazon Influencer Program is all about: creating shoppable videos and posting them on Amazon's product pages. By doing this, you get a sliver of Amazon's massive traffic. But before you can participate, you need to get accepted into the program.  Jared gives a rundown of the primary requirements, and then he and Spencer talk about the path they each took to get accepted into the program. Spencer even shares an Amazon Influencer Program secret he hasn't shared before! They talk about making the first three videos for your account, and why they're important. If your videos get rejected three times, you won't be able to participate in the program. With that in mind, Spencer talks about what makes a great first video and lets listeners know what not to do.  He and Jared also talk about whether or not you need to show your face in the videos, what type of product features to discuss, and how to approach Amazon's long list of rules when making videos. They also share some of the mistakes they made, which got some of their videos rejected. Then Spencer shares his personal journey on the program, which he joined in January 2023, and talks about adding videos gradually. By December of that year, he peaked at $6k for the month.  To give an idea of how passive the program is, now he's earning an average of $1500 a month and hasn't added any videos for the last 7 months. Jared shares his story, too. He got accepted in May 2023 and frontloaded a lot of the work, publishing +200 videos in his first month, which led to earnings of $1000.  He continued to gradually upload videos, and he's currently earning around $3k to $4k consistently per month. Then they move backwards slightly, and Spencer talks about how he got his videos done. The first ones he did himself, and then he outsourced the next 1000.  He shares where he found people to create the videos, how he paid them, and how much he paid them. He also shares some of the pros and cons to this approach. When it's Jared's turn, he shares his strategy for growing his Amazon Influencer account. Jared did the bulk of his own videos, reviewing products that he had around his house, his neighbors' houses, and his parent's house.  He even shares a cool hack for accessing even more products for videos. Equally importantly, he talks about how long he spent doing his videos and how he became super efficient for the best possible ROI. To close out the interview, they share some important insights they've gathered about slightly over a year in the program.  These revolve around reviewing higher priced products, showing lots of close-ups, skipping long winded introductions, seasonality, creating SOPs, among others.  All in all, this is a fantastic, information-packed episode if you're curious about the program and looking to get started, or if you're already using it and want some fresh ideas. Links & Resources Upwork Amazon Influencer Program Product Review Profits (Jared's course) Ready to join a niche publishing mastermind, and hear from industry experts each week?  Join the Niche Pursuits Community here: https://community.nichepursuits.com Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links?  Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper Get SEO Consulting from the Niche Pursuits Podcast Host, Jared Bauman: https://www.nichepursuits.com/201creative

Spencer Haws has been a full-time digital entrepreneur since 2011. He's the founder the Niche Pursuits blog and podcast and the WordPress plugin, Link Whisper. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You can do more in one hour than try to multitask. You're going to waste a lot of time switching tasks. If you focus your brain on one thing, you'll accomplish more. 2. It's important to have focus and the ability to remove yourself in the business if you want to scale. That's critical to grow your business effectively. 3. People are still consuming written content. No matter what they're looking for in their life, whether it's business or raising a family or other areas of life, people are consuming written content. Subscribe to the Niche Pursuits Newsletter to learn strategies and tactics from successful Internet Entrepreneurs 3X a week - Niche Pursuits Sponsors HubSpot HubSpot's all -on -one customer platform can make growing your business infinitely easier. Visit HubSpot.com to get started today Ethos Protect your family today. Get up to 2 million dollars in coverage in just 10 minutes at EthosLife.com/fire. Thanks to Ethos for sponsoring us BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/fire and get on your way to being your best self

Spencer Haws has been a full-time digital entrepreneur since 2011. He's the founder the Niche Pursuits blog and podcast and the WordPress plugin, Link Whisper. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You can do more in one hour than try to multitask. You're going to waste a lot of time switching tasks. If you focus your brain on one thing, you'll accomplish more. 2. It's important to have focus and the ability to remove yourself in the business if you want to scale. That's critical to grow your business effectively. 3. People are still consuming written content. No matter what they're looking for in their life, whether it's business or raising a family or other areas of life, people are consuming written content. Subscribe to the Niche Pursuits Newsletter to learn strategies and tactics from successful Internet Entrepreneurs 3X a week - Niche Pursuits Sponsors HubSpot HubSpot's all -on -one customer platform can make growing your business infinitely easier. Visit HubSpot.com to get started today Ethos Protect your family today. Get up to 2 million dollars in coverage in just 10 minutes at EthosLife.com/fire. Thanks to Ethos for sponsoring us BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/fire and get on your way to being your best self

In this episode, Andy Humphrey plays a recorded live event with Spencer Haws from the Seller's Summit conference, the importance of website ranking, and managing multiple businesses. Spencer delves into Google's algorithm changes, AI's role in search, and diversifying platform presence. He discusses the significance of internal link structure, creating a fast-loading website, and standardizing publishing processes. He also explores content strategies, optimizing content, and tactics to boost revenue.  CHAPTERS: (0:00) Introduction and discussion about Seller's Summit conference (5:06) Importance of having a website and ranking on Google (10:18) Discussion on managing multiple businesses and focusing on nichepursuits.com (17:42) Understanding Google's algorithm changes and the role of AI in search (19:31) Diversifying platform presence and cleaning up old content for better SEO (23:16) Restructuring your site and the importance of internal link structure (25:17) Creating a professional and fast-loading website and standardizing publishing processes (30:31) Content strategy: what to publish, using Google search console for keyword insights (35:00) Updating content regularly for SEO and process of optimizing content (37:18) Optimizing your site to boost revenue and tactics for increasing revenue KEY POINTS: Spencer Haas shared his experience of scaling website traffic by publishing a significant amount of content, revealing that he increased his output to over 1000 articles in a year which led to a traffic boost from 100-200k views a month to 700-800k. He emphasized the importance of updating old content and optimizing new content with a focus on internal linking and keyword targeting to improve SEO and Google rankings. Spencer's approach to content resulted in substantial revenue growth, where display ad revenue alone began to cover the entire content budget, turning other income streams like product sales and affiliate marketing into pure profit. TRANSCRIPT Andy Humphrey: Hey, my friends. Welcome back to the Sprink Leonard Show. I'm your host, Andy Humphrey. This is episode 169 coming to you from the 10th floor of the Westin Hotel in Fort Lauderdale FL FLL. I'm not really sure what the second l stands for, with the airport code, FL4 Lawter Layle, Anyway, it makes me every time I I see the airport code code FL, it makes me wonder what it is or why. Andy Humphrey: I should just Google it. What's the second l? Okay. I am recording this episode here at the hotel because I'm at a conference called Seller's Summit think I've actually recorded 1 or 2 other episodes here at the conference because I come every year. It's super fun. Andy Humphrey: And if you are looking to, start your own, let's say, blog or physical product, or other kind of digital commerce style business, then, you might wanna check it out. Come down next year. Seller's summit. Dotcom Andy, learn. It's a fantastic conference for learning, meeting other new and successful digital marketers, which are often hard hard to, hard to come by. Andy Humphrey: And it's pretty fun to get a room full of other other nerds, not just sprinkler nerds, but but nerds in other, categories, other product categories, other content categories, and it's fun to get together and see what happens when all of the brains start firing at once. So I'm here this week. I I had the opportunity earlier in the week. I flew to Atlanta, Georgia on Monday to visit with the site 1 ecommerce team a super great team. And, if any of you guys that I met this week are listening to this, I really think, you know, that, you will be successful delivering the future to the market. Andy Humphrey: And I really do think that is the role of the site 1 e commerce team on the street level, the CX specialists is to deliver the future, to customers as it relates to commerce, how to order efficiently, etcetera. So congrats, say, one for building a fantastic team, and thank you for having me come speak at the event. It was really good. Andy I can't wait to see what what, what comes what happens this year from the team. And then, right after that flew down here to Fort Lauderdale, for the conference. Andy Humphrey: And then just, just today, actually, met up with my, friend, more more new friend, but, we've known each other. Justin Richards. He's AKA, the sprinkler dude, So we had the nerd and the dude Andy, had a great, great lunch at this, like, apparently a famous Wings Plus, Restaurant Andy Coral Springs, and just talked about some technology tips tool tricks, just fun stuff. And Justin's got a lot of great energy. Keep it up, Justin. Andy Humphrey: Great to to spend some time with you in person Andy look forward to to learning more together in the future, maybe collaborating on some things. And, we'll see where it goes. What I wanted to share with you on this episode is a short well, it's not short. It's probably 45 minutes of something that I recorded. Here at the conference, a speaker, his name is Spencer Hass, and he he'll he'll tell his story but he is the owner of niche pursuits.com. Andy Humphrey: So if you would like to learn about how to start your own blog, your own content site, your own website. That's, that's what he does. He's a fantastic resource. He has a software tool called Link Whisper, among others that you can take a look at. And he spoke today about how to rank your website number 1 in Google, and he ran multiple experiments over the years producing almost a 1000 blog posts in a single year. Andy Humphrey: And one of my takeaways is that he is not he did do an AI experiment which you can find on YouTube if you're interested just Google, Spencer Haas or a niche pursuits Andy you'll probably find the experiment that he ran doing, building building traffic and content using AI. But, it wasn't he didn't really recommend AI. He told his story about actually using real human, man or woman power. To write articles and his exact strategy. It's like 8 steps to building a content website that ranks on Google. Andy Humphrey: And I thought this was relevant because websites cross all product categories. It doesn't really matter if you are a landscaper, if you are an irrigator, if you sell tennis gear online, if you are a doctor, if you are a lawyer, if you are an accountant, it it doesn't matter. Everybody needs a website. Everybody needs Everybody needs to rank. And so I thought that this would be very applicable for landscape and irrigation people, not just the contractors, but everyone in the industry, if if you wanna improve your website and you wanna learn a little bit more about SEO, that's what this episode is is all about today. Andy Humphrey: And so I recorded it just on my little DJI wireless mic, recorder. It's actually a lavalier mic. But it it worked decently well. And then I actually use some AI tools to clean it up a little bit and make it sound better for everybody. Andy I think that it does sound good. Andy Humphrey: It does not sound great, but it doesn't sound bad either. So I hope you enjoy this episode hearing from Spencer Haas about how he ranks number 1 in Google. I think my biggest takeaway is he does spend $200 to $250 per, let's just say, per episode, per article that he is writing Andy for the, experiment or the business that that he used in the experiment, he now makes anywhere from $25,000 to $35,000 per month in revenue generation coming from, you know, various traffic sources and affiliates and things. And so he spent 6 figures Okay? So 100 that over a $100,000, he spent writing, having the team write all of these articles. Andy Humphrey: So I think I'll end it here because I know his his talk is 45 minutes, and we're already moving up here to 7 or 8 minutes. So thank you so much for listening. If you have a moment, please share this episode with a friend, and this episode might be worth sharing if you have friends in other industries because they can learn a little bit more about SEO and how to rank number 1 on Google. So with that, we'll roll the intro and get right into the episode. If you are an irrigation professional, old or new, who designs, installs, or maintains high end residential commercial or municipal properties, and you wanna use technology to improve your business to get a leg up on your competition even if you're an old school irrigator from the days of hydraulic systems, this show is for you. Spencer Haws: Alright. Thank you, everybody, for, letting me be the final speaker, I guess, of the day for, solar summit. I'm I'm really excited to be here. Like Tony said, this is actually my third, maybe 4th time, to be here at summer summit, so really excited to be back. So by rings of hands, how many people out there love this Google? Spencer Haws: By the new Andy? How many people hate Google? I have almost as Andy hands. She'll notice that I've raised my hand both times. Because it's very much a law paid relationship with Google. Spencer Haws: But today, I'm gonna be talking about a system for creating content at scales ranked number 1 in Google search. Now, just if I were if this presentation were to be a YouTube video. This is the thumbnail. I've been used. So you should be very excited to watch this because it's gonna be very good, very entertaining, just very exciting. Spencer Haws: I'm gonna share some of the results that I add to increase the traffic to my website from Google by fighting their media finder soon. But just to give you a little bit of background about who I am. Who's called, I am the founder, owner of Mitch pursuits.com. It's log. I started back in 2011 because I had just put my show from building niche websites. Spencer Haws: I had built previous to 2011 dozens dozens dozens of small niche websites that targeted very specific keywords that ranked in Google Andy I was able to make enough money from those niche websites that I was able to, with my job, I was making more money than, I was making Wells Fargo Bank the time of the background nowadays. And so ever since 2011, and I hone theintroduces.com, we're gonna blog about digital marketing, building into websites, affiliate marketing, Now probably YouTube channel, a podcast that have been running for, 10 years created a a few software products as well. Along the way, but I've always had sort of this, SEO focused content at that way forward. So I've been very involved in this world for a long time. So, I wanna take you guys back just a couple of years in my business, Andy maybe you can emphasize with me where I was. Spencer Haws: I had a lot going on in my business. So I got a blog that I had started called omniard.com as a niche website that I had started as a public case study. I had documented the entire process for my blog readers, for my audience. And so I was very involved in building that site Andy growing it Andy sharing the results of that case study. Andy as well, I owned I had actually acquired a summit with a partner, called mom.dotcom. Spencer Haws: So believe it or not, 2 dads owned a mom blog, and we Andy that for a number of years. So I was very involved in that, operation as well. Andy that since 2012, I'm on a blog called runnersold.com. I am a runner. I've done several verathons Andy, so I was involved in in that running that website, as well. Spencer Haws: And then, as I mentioned, I've started the number of software products. So I had a software product call table labs that I had created the idea that I picked programmers such as to own the sales and marketing for table labs. Andy, of course, why not start a second software product? So Link Whisver is another software product that I started a few years ago, was growing rapidly, and that was requiring a lot more and more of my time as well as sales were growing to that business. And then, of course, I've been running the niche pursuits podcast for over a decade now. Spencer Haws: I was doing all the interviews, the weekly episodes, and that required a lot of my time. As well. And so maybe as you think about some of this, maybe you guys have several things going on in your business as well and lots of different accounts. But, oh, yes. Also, I am a Ameriabot runner, so I'm gonna make free time, which I had tons of. Spencer Haws: I was training for a mirror on running lots of miles This is the main reason. The finish line at the Boston marathon last year, in April, of 2023. And, What you may notice in this picture is that I put on a few pounds since this picture. I stopped throwing after this marathon. I have lots of injuries. Spencer Haws: That's a law story, but I'm in a recovery mode for the last 12 months. So, oh, yes, I also have a fan out, married, about the 4 kids, 2 of which are moving away to college in September, studying to you. And so, you know, that requires lots of my time. And so one night I was laying all of this out to my wife. I was explaining, I have this business and this business and this business. Spencer Haws: I feel like I just don't have any time to focus on any single one of these businesses. Peggy, I'm all over the place on scatter. How can I figure out how to focus deepwater my business to truly scale what's important in my business? And I as I was laying there Andy visiting my wife, and sort of laid out on my 12 months and I asked her this question, I laid there Andy I was thinking, you know, waiting for her response, as I'd listen, all I hear is a quiet store. I took my one to sleep explaining all of my business problems. Spencer Haws: So my goal here today is to hopefully not put you to sleep. But to keep you awake, actually hopefully energized about your own business Andy maybe there's gonna be a few things here that I share that you can apply to your business to hopefully scale and grow your business. Okay. So I thought about how can I be part of my business? Again, this has gone back a couple of years, but here's what I did as I had sort of this crisis moment. Spencer Haws: Well, I sold Andy yarn.com, the mom blog that I have. Well, we sold that Table Labs, the software company that I've had, I sold that as well. Runner's goal, the blog that I've forever, I decided to outsource all the content and essentially let it sit. It wasn't integral to my business, so it became a hands off approach. Link whisper.com, I had a growth marketer in 2022, and he's been able to take a lot off of my plate to help grow that business. Spencer Haws: The niche pursuits podcast I hired a podcast post. Now originally, hey. I've been the voice of this podcast for 10 years. People are gonna stop listening to the podcast, certainly, if I stop, you know, hosting every episode. Well, the reality is is that the person I hired is better than an AM Andy people enjoyed the podcast even more. Spencer Haws: And so it was it was a good move, to remove my podcasts. Andy so finally, this left me with niche pursuits.com, the original blog that I had started when I quit my job in 2011. I finally felt like, hey, I've got some time where I could focus on this and try to scale it. So I tell you this whole story to get to the point of where I finally made this radical decision, made all these changes in my business, Andy I created this system to scale my content on enter pursuits.com Andy hopefully get all this sweet traffic from Google. And so, I'll take you over a period of about 12 months where I implemented a lot of these changes, and it's now been about 2 years So you can see a lot of results. Spencer Haws: So I don't know if you're gonna read this, traffic graph, but this is basically the history going back all the way to 2012 or 2013 here, on this chart, but you can see that my traffics and intro suits sort of fluctuated between about a 100,000 to 200,000 page views a month. Right? That's just kind of where it lived over the years. Going up and down. And I wanted to grow it much faster. Spencer Haws: I wanted to achieve much bigger heights. And so when I did start implementing some of these changes, you can see that in about mid 2022, here, you can start to see the traffic grow, quite rapidly. And as a heads up, the metrics on this graph are actually weekly. So I took my, traffic from about 100 to 200,000 a month to about 200,000 visitors a week. And so overall, my traffic increased before I was getting about 150 to 200,000 page views a month. Spencer Haws: Now my site is getting 700 to 800,000 page views a month. I did get an emailing of the page view a month mark. In 1 month, I had a ton of traffic coming from Google to scrap it 1 month, but, typically, it's looking sort of this this bandwidth, here. And if you okay. Before I jump into the tactics, which I promise I'm gonna get you, I have 7 steps of how you can implement these strategies, the sentiment, I thought it would be important to add sort of this quick note, this side note about Google. Spencer Haws: At the beginning, I had to reach her Andy this love hate relationship. Google, is like any platform with algorithms is always making changes. So how many of you out there heard of the Google helpful content updated? Okay. A good number of them. Spencer Haws: Right? This is a big update that came out in September of 2023. It hit a lot of independent bloggers really hard. A lot of people lost significant portions of their traffic, and it was suddenly devastating to a lot of these bloggers. My site wasn't hit, fortunately with that, but it is a big risk. Spencer Haws: There are these updates that come out. In March, there was the Google March for update that again was another big update that a lot of sort of independent smaller bloggers solar traffic decline. And there is new, technology. Right? We've got AI or Google is very much embracing AI. Spencer Haws: And so they got what's called a search generative experience. If you do a search on Google, you've probably seen that AI summarizes the answers at the top. Google is now calling it, AI overviews. They announced this on Andy, It's now called AI overviews, and it's rolling out to everyone within the United States, I guess, right now, this week, Andy so more for people who are going to start seeing these AI interviews, overuse. And so we don't have a full impact of that. Spencer Haws: Will that start sending less traffic to your website? Because now people can just get the answer with this AI, overview. I think that's a likely conclusion but, we don't doubt how many searches this will impact. Alright. So I say all of this to sort of make you well where of the platform risk, with any platform like Amazon, like Instagram, like TikTok, like YouTube, including Google, there is platform risks. Spencer Haws: So I wouldn't put all of your eggs in lawn basket, Google is one sort of error when you're quiver if you try to get traffic to your website. But if you are not, implementing any sort of SEO in your business, I definitely would recommend it. And if you wanna go down that path, this is the presentation for you. 7 Okay. So here's what I did to sort of 5x my traffic in a period of about the pipelines. Spencer Haws: So my first step was to clean up all the content. Now, even if you can't read this, this is essentially a screenshot of Google Analytics. Google Analytics provides a ton of information that you could jump into. You can look at all of your old blog posts Andy you can see how much traffic those are giving, whether it it might be category pages, pages, or it might be individual blog posts. And, in my case, I had lots of articles that had been been written years and years ago that was essentially getting no traffic. Spencer Haws: Andy so I started to clean all of this up. I would there there's a few keys that you wanna look at to decide, do I wanna remove this? Do I wanna update this, or do I wanna redirect it to a different blog post? If it has any links from external websites pointing to it, you probably want to keep it or redirect it. If it doesn't have any links, pointing to it, and it's not getting any traffic in my example, I looked for articles that were getting less than about 10 visitors a month. Spencer Haws: It had no links getting less than 10 visitors a month. I'm probably just deleting power. Just removing it from my website and moving on. Unless it was sentimental to me where I felt like I could really update this content and make it way better. But that is important for step 1 is to clean up your old content. Spencer Haws: Now look at all the website clients over ten years old, maybe move to a website that's a few years old. Along the way, you might have broken links as well. This is just a screenshot from a linguist Bert, which is my tool. You can use any tool to find, broken links to your website. You find those links that are giving four or four pages, and you can remove those or fix those very quickly. Spencer Haws: Either with Lakeless work or just manually do that, you wanna do that to show that, hey. Who will have an active website? I'm not sending people, to broken pages. So it's really important that you take this first step to go ahead and clean up your blog, clean up that all the content, that is on your website. Okay. Spencer Haws: Step 2 is that restructure your sites that you can optimize it for maximal success. Okay. So I over the years, I created, like, 2 dozen different categories on my website. And when I looked at that, I realized there was a lot of categories that weren't relevant anymore. And so, I went through Andy I actually deleted a lot of categories and changed the categories the individual blog posts were in. Spencer Haws: So I paired it down to about 10 or so categories that are now on my website. This just, again, it makes it a lot easier for Google to crawl on your website and kind of see what really is important And so, to have a more minimalist structure, is is a good idea. So if you have lots of pots or categories, on your website, look at how them might be able to reduce that number. And then again, I use the link whisper to look at the internal link structure of my website. This tells me which pages are orphaned pages. Spencer Haws: Don't have any internal links pointing to them. Which these, you know, have only 1 or 2 internal links Andy maybe be more, because, again, that is what Google is looking at that sort of the backbone of your own website is the internal links, the structure, of hyperlinks pointing to individual blog posts. Andy, again, there's lots of tools that you can use, but you need to be looking at the internal links and figuring out, okay, if I don't have any internal links pointing to this article, But Will is gonna have a hard time of finding this. I should probably build an internal land. To that page, the the Google will crawl it more often Andy might even rank it higher within search agents. Spencer Haws: This is one of the few types of links that you have a 100% control over is these internal links And, with Link Whisper here, you can get a full report of how many inbound internal links each of your articles has, and you can then go ahead and build those links. You can, add those individual links. Linkrow score will go out. It'll crawl your entire butt side. It will find the related links for you and actually build those up for you as well. Spencer Haws: There's other tools that do this, or you can do it manually, but the important part here is just to make sure you have this good internally structure of your website, and that's gonna really help you print out your site, overall. Now the other thing that I did because I had 100 Andy 100 of posts is I figured out where my content gaps were. So if you've written a couple of articles on one particular subject, you know, here I have sort of a drop shipping pillar Right? I've written a few articles about drop shipping, but to really become a topical authority, I realized, hey, I need to be writing other articles, more general topics, maybe. What is drop shipping? Spencer Haws: How to start a drop shipping business? AliExpress drop shipping? If I could show Google that I'm an expert in, a dozen different up these these keywords to have the total topical cluster together, that's gonna help each individual article rank better. And so, for me, it was a pretty manual process to basically just go through and and kind of use some keyword tools and think through Alright. What keywords am I missing? Spencer Haws: How can I show that, I am on top of an authority in this subject and to build out more content, for that particular topic? Okay. Step 3 is that, you want to create a professional looking website. Now as simple as this sounds it really is extremely important. 1, you wanna make it look professional, but 2, you wanna make it extremely fast. Spencer Haws: You want it to load quickly for visitors so they don't leave your websites, upgrade to ports code. And I will simply say that you should make it extremely mobile friendly, more and more traffic are using mobile devices. So if you do get a website redesign or if the only place that you're looking at your website is on your laptop, you should probably pull up your mobile phone and see how it actually looks and interacts because most likely, most people are using, their phones to actually navigate your website. So if you do meet our redesigned agent, extremely, mobile friendly. Okay. Spencer Haws: Step 4, and this is a big one. Standardized your publishing processes. So, this is just a screenshot from my SOP I don't expect you to be able to read everything on here. But if you go to introduceus.com/contents0p, You can get this for free. There is no email required. Spencer Haws: This is just you go to an immediate download if you go to this link. I don't need your email address or anything like that. But this will get you my spreadsheet. This will get you this will show my Trello board. This will get you it's it's a full pdf of my entire process. Spencer Haws: Basically that I'm used. But I have a lot of details, because I hired a lot of writers and editors, and you need to write out specific instructions for those writers for tone of voice, what type of content to include? Who's the target audience? A lot of these things that you need to initially tell your writers, your editors, what they need to be doing because otherwise they're gonna just kind of write whatever they feel like. And it might not be optimized for Google properly. Spencer Haws: So you need to have very specific, processes in place. So the way that I do it is I basically I have a spreadsheet. I hired, you know, over a dozen riders, this I'll, share here in a second because they did lose a lot of content. They have a spreadsheet that they go over to. I put all the keywords that I want them targeting, and then they go and they self assign they write their name down down next to the keyword that they want to write about. Spencer Haws: They start writing that article based on my standard operating procedures, and then they follow this trello board process where they basically write a helpline out when it gets approved, by an editor or myself, they move their trial card over, or they start writing that article, Andy then it moves over to the editor, then it moves over to a graphic designer to do any featured images. And then, and then the sort of final spot check by myself Andy, then it gets published Andy, tire, you know, process in place to make sure everyone is following the the same process. And then the final step, when we get published on every single article, we make sure that it has an internal link, at least one internally pointing to it. So multiple internal links would be great, but at least one. And then also every article that they write will make sure, hey, within that article, if you're leaking out to 1 or 2 other within our website. Spencer Haws: So that there's a process in place so that I'd be here down the road. We don't come back and look at our content and go, oh, we have a 100 blog posts Andy there's no internal links pointing to any of them. Now what are we gonna do? Well, if you set up the process from day 1, you don't have that big problem and that big job that you need to handle. Later down the road. Spencer Haws: Okay. Step 5 is to publish tons of content, So when I decided I wanted to go big, I thought, you know what? Let's not hold back. Let's really go big. Right? Spencer Haws: And so I actually did make a YouTube video on this, this really is my thumbnail, for that YouTube video if you wanna watch it, but you know, I tried publishing a 1000 blog posts in 12 months, and here's what happened. Right? And that sort of gave you the whole process that I set up. For that, but it was my goal in 2022 to publish a 1000 blog posts. I thought, you know what? Spencer Haws: Let's just go big. Andy if I'm getting traffic from Google already, what happens if I just scale this thing? Why not? Let's see what happens. And so just to give you an idea of how many articles a year I've been publishing, this goes back a few years. Spencer Haws: Right? I was publishing anywhere between 50 Andy 200 ish articles a year in 2021. It looks like it went really big and had, you know, 225, articles that year, so you can kinda understand Andy, how much content I had to publish you on the site? Well, in 2022, I didn't quite hit my 1000 blog post in a year, but you can see I significantly scaled, like, 4 x, what I had done, the previous year. I think I ended up at late I don't remember what it was. Spencer Haws: It was 878 articles or something like that. I fallen just short of my goal. But I'm happy to report that in 2023, I did more than a 1000 articles. We actually published 1325 articles in 2023. And so I was able to scale it even bigger. Spencer Haws: And so huge jump in the number of armored pulls that I published. And as I shared previously, the the results in traffic fall almost in lock status. I 4 or 5 x pipe article output, I 4 of Webex, my traffic, my blog. Right? And so I was able to do that. Spencer Haws: Again, had to hire, Oh, over the coming years, definitely a couple dozen writers, couple editors, an outside manager, an entire team that has followed this entire process. I didn't write more than maybe 5 of those blog posts myself. Right? These were all written by other people that I'm managing all this. This is not me writing, the articles just to be clear that in previous years up to 2021, I did write every single article on my block for over 10 years. Spencer Haws: Okay. So, maybe one of the big questions that you might have is well, what type of content should I publish on my blog? Now I'm gonna give you just two strategies here that, that can produce significant results. The way the the license that you need to get into is that Google is basically already telling you what type of content you should be publishing. Right? Spencer Haws: So this is a screenshot of, Google search console right? This is just an example. So you can go to your Google search console. You can see which pages are getting traffic, on your site, and then you can dial that in and see which keywords are actually bringing traffic to that page. And so I've just highlighted one of these keywords, Andy it's not become an Amazon product tester. Spencer Haws: I believe it's what it's called. Andy so the the page that the school search console is for is actually, the title of the article is not how it can come in Amazon product tester. I just happen to be ranking for that keyword. That's just one of the keywords each article in Google, if you didn't know, we'll opt to rank for a 1000 or more different keywords variations. Right? Spencer Haws: And so this is a variation that it was ranking for, and it wasn't perfectly aligned with the topic of the actual art. And so Google is sort of telling me, hey, you kind of have some authority for this out of becoming an Amazon product. Sister. And we're sending traffic to this other article, but if you wrote an article called how to become an Amazon product tester, I bet you'd rank number 1. And so that's what I did is wrote an article titled how to become an Amazon public tester. Spencer Haws: I ranked number 1, and I now get traffic for that. How did I find that keyword? Well, the Google told me, right? So use your Google search console. You have thousands of keywords in there that you're already ranking for, that I bet a lot of them are not specific to the article that you've already written. Spencer Haws: I hope that makes sense, because it is a very powerful strategy that I use a lot, the other, way that you could look at this is sort of finding keyword veins. Right? And again, it's essentially Google telling you paid you should write more content about this subject. So this is just a screenshot of, Google Analytics, and I just highlighted some keywords all related to basically chatgbt Andy AI, content production. I have tested out a few of these types of content, like Hey. Spencer Haws: I've been writing articles with chatty PT, etcetera. And I started breaking and getting traffic for that. And so my could have stopped there said, I wrote 2 or 3 articles about, you know, producing content with Chat GBT, but, no, I scaled them and said, hey, there's, like, dozens dozens of variations and related keywords, right, all related to Chat GT or using AI. That became a full new sort of vein of keywords. Goo again, Google was telling me, hey, you kinda rank for this subject you should write dozens more keywords about this subject. Spencer Haws: So, as simple as that sounds, most people don't do that. They write 1 or 2 keywords and then they move on. If you are getting a little bit of traction in Google, double down on that. If it's working, doubled down on it. Almost guaranteed to get non traffic from Google because they're signaling to you, Hey, we like what you're doing there to more of it. Spencer Haws: Okay? So that's just 2 keyword strategies, that I used a lot of. Okay. Step number 6 here is, to update content regularly. When you have thousands of articles on your website, This becomes even more and more important. Spencer Haws: Content decay is a thing. Information within your blog posts get outdated. They need to be updated to make sure they're current Andy Google loves freshness. So, Google loves to see things that have been recently published, Andy one way to do that is even if you wrote the article 2 or 3 years ago, is to make a few updates at a new paragraph, make sure everything's current, Andy when you republish that or hit update, Google sees that, it gets a little bit of boost in within rankings. Right? Spencer Haws: And so this is just Again, my spreadsheet, just to say that I'm very specific about the process that we use, we talk where it's ranking in Google before we do any updates, what keywords it's ranking for. We go through. We make updates. We use tools like market views or surfer SEO. These are tools that are specifically designed to help you update your content. Spencer Haws: They tell you keyword opportunities that maybe you're missing, within your your article, sub keywords, secondary keywords that you can add to your content. So we go through, we do that, and then we hit we hit update Andy publish that content in your document. That entire process here. And so, those are a couple of tools that you can check out if you want, artwork use, server SEO. There are others. Spencer Haws: And then Of course, after we publish every single article we drill through, we do an internal link sort of audit. We look at that. Say, hey, does this be new internally since we published it a couple of years ago? Should we actually remove some internal links that are relevant? I use linguist for, of course, to do that. Spencer Haws: It makes it really fast, really easy to add. Those new internal links to old content that you published previously. Okay. Step 7 is to optimize your site to make more money. That's the bottom line. Spencer Haws: Wanna make more money from the website. And so I went through, I added a lot called the action boxes whether it's in the sidebar or little slide ins, if it's mobile, we want to show that, hey. If you're reading an article about the script, here's a a link or an offer, or here's a way that you can go find rapidly easy. Now if you have your own e commerce store, of course, figure out ways to have those those buy buttons make it really easy for people to go and start that checkout process so they can buy the product. This is a big deal. Spencer Haws: It's really increased the revenue of my business, by adding a lot of these specific buttons. Call the actions, making a lot easier for people to buy. Now the business model for namespursuits.com it isn't all just affiliate links. Right? I want people to get on my, email newsletter. Spencer Haws: And so at it, different landing pages, different ways that people could sign up for the email newsletter because I've gone from, you know, a 100 to 200000 pages a month to much, much more, And so for something a lot more people are now joining my email list because I'm making a lot easier Andy wants to put it on my email list, they can either buy my products or I refer them to to other places. I could show that audience once they're among, the email list. And so, one way that I make money, you know, from my website is they get on my email list. I hope they get all when they buy link whisper. My software tool, that I have, and, that site my business has done very well, but it all sort of started with all of this additional organic search from Google and getting a lot more eye draws to every single month, it makes it a lot more easy for me to sell Haimler products. Spencer Haws: Okay. And then here's just a screenshot because Way traffic had increased so much in the beginning of 2020 3. I had never had display ads on my website ever, but I was kinda like, well, I'm just kinda getting a lot of chat. Maybe I should just put some ads on my website. And this screenshot for mediavine, shows that I can't even quite read the numbers myself, but it's making, you know, 25 to 30000 a month. Spencer Haws: Now just in display ad revenue. And so all of this traffic, is essentially all paid for Andy then some just with display ad revenue. Right? And so that's paying for my entire content budget. My entire team to run all of this thing. Spencer Haws: And then everything else I make on top of that with my email list, with Link Whisper, Joe, any other products that I sell, That's all pure grainy. It's all pure profit, essentially. Right? So just understanding the power of what additional traffic can do, whether it's coming from Google or other places, it could be really, really big about forwarding business. And then, oh, yes. Spencer Haws: I do have a Shopify app, for Link Whisper. If anybody is interested in that, that's, you know, that's just another router to stream on top of everything else that I should do. But that is pretty much it. Thank you all so much for letting me go through my process, for scouting my content. I have a time for questions.

Spencer Haws started Niche Pursuits in 2011 as a blog to share his strategies for building niche websites. He's built it into a thriving online business with multiple revenue streams that bring in over 6 figures every month. You'll get his advice on how to start an online business with big growth potential in this interview. A big key to Spencer's success has been his ability to create software, plugins, and other tech ventures that solve his audience's problems. He'll explain his strategies for identifying and satisfying his customers' needs, and how other entrepreneurs can turn that knowledge into a lucrative business venture. Spencer used a variety of strategies to monetize his blog and turn Niche Pursuits into a profitable business. From affiliate marketing to creating and selling products, there are a variety of ways to make money with an online venture. In this episode, you'll hear the ones that worked for him, the challenges he had to overcome to build Niche Pursuits, and his advice for aspiring online entrepreneurs who want to follow in his footsteps. ResourcesNichePursuits.com - Learn more about the business at their websiteNiche Pursuits podcast - Hear more advice from Spencer in his podcastUpFlip Newsletter - Get business advice and insights delivered straight to your inboxUpFlip HUB - More actionable advice to start a business in any nicheHow I Make $19M/Year with Affiliate Marketing - UpFlip podcast episode 88 with David Tao of BarBendConnect with UpFlip: On Facebook On Instagram @UpFlipOfficial on Twitter For more insights to start, build, or grow a business, check out the resources on UpFlip.com or head to the UpFlip YouTube channel to see more interviews with business owners and experts. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast, where your hosts Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, from 201 Collective, bring you all the latest news and insight in SEO, digital marketing, website building, and entrepreneurship. This week the hosts focus entirely on one major event in the space: Google's Helpful Content Update. As this major update has had wide-ranging effects on the niche site community, Spencer and Jared break it down for us and share some words of encouragement. The update, which came out a week ago, has really shaken up the community. All across X, website owners are sharing graphics and reports that reflect the very negative impact of the update.  Spencer and Jared highlight the change in Google's wording, where the focus has shifted from content “written by people” to “written for people” and articles that needed to be “written by an expert” now need to be “written or reviewed by an expert.” They share the stats behind some of their own websites, which experienced both gains and losses and talk about the chances that Google may include a rollback before the update is fully complete. They also talk about the sites that benefited from the update, such as Quora, Reddit, and other forums; they share their thoughts on EEAT and UGC; and they discuss the impact on Mediavine sites in particular.  In the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion of the podcast, Spencer gives an update on his two new Niche Pursuits challenges, one where people (135 at the moment) will build a website with AI content from scratch, and the other where participants (73 currently) will add AI content to an existing website. The challenges are about to begin and Spencer will be hosting a kickoff call. Join the community and follow along! He also gives an update on his Amazon Influencer side hustle, reporting that Amazon has made changes in the way videos appear, which has in turn affected his earnings. He was about to crack the $2k per month, but these tweaks have kept him from reaching that goal. He has a total of 593 videos at the moment and plans to keep at it, at least through 4Q. Jared talks about his Amazon Influencer side hustle too, sharing that his earnings went off a cliff due to the change in how videos appear. He talks about how he thinks the program will play out in the future and whether it's worth sticking it out. Moving on to their Weird Niche Sites, Spencer goes first and shares Apple Rankings, a funny website that ranks apples according to taste. The site potentially gets about 55k visitors a month and has separate pages for different types of apples, which reflects a strong site structure. The site was created by a comedian, and it shows. Jared's site this week is Gizoogle, which translates content into “gangster-speak.” They test it out on some Niche Pursuits content with very entertaining results. This DA58 website gets very little organic traffic but has over 14 million backlinks. Although it's unclear if or how it's monetized, and even how it works, it's worth checking out for a good laugh. And that brings us to the end of another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. Don't forget to tune in next week for more inspiration and insight into the world of SEO, content creation, digital marketing, and website building. See you then! Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News podcast, where Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, of 201 Creative, discuss the latest news and important recent events in digital marketing, SEO, and website creation. The first news item that Spencer and Jared address this week is the rollout Google core update, which concluded about a week ago. They share some of the key takeaways from Lily Ray's analysis, one of which was the importance of EEAT and the massive post-update boost to UCG platforms like Reddit and Quora and dictionary-type sites.  Is this in response to AI-generated content? Will their rankings change over time? And what about the pre-update volatility that many sites experienced? Tune in to hear what Spencer and Jared have to say. Moving on, they talk about how tech leaders like Elon Musk and Bill Gates recently met privately with the Senate to discuss how to craft guardrails for AI. This is especially interesting for website owners and content creators because regulations on AI could affect how we create content. Other news covered in the episode is Google's announcement that it will no longer be showing how-to results for desktop users. It had previously been removed from mobile search results, along with FAQ results. Spencer and Jared talk about the impact of this move by Google and why they think it was done. The last news item they touch on this week is an exhaustive State of Digital Marketing report. They talk about the decline in the cost of ads, which is good news for advertisers. On the flip side, RPMs are low, which negatively affects website owners running ads. Will there be a comeback in Q3 and Q4, or is this trend here to stay? Jared and Spencer share their thoughts.    In the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion of the episode, Spencer shares how he launched 2 new challenges. In the first one, people will build AI sites from scratch and document the process. In the second challenge, people will scale an existing site with AI.  He created a free community to follow along, and the person in each competition who has the most organic traffic after 6 months (new site challenge) and 3 months (existing site challenge) will walk away with $2,500.  Jared talks about doubling down on his Amazon Influencer side hustle as we move into Q3 and Q4, making 99 videos in the last week. He also shares his takeaway after looking at his August earnings, which had declined, suggesting that consumers weren't making large purchases during the month. With 638 videos currently on the platform, Jared is ready to earn some serious money as the year draws to a close. Then it's time for Spencer to share his Weird Niche Site. The single-page site he found is getting 2.4 million organic visitors per month, ranks for 30k keywords, and is monetized with display ads: Compress JPEG. Although it seems like a very simple tool and website, Spencer and Jared talk about all the work that goes into creating and ranking it. Jaren then shares his site: Your Novel, where you can submit your story, have a novel written about you, and get it shipped to your house. The books are available in a wide range of categories and come in hardback, paperback, or ebook formats. Although it doesn't rank for many keywords or get a lot of traffic, they agree that the website has potential if certain SEO strategies were applied to it, and most of all, it certainly qualifies as weird.  And that concludes another episode of the latest news in the industry. We hope you feel informed and inspired. See you next week! Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, from 201 Creative, are back with the latest news in niche sites, SEO, and affiliate marketing.  The first order of business this week is the news that the Google Core Update has finished rolling out. Jared talks about how, instead of looking at his Google Analytics to see how his sites weathered the storm, he looks at his ad networks. Jared shares information about the impact on a few of his sites and he talks about focusing more on earnings as opposed to fluctuations in traffic. Jared and Spencer also talk about how the update doesn't appear to have had much of an impact on AI content. The next news item on the agenda is the upcoming trial between the US vs. Google. Spencer talks about the potential implications of this monopoly trial, which is expected to last 10 weeks, on niche site owners and bloggers.  The main focus of the trial is whether or not it was illegal and monopolistic to not allow any other search engines to be used by default, although there are many other issues that will also be addressed in this important trial, which is expected to set a precedent. They also mention quickly how Google is also in the news in the EU, where it's accused of being a “gatekeeper” and has been ordered to give more freedom to other companies to compete under the new EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), starting in 2024. The next topic they discuss is how YouTube is making it easier for creators to choose the perfect thumbnail. The platform is coming out with an A/B testing tool and this function could be available next year. This would allow users to upload 3 custom thumbnails and then YouTube would test behind the scenes to see which performs the best.  Jared and Spencer talk about how this will affect YouTubers and why they think this is a good move by the platform. Then it's time to talk about some Shiny Object Shenanigans. Spencer talks about hiring 6 local people to create reviews for his Amazon Influencer Program account, where he has 453 videos at the moment.  After earning around $1500 in August, he's going all-in with this side hustle and expects to see an improvement in September and beyond. He also created a YouTube channel, where he's going to publish all of his Amazon videos and see what happens. Spencer also talks about a survey he recently published where he's looking for people to create an online business and he will document it publicly on Niche Pursuits. The type of project hasn't been decided yet, so don't forget to vote for what you'd like to see! Jared then talks about creating videos for his Weekender Growth YouTube channel, which has about 800 subscribers and 1,000 watch hours at the moment. Although he's a far way away from monetization, he's going to dedicate more time to this project going forward. Then it's time for everybody's Weird Niche Site. Spencer shares his, which is HTTP Status Dogs, which combines HTTP status codes with photos of dogs illustrating those codes. The site used to get 20 to 30k in traffic but now only receives about 1000 visitors per month. It's not monetized in any way, but it's a good laugh. Jared's site this week is Cornify, a unicorns and rainbows on-demand website. Aside from lots of functions like adding unicorns and rainbows to photos, coloring pictures online, and making your own younicorn, the site also has a store linked to Amazon products. Despite this, it only ranks for around 400 keywords and less than 1000 monthly organic visitors, although it does have a DR of 57. Jared and Spencer also talk about what the site is doing right and how it could improve. And that brings us to the end of another episode of Niche Pursuits News. Tune in next week so Spencer and Jared and keep you up-to-date with everything that's happening in SEO, website building, and content creation. What Niche Pursuit do you want to see started next? Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

Welcome back to another episode of Niche Pursuits News, with Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman of 201 Creative. This week, like every week, the hosts serve up the latest SEO news as well as inspiration for listeners. They started by addressing the changes Google announced to the how-to and FAQ rich snippets. Specifically, Google will be limiting how-to rich snippets to desktop results and reducing FAQ rich snippets, and the roll-out should be completed by next week.  They talk about what this means for niche site owners and content creators, whether FAQs generally drive significant traffic, if this is Google's attempt to use SGE to provide that information, and whether or not creators should still include them in their content.   Then Spencer shares a post on LinkedIn from the COO of Word Agents, David Peterson, where he talks about how AI put them out of business, causing them to lose 70% of their revenue. He talks about how Make Lemonade suffered a similar fate, as discussed in a previous episode.  They talk about this unprecedented shift in the way content is created and how it's having a major impact on content agencies. Whether website owners are using AI to create their own content or taking a wait-and-see approach until the dust settles, major changes are happening and who knows what the landscape will look like in 8 or 9 months. The last news item they tackle is that Google is in talks with the Australian government as it wants to be able to scrape publishers' content and use it for AI training unless publishers specifically opt out. Spencer and Jared share their opinions on how they think they may affect content creators. In the Shiny Object Syndrome portion of the podcast, Spencer begins by giving an update on his faceless YouTube channel. His channel was doing very well initially, earning about $1800 in display ads in the first month, in particular thanks to a video that went viral.  When Google found that video to contain copyrighted material, it had to be demonetized. Although Spencer appealed the decision, he could not reverse it.  He talks about how he recently started adding more content to the channel, and earnings over the last month were $1.66. Spencer's not throwing in the towel, though. He's going to keep working on the channel though and is even starting a second faceless channel on YouTube. During Jared's turn, he talks about his faceless YouTube channel that he started and completely forgot about. He shares the strategy he used when he first created the channel. It currently has 23 videos and hasn't been touched in almost a year, yet it's got 400+ subscribers and 219k video views. He's very close to fulfilling the monetization requirements and he shares his strategy to move forward with this channel.  Jared and Spencer then talk about their weird niche sites, and Jared goes first with Fail Army. This entertaining website shares people's “fails,” like falling down and running into things. This DR47 website only ranks for 500 keywords and is more like a landing page. The action is over on their YouTube account, which has +16 million subscribers, and Jared talks about the potential they have to grow their website and drive traffic. When it's Spencer's turn, he shares his very weird niche site: Cyberspace and Time. He struggles to explain what this retro-looking website is all about, mainly because the creator also has trouble explaining what it is. What's really interesting are the stats: 500k visitors per month just a few months ago and 78k clicks from desktop users. All in all, the website is very weird! And that brings us to the end of another episode of Niche Pursuits News, with a lot of food for thought and no shortage of ideas for listeners! Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

It's Friday, so it's time for another episode of Niche Pursuits News, with your hosts Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman. This week, as always, they bring us the latest in SEO and digital marketing news. They kick things off with a big news item: Google has announced that it's testing live links in the Search Generative Experience. The good news is that it looks like an expanded featured snippet that may drive more traffic to our individual websites. Spencer shares an example of what it looks like currently and he and Jared talk about how Google may be testing different formats to see what users prefer. They also talk about Google's announcement of “new” things you can do with generative AI in search, the fact that AI-powered overviews are faster, and Google's focus on article publish dates. Spencer also shares a look at his SGE and he and Jared talk about whether or not the results they get are relevant and what the future might look like for SGE.  The next portion of the podcast is Shiny Object Shenanigans. Spencer begins by talking about his Amazon Influencer side hustle, which earned around $1800 over the last month. He talks about how he obtained approval into the program for a Facebook page he's been building (and spoke about on a recent episode) and handed over the entire project to his oldest son. Jared then shares an update on his Amazon Influencer program, which is up to 329 videos and brought in $2870 in July. He only started in May, so growth is quite impressive, and he has plans to continue to add more videos and take advantage of this massive opportunity. The next topic is the Weird Niche Site they've both discovered. Jared goes first and talks about Marcas de Whiskey (Whiskey Brands, in Spanish), a whiskey review site that was started last year. It's a DR 9 and ranks for over 50k keywords.  Although it started out in Spanish, it switched over to English and has seen its traffic triple over time, publishing over 1200 articles in a year. Jared talks about how well the author satisfies search intent and how this may be the main driver of traffic. Spencer nails it this week by finding a site that's both weird and very successful: Wheel of Names. This site, a DR 71, gets between 11 and 5 million visitors each month, according to Ahrefs and Similarweb, and traffic is growing. It's ranking for all kinds of “wheel” related queries and is monetized with Google Adsense ads.  All in all, another great episode from Jared and Spencer with lots of interesting news, ideas, and advice. Tune in next week for more! Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

#701 Entrepreneurs without programming knowledge tend to dismiss software-based businesses as too complex. Courses and other digital products are often seen as more accessible. But here's the thing—creating digital tools to serve your audience is easier than you think! Spencer Haws, today's returning guest, hasn't been on the show since episode 066. That was over ten years ago! He still runs an incredible blog at NichePursuits.com and has built and sold several thriving software businesses with no coding experience! In this episode, Spencer brings us up to date on his journey. We hear about his niche sites and get an inside look at his latest venture, Link Whisper—a WordPress plugin that makes internal linking faster and more effective. This fascinating chat covers everything from interviewing potential customers for successful product creation to selling a business for massive profit! Tune in and enjoy! Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session701.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's been another busy week in SEO news, and Spencer Haws and Jared Bauman, of 201 Creative, explain it all here! Don't miss the latest edition of the best news podcast for SEOs, people in the digital marketing and niche site development space, and everyone in between. First, they talk about how Google was recently hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming that it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools and seeking compensation. Jared points out that we'll have to wait to see how this all plays out and how we address issues like copyright infringement and content rights and ownership.  They predict that, even if the suit moves forward, it won't stop AI or make much of a difference in the long run. That being said, lots of people are suing AI tools and there could be quite the legal battle ahead. Jared and Spencer then move on to talk about how Google has sent out emails notifying website owners of Core Web Vitals and INP issues on their sites, giving them until March 2024 to fix the issues. Then Spencer talks about how he was invited to use Google's new Search Generative Experience. By the end of the year, around 30% of all users will participate in a gradual rollout, and the remainder will be provided with access over time. Then Spencer and Jared do a few search queries live and talk about what it looks like, how it seems to work, and what they think of it. Spencer goes on to share a few podcast reviews before shifting to the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion of the podcast.  He starts by discussing a niche website he created with his kids, who eventually lost interest. However, he's been working on it for the last 6 months and has been able to build up a Facebook page to +30k followers. His strategy is to post short articles on the website, share them on his Facebook page, and drive traffic back to the website, which is monetized with ads. Although he hasn't seen much success so far, he did have an article go viral, registering 48k users in about a week. Spencer's still wondering what to do with this project and he offers listeners the chance to reach out and partner with him to take it to the next level. Jared talks about his side hustles, focusing on his experience with the Amazon Influencer Program. He talks about the impact of Prime Day on his earnings and clicks, and how he's increased his earnings to more than $2k in the last 30 days. He also gives some ideas of unique places to go to get content for your videos. Jared also talks about the YouTube channel he's developing with his wife and the progress they're making, particularly with regard to copyright issues. He briefly mentions a WordPress plugin he's considering developing. Stay tuned to hear more about it! In the Weird Niche portion of the podcast, Spencer talks about a single-page website with approximately 3.3 million visitors a month, Sleep Calculator. The simple site helps you figure out when to go to bed and explains the various sleep cycles and it's monetized with display ads. He and Jared talk about sleep as a niche and the potential it has as a niche. Jared shares his weird niche site, Dash Lights, which focuses on dashboard warning lights and what they mean. The design is quite generic, it has a DR of just 8, and it's monetized with ads, but it's ranking for 27k keywords, 2000 of which are number 1 rankings, and probably gets over 100k visitors per month. Jared's theory about the success of this website is the great way it has established topical authority, and he thinks it could be earning up to $5k per month. And that concludes another informative edition of the Niche Pursuits News podcast. We'll see you next week! Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code "Podcast" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper

Spencer Haws is an SEO master. He also knows scale. Because plenty of people have built singular niche websites and monetized them, but this is a guy you can safely follow and learn from at NichePursuits because he's built over 200 highly focused websites that do extremely well in Google. In this episode, you'll get to know Spencer—why he escaped the world of finance (and a pretty secure job by all external accounts) to build these niche websites. You'll find out how he got going with niche websites and how he discovered the formula (and he shares it with us!) for starting a blog that can actually make you money. This episode originally aired on September 26, 2019. PS: Get featured in an upcoming FTF SHORT! Just visit http://freelancetofounder.com/ask and submit a question.  Support our sponsors so we can keep airing new episodes: LinkedIn Jobs - Find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Moneygram - Fast, Simple, Reliable: Send Money Direct to a Bank Account. Stellar -an open network for storing and moving money. Ampla - Providing capital, banking, bill pay, cards, and insights to omnichannel businesses. Sendinblue - Use promo code FOUNDER for 50% off your first three months on a premium account at https://www.sendinblue.com/founder/ Dripify - Premium learning platform for entrepreneurs. SolidGigs - Get more freelance jobs Get your own on-air coaching call We'd love to feature your business and offer some free on-air advice for growing your business. To see if you're a good fit, click here. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: If you enjoy the show, can you do us a favor and leave us an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts? We'll love you forever. Click here to leave a review. More Recommended Listening: This show is a part of the Podglomerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter. We suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows about entrepreneurship, business, and creativity such as Rocketship.fm and Creative Elements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug interviews Spencer Haws, his mentor from afar since 2013. Spencer shares insights about a year-long project he worked on for Niche Pursuits. Website Linkwhisper $20 off coupon code: DOUGSHOW Valid Feb 27 - Mar 3 I'm an affiliate for the above, so if you sign up, I get a commission. Thanks! Twitter YouTube Content Creation SOP's More with Doug: Mile High Fi Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

On EP15 of This Week in Digital Marketing we had Spencer Haws on, and we talked about diversification, his revenue splits, previous 7-figure exits, and the future of niche sites. Sponsor of the Week: https://ahrefs.com, best in the market, get on it, don't settle for #2. Find Spencer Haws on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nichepursuits Get the newsletter she tells you not to worry about: https://indexsy.com/newsletter/

Today's guest on the Niche Pursuit Podcast is Spencer Haws — yes, the guy owns this very Podcast and the Niche Pursuits website. Spencer's aim with this podcast episode is to update the listeners on his plans for the website and to explain why he's no longer the face of the Podcast and Youtube channel. He also wants to answer the questions that the Niche Pursuits audience would be interested in hearing about.

In this episode of the Niche Website Builders Podcast, Mark Mars talks to AJ Saunders, an affiliate marketer and site builder. AJ shares his journey of building one of the biggest and most successful home automation affiliate blogs in the United Kingdom. Currently, the niche blog gets about 2,000 hits a day and makes almost $7,000 a month. Links: J.S. Digital Group - https://www.ajsdigitalgroup.co.uk/ J. Saunders on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleysaunders88/ Niche Pursuits Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1061053340593610 Neil Patel's Digital Marketing Blog - https://neilpatel.com/blog/ Pat Flynn's The Smart Passive Income Blog - https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Spencer Haws' Niche Pursuits - https://www.nichepursuits.com/business-tools/ Jon Dykstra - https://fatstacksblog.com/ Niche Website Builders Blog - https://www.nichewebsite.builders/niche-empire-project/ Niche Website Builders: Aged Domains - https://www.nichewebsite.builders/domains Niche Website Builders: Resources - https://www.nichewebsite.builders/resources Niche Website Builders - https://www.nichewebsite.builders/ Niche Website Builders Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/niche-website-builders/id1548013326 Niche Website Builders on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDX_rVwDP_IQVx1tjn_h8dQ Niche Website Builders on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nichewebsitebuilders/ Niche Website Builders' Email - team@nichewebsite.builders

#109: Do you know what is working now in the world of blogging, keyword research, and SEO? In this episode, I'm joined by serial entrepreneur and founder of Niche Pursuits, Spencer Haws. Spencer is also the founder of Long Tail Pro, a well-known keyword research tool that he built and eventually sold for 7 figures! He spent several years learning about SEO, how to build websites, and how the online world operates. Soon after, he built almost 200 websites all on his own! His studies led him to creating his blog, Niche Pursuits. Spencer's blog aims to help you in your online business journey and hopes to help you jump-start your next big idea by providing resources to help you take the next steps in your online business. In this episode, you'll learn: How Spencer built and sold (for 7 figures!) a successful SaaS product without having any experience or connections in the software industry The mistakes he made when he launched his next software product What he learned from both of those experiences to launch more products successfully What's working now in the world of blogging and SEO ...and so much more! You can find all of the links and resources that are mentioned in today's episode at MonicaLouie.com/109.

What's riskier – starting a business, or relying on a corporate job as your only source of income? Try a side hustle to make extra money, pay off debt, learn new skills, use free time more productively, and escape the rat race to build a future of financial freedom. In this episode of the Niche Website Builders Podcast, Mark Mars talks to Nick Loper, who inspires people with ideas about how to earn money with the Side Hustle Nation podcast and blog. Nick is an entrepreneur who believes in the hustle to change lives.   Links:   Side Hustle Nation – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ Side Hustle Nation Blog – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/blog/ Side Hustle Nation Podcast – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-show/ Nick Loper's Books on Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Nick-Loper/e/B009N31662%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Nick Loper on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickloper Virtual Assistant Assistant – https://www.virtualassistantassistant.com/ Killing My Baby: Why I Shut Down My Longest-Running Business – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/shoesniper-postmortem/ How a New Blogger Went From Zero to $20k in 12 Months – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/new-blogger-from-zero-to-20k/ Affiliate Marketing Case Study: Zero to $20k/month in a Year – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/affiliate-marketing-case-study/ 142: $5k per Month Blogging Case Study: How to Drive Massive Traffic with Pinterest, with Rosemarie Groner – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/pinterest-traffic/ 160: Turning a Service Business into a Passive Income Stream – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/service-business-to-passive-income/ How to Start a Hot Tub Rental Business: Zero to $1000s per Month – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/how-to-start-a-hot-tub-rental-business/ How to Start a Pet Waste Removal Business: $50 an Hour Part-Time – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/pet-waste-removal/ 333: The Raw Truth About Blogging – How a “Dog Mom” Built her Online Business on the Side – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/the-raw-truth-about-blogging/ 344: Virtual Consulting: How to Start a Location-Independent Consulting Business – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/virtual-consulting/ How to Start a Trucking Company: $1000 a Week Passive Cash Flow? – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/how-to-start-a-trucking-company/ 332: How to Start a Junk Hauling Business: From $0 to $300 Million and Beyond – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/junk-hauling-business/ Merch by Amazon and Print on Demand w/ a 6-Figure Designer – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/merch-by-amazon-and-print-on-demand-in-2020/ 295: A Local Service Business that Scales – From Zero to $60k a Month in Revenue – https://www.sidehustlenation.com/local-service-business/ Spencer Haws of Niche Pursuits – https://www.nichepursuits.com/about-me/ Pat Flynn of the Smart Passive Income Blog –  https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ Keyword Chef – https://keywordchef.com/ Fiverr – https://www.fiverr.com/ Zappos – https://www.zappos.com/ AdWords – https://ads.google.com/home/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek – https://fourhourworkweek.com/ Empire Flippers – https://empireflippers.com/ Flippa – https://flippa.com/ Monday – https://monday.com/ Salesforce – https://www.salesforce.com/ Dan Carlin's Hardcore History – https://www.dancarlin.com/ Niche Website Builders – https://www.nichewebsite.builders/ Niche Website Builders Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/niche-website-builders/id1548013326 Niche Website Builders on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDX_rVwDP_IQVx1tjn_h8dQ Niche Website Builders on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/nichewebsitebuilders/ Niche Website Builders' Email – team@nichewebsite.builders

Doug talks to his mentor Spencer Haws about everything! Including some big news! Link Whisper Save $20 with this coupon code: dougsdiscount Code Expires on May 20th Affiliate Link so I get a commission. thanks! Niche Pursuits Niche Site Project 4 April Update Catch up with Spencer on Niche Pursuits Twitter Niche Pursuits FB Group Niche Website Builders set up an exclusive offer for the Niche Site Project community.  Get 10% more content for content orders Get 10% more content on Done For You websites Save 10% of link building packages Go here and enter your name and email to get the discount codes. FAQ Content This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks to his mentor Spencer Haws about everything! Including some big news! Link Whisper Save $20 with this coupon code: dougsdiscount Code Expires on May 20th Affiliate Link so I get a commission. thanks! Niche Pursuits Niche Site Project 4 April Update Catch up with Spencer on Niche Pursuits Twitter Niche Pursuits FB Group Niche Website Builders set up an exclusive offer for the Niche Site Project community.  Get 10% more content for content orders Get 10% more content on Done For You websites Save 10% of link building packages Go here and enter your name and email to get the discount codes. FAQ Content This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks to his mentor Spencer Haws about everything! Including some big news! Link Whisper Save $20 with this coupon code: dougsdiscount Code Expires on May 20th Affiliate Link so I get a commission. thanks! Niche Pursuits Niche Site Project 4 April Update Catch up with Spencer on Niche Pursuits Twitter Niche Pursuits FB Group Niche Website Builders set up an exclusive offer for the Niche Site Project community.  Get 10% more content for content orders Get 10% more content on Done For You websites Save 10% of link building packages Go here and enter your name and email to get the discount codes. FAQ Content This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

In this episode of the Niche Website Builders Podcast, Mark Mars talks to Spencer Haws about 10 years of building online businesses, the importance of internal linking, and the future of content sites. Spencer is the founder of the Niche Pursuits business, blog, and podcasts; creator of the WordPress plugin, Link Whisper, that speeds up the process of internal linking; and co-founder of Motion Invest that shares where people can buy and sell sites. Links: Niche Pursuits – https://www.nichepursuits.com/ Link Whisper (Niche Website Builders as Coupon Code for $20 off) – https://linkwhisper.com/ Motion Invest – https://www.motioninvest.com/ OwnTheYard – https://www.owntheyard.com/ Long Tail Pro – https://www.longtailpro.com/ Table Labs – https://www.tablelabs.com/ Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income) – https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ John Lee Dumas (Entrepreneurs on Fire) – https://www.eofire.com/ Amazon FBA – https://www.nichepursuits.com/sell-amazon-fba-business/ Ahrefs – https://ahrefs.com/ Google Search Console – https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome Ezoic – https://www.ezoic.com/ Empire Flippers – https://empireflippers.com/ Niche Website Builders – https://www.nichewebsite.builders/ Niche Website Builders Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/niche-website-builders/id1548013326 Niche Website Builders on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDX_rVwDP_IQVx1tjn_h8dQ Niche Website Builders on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/nichewebsitebuilders/ Niche Website Builders’ Email – http://team@nichewebsite.builders

What Will You Learn? What to look for when choosing a niche? Affiliate vs Ad revenue? Algorithm updates and how they affected everyone Resources Ezoic EmpireFlippers Adthrive Mediavine Izea ProBlogger Upwork SurferSeo MarketMuse nichewebsite.builders adamenfroy.com odys.global Spencer Haws motioninvest.com NichePursuits FB owntheyard.com nichepursuits.com linkwhisper.com

What Will You Learn? What to look for when choosing a niche? Affiliate vs Ad revenue? Algorithm updates and how they affected everyone Resources Ezoic EmpireFlippers Adthrive Mediavine Izea ProBlogger Upwork SurferSeo MarketMuse nichewebsite.builders adamenfroy.com odys.global Spencer Haws motioninvest.com NichePursuits FB owntheyard.com nichepursuits.com linkwhisper.com

In the past, I've been pretty tough on blogging as a side hustle, because I know how long it can take to make money. Every once in a while, however, a guest joins the show and reminds me that with some hard work, and perhaps a little luck, just about anyone can turn a website into a real business. Spencer Haws can be found blogging and podcasting at NichePursuits.com where he shares what he learns about building niche sites, SEO, and much more. Spencer quit his corporate job in 2011 because his niche sites were making more money than his day job. He joins me this week to explain what exactly a niche site is, and how they make money. You can find the show notes for this episode at https://maplemoney.com/136 This episode of The MapleMoney Show is brought to you by Willful. Did you know that 57% of Canadian adults don't have a will? Willful has made it more affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will and Power of Attorney documents online from the comfort of home. In less than 20 minutes and for a fraction of the price of visiting a lawyer, you can gain peace of mind knowing you've put a plan in place to protect your children, pets, and loved ones in the event of an emergency. Get started for free at https://maplemoney.com/willful and use promo code MAPLEMONEY to save 15%.

Success and Failures After Building Multiple Brands Online with Spencer Haws

Today I’m thrilled to have Spencer Haws back on the show. Spencer runs the popular blog NichePursuits.com where he teaches others how to start niche online businesses. He’s also the creator of Long Tail Pro. He’s sold on Amazon FBA, created plugins, software, affiliate sites, you name it! In this episode, we talk about Spencer’s latest venture and how you can quickly improve your search rankings. What You’ll Learn Why Spencer exited his physical products business How Spencer makes money today What’s new with search engine optimization Why internal backlinking is important Other Resources And Books Link Whisper Sponsors Postscript.io […] The post 316: Spencer Haws On How To Automate Internal Link Building For SEO appeared first on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

Resource Links: Buying Online Businesses Website (https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com)  Resources for Buying Online Businesses (https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/freeresources/) Investors Club Membership (https://investors.club) Niche Pursuits (https://www.nichepursuits.com) Motion Invest (https://www.motioninvest.com) Tools/Plugins Created: Long Tail Pro (https://longtailpro.com)   Table Labs (https://tablelabs.com)  ANZ Image (https://www.amzimage.com)  Link Whisper (https://linkwhisper.com)   Buying an online business for the first time is a pretty big deal, especially if you have multiple options and varying price points. With this in mind, it’s always good to learn from experienced site buyers and take tips from the process they had gone through before starting the journey yourself.  Today’s guest is Spencer Haws, creator of Long Tail Pro and Co-Founder of Motion Invest. We talk about how he got started, his due diligence process, what he looks for when choosing a site to purchase, and valuable advice he can give to others who are just starting out. If you’re a first-time buyer of an online business, don’t miss this episode. We’ll be covering: What led Spencer to start buying sites [03:12] His due diligence process and things to consider when buying a site [06:39] His learnings & experiences with buying multiple sites [13:35] What are low-hanging fruits to look for when purchasing a site? [17:20] Helpful tools he’s developed and why he created them (and made it available for others) [21:21] How many interlinks should an article have, and is there a standard number? [26:13] What is Motion Invest, who is it for, and how does it work? [28:05] What process to expect when buying a site through Motion Invest [34:33] Advice for people who are just starting to buy online businesses [36:37]   About Our Guest: Spencer Haws is the man behind Niche Pursuits and Co-Founder of Motion Invest. He has been a full-time online entrepreneur since 2011 and owns dozens of niche websites primarily monetized by display ads and Amazon Associates. He is also the creator of Long Tail Pro (a better keyword research tool) and Link Whisper (a tool for building smart internal links). If you liked this episode, please don’t forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast. You may also leave us a review on anywhere you listen to and give us feedback! We really appreciate it!   Connect with Jaryd Krause of Buying Online Businesses: Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JarydKrause1 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3g6G2USlnq7EgnUsajTBw  

Spencer Haws (Niche Pursuits) is an OG PLAYA in the blogging world.Whether it's SEO, Pinterest, Affiliate Marketing, or buying & selling niche sites, he's had major success with it all.We chat about...EXACTLY how much should you use keywords in your content (for SEO?)Why internal linking is awesome & super easy low-hanging fruitWhy you SHOULD seriously look into buying a blogShow notes, resources, and transcripts here: https://doyouevenblog.com/keywords-internal-linking-simplifying-seo-spencer-haws-niche-pursuits/----- This podcast is sponsored by Freshbooks! -----They've hooked my audience up with an extended 30-day free trial, found here: http://freshbooks.com/doyouevenblogJust enter "Do You Even Blog" in the "how did you hear about us?" section.It's thanks to Freshbooks that this podcast is possible--so go show them some love! It's also a fantastic product for online businesses and/or freelancers.http://freshbooks.com/doyouevenblog

Whether you are selling something on your own website or on Amazon (or both), it is critical to get people to see your offer.  If people can’t see your offer, they won’t get the chance to buy it (and you won’t make a sale). That is why it is important to test different ways to bring traffic to your offer. In this episode, I am excited to bring on Spencer Haws.  He has been a full-time online entrepreneur since 2011, and once owned an ecommerce business selling on Amazon, which he has since sold. He currently owns dozens of niche websites primarily monetized by display ads and Amazon Associates. What I find fascinating about Spencer is that he understands search engine optimization (SEO) and how to get traffic from Google. Because he monetizes his sites with Amazon associates links, he understands what motivates influencers, and in the interview he brings up a strategy to get influencers to link to your Amazon listing that I have never heard before. You won’t want to miss this episode... People & Resources Mentioned Motion Invest Link Whisper Long Tail Pro Niche Pursuits   Connect With Spencer Haws Niche Pursuits Facebook Group Spencer on Twitter   Connect With Kevin Sanderson https://www.instagram.com/maximizingecommerce/ https://www.youtube.com/maximizingecommerce https://www.facebook.com/maximizingecommerce https://twitter.com/maxecom   Check Out Our Exclusive Training Get on the priority list for exclusive training on how you can build your own international selling empire on Amazon.  Simply sign up at either: https://maximizingecommerce.com/expand   Subscribe to Maximizing Ecommerce on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM  

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Spencer Haws is an SEO master. He also knows scale. Because plenty of people have built singular niche websites and monetized them, but this is a guy you can safely follow and learn from at NichePursuits because he's built over 200 highly focused websites that do extremely well in Google. In this episode you'll get to know Spencer—why he escaped the world of finance (and a pretty secure job by all external accounts) in order to build these niche websites. You'll find out how he got going with niche websites, and how he discovered the formula (and he shares it with us!) for starting a blog that can actually make you money. If you enjoy this episode, please leave us an honest rating on iTunes. Thank you to our Sponsors for supporting this episode: FreshBooks - Let FreshBooks follow-up with clients so you can focus your time on what matters most. Listeners of FTF can try Freshbooks completely free for 30 days—without even using a credit card. Simply visit Freshbooks.com/ftf. This podcast is a production of Millo. Latest from the Millo blog: Hello Bonsai Review: Still Good for Freelancers in 2019? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the Niche Pursuits Podcast. I’m your host, Spencer Haws from nichepursuits.com.   Today, I've got a great interview for you. I've got Adam Steele from loganix.net. Adam is somebody that's been around the affiliate marketing and link building world for a long time. He actually started back in an affiliate network called Neverblue. He started working there and that's how he got introduced to a lot of people doing online business. That led him down the road of link building services that he could offer.  I’ll let Adam tell his entire story. It's really interesting and he's built a really solid business. In their best year, they’ve done $3 million in revenue. He's got 14 full-time employees and a large remote team behind him. We’ll talk about how he's able to achieve that success.  Overall, it was great to have Adam on the podcast and interview him. If you want to check out Loganix, his link building company, you can use my affiliate link which I would be very happy if you did. That's at nichepursuits.com/loganix.

Welcome back to the Niche Pursuits Podcast. I’m your host, Spencer Haws from nichepursuits.com. Today, I’ve got a returning guest. Matt Giovanisci from moneylab.co is back, and we talk about quite a few things. If you remember the last interview we did, which actually, as I look back, was an entire year ago, which is really hard to believe.  We dove into a lot of his SEO tips and how just writing great content, trying to have a little bit better content, and specifically not doing a lot of link building has led to a lot of success for Matt with his swimuniversity.com site. Today, we talk about a little bit more about Swim University and specifically, his dive into using YouTube and how his YouTube videos are doing quite well. But then we spend the bulk of the interview talking about his new software product called Lasso. Lasso is a product that manages your affiliate links and specifically, it does work well with Amazon affiliate links, although it works for any affiliate links. It helps you to better monetize your site and also has really cool product boxes that you can insert into your post that will help you sell more Amazon affiliate products—a product box for the product you’re selling on Amazon—really cool looking, with a nice button, and can help you monetize those posts. It’s a cool product. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can use my affiliate link at nichepursuits.com/lasso.  

Spencer is the founder of NichePursuits, where he chronicles his journey building niche online businesses. Over the years, he’s tried out all kinds of different online business ideas like: creating niche websites, buying and selling websites, running a software company, selling physical products through Amazon FBA, and more. He also loves the outdoors, and sports, and has been married since 2002 with four kids. Covered In This Episode Spencer’s background. Building over 100 niche websites. Spencer’s life as a website guinea pig. Spencer’s advice to risk-averse people who want to buy their first web asset. Overview of online business models and which is best for newbies. Bolt-on acquisitions. Spencer talks about recent acquisitions he has made. What Spencer looks for during due diligence prior to the acquisition of a website. How easy would it be for a competing website to usurp your rankings? This is not a passive business. Be proactive. Why Spencer loves online business. Spencer’s worst entrepreneurial moment. Parting advice for people who haven’t acquired a website. Parting advice for people who have acquired a website. Resources Mentioned NichePursuits Thank You Thanks for listening to the Kingmakers podcast! If this episode has helped you in any way and you feel like we have earned it, please leave us a five-star rating and review on iTunes.  Reviews are extremely helpful and we read every one of them! Join The Kingmakers Community Subscribe to the Kingmakers podcast. Apply to our Business Buyers Workshop. Subscribe to our email list for regular business buying resources and advice. Subscribe to our Youtube channel.

Spencer Haws is a serial entrepreneur and blogger at NichePursuits.com. He owns dozens of niche websites as well as he is the creator of the keyword research software called Long Tail Pro. Today he shares tips on how you can make money with software.   Also mentioned: www.fbamaster.com/

A $425k exit on a 2.5 year old business!? Recently a friend of mine posted about how he sold his 2.5-year-old Amazon FBA business for over $400k, which I thought was incredible. The twist was it turned out the buyer was a familiar face as well. Spencer Haws of NichePursuits.com was the seller, and Ace Chapman of AceChapman.com was the buyer. They are both previous guests of the show. Spencer was on episodes 18 and 70 of The Side Hustle Show talking about niche sites and software, and Ace was a guest on episode 182, talking about investing in digital real estate. Note: Click here to download Ace and Spencer’s top tips for building and selling an FBA business from this episode. Why did Spencer decide to get into the Amazon FBA business? “I had an idea for a product I used every day, couldn’t find exactly what I wanted on Amazon. So, I decided to find a manufacturer that can make a variation of what I like,” Spencer said. Why was this business an attractive deal for Ace and his investors? “The thing that I liked about the deal was the different sources of income,” Ace said. I decided to invite them both on the Side Hustle Show to give you both sides of the deal. You’ll hear how Spencer built up the business so quickly, why he decided to sell up, and how Ace found himself on the other end of the deal. Tune in to hear how Spencer built an FBA business from $0-400k in less than 3 years with no prior experience in this private label space, and how Ace helps his clients raise the funds to buy online businesses.

Today I’m thrilled to have Spencer Haws back on the show. If you don’t remember him from Episode 54, Spencer runs the popular blog NichePursuits.com where he teaches others how to start niche online businesses. He was one of the speakers at the Sellers Summit talking about SEO. He’s also the creator of Long Tail Pro which is one of the best keyword research tools on the market today. But recently, he decided to sell that business and being the nosy guy that I am, I wanted all the details. Enjoy the show! What You’ll Learn Why Spencer decided to […] The post 136: How To Sell An Online Business And Why Spencer Haws Sold Long Tail Pro appeared first on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

On today's episode we've brought back Spencer Haws, our guest from episode 13 which aired back in December 2015. When Spencer was first on the show he shared how he was getting traffic to his ecommerce brand website and how his sales were doing on Amazon. Today roughly 10 months later we get an update from Spencer on his sales data but he also shares how he's now getting over 1,400 unique visitors a day to his ecommerce brand website. Spencer shared several tips on how to get traffic to your own brand website and also shared a unique method that he's making extra money from his brand website from. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Spencer Haws created Niche Pursuits originally as a way to discuss the various business ideas he was trying out.  However, he's since honed in on a few areas of business; namely: creating niche websites (in lots of different niches), buying and selling websites, running a software company (Long Tail Pro), and recently selling physical products through Amazon FBA. Spencer shares what I'm learning along the way in regards to SEO, creating valuable businesses online, and of course the tips and tricks he may discover for business in general. While working full-time, Spencer discovered the online space and it wasn't long before he found his way around WordPress and from there transitioned to working full-time in his online business. Spencer's Favorite Books: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It   Get Your Free Audio Book Links From Today's Show:nichepursuits.com https://longtailpro.com

Spencer Haws created Niche Pursuits originally as a way to discuss the various business ideas he was trying out.  However, he's since honed in on a few areas of business; namely: creating niche websites (in lots of different niches), buying and selling websites, running a software company (Long Tail Pro), and recently selling physical products through Amazon FBA. Spencer shares what I'm learning along the way in regards to SEO, creating valuable businesses online, and of course the tips and tricks he may discover for business in general. While working full-time, Spencer discovered the online space and it wasn't long before he found his way around WordPress and from there transitioned to working full-time in his online business. Spencer's Favorite Books: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It   Get Your Free Audio Book Links From Today's Show:nichepursuits.com https://longtailpro.com

Spencer Haws created Niche Pursuits originally as a way to discuss the various business ideas he was trying out.  However, he’s since honed in on a few areas of business; namely: creating niche websites (in lots of different niches), buying and selling websites, running a software company (Long Tail Pro), and recently selling physical products through Amazon FBA. Spencer shares what I’m learning along the way in regards to SEO, creating valuable businesses online, and of course the tips and tricks he may discover for business in general. While working full-time, Spencer discovered the online space and it wasn’t long before he found his way around WordPress and from there transitioned to working full-time in his online business. Spencer’s Favorite Books: The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It   Get Your Free Audio Book Links From Today’s Show:nichepursuits.com https://longtailpro.com

Today’s guest is Spencer Haws, he’s a long time web entrepreneur who has built his experience and knowledge creating niche based websites. You can see more of what he’s done in that realm at his site www.NichePursuits.com. But today Spencer is with us to help us understand how you can build your own website that sells your own products - independent of Amazon. Interested? Be sure you listen to this great episode. Why you need to move your success to your own platform. Spencer strongly believes that you need to take your success to a different platform once you’ve gotten your feet wet on Amazon. Why? Because you want to build something that you have entire control over, no matter what. On Amazon you have to follow the constantly changing rules and make sure you’re not making any mistakes. On your own site you are the king of the castle and you make up the rules. And maybe just as important, you’ll be cutting out the Amazon middleman that bites into your profit margin. Hear how Spencer and Scott suggest you take that step, on this episode. When is the right time to build your own website store? Let’s say you’ve had a private label product on Amazon for a while and you’re selling a decent amount of products every day. Should you take the step of creating your own website and trying to sell your products independent of Amazon? Spencer Haws says that once your products are selling well on Amazon you’ve got a great test case that shows that your products could sell independent of Amazon as well. Find out exactly how Spencer says you can know if you should take the step to build your own sales platform, on this episode. Using long tail keywords you can get lots of traffic. You may not even know what a long tail keyword is, but Spencer Haws believes that you’ve got to become skilled at identifying and using them if you’re going to have success building a sales site for your products that operates independently of Amazon. Spencer has proven on his own sites that going for the lesser known long tail keywords can be very successful in the long run. You can find out how Spencer does it, step by step, and the software tool he uses to do his research on this episode of The Amazing Seller. How you can get specific training to build your own niche website. If all of this website building talk sounds a bit scary to you, relax. Spencer Haws has created two ways you can learn everything you need to know to build a website the right way and start selling your products independent of Amazon. First is an internship where over the course of 4 weeks you’ll learn how to do everything you need to make your site stellar. Second, if you can do an internship there’s an 8 week course that covers the same content. Before you know it you’ll be rocking your own sales platform that cuts out the Amazon middleman! OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER [0:03] Scott’s introduction to this episode with Spencer Haws! [1:51] Details about stuff you’ll want to know for this episode. [3:49] Why Spencer believes you need to move your success onto your own platform. [5:45] When is the right time to build your own website property? [7:59] The main goal for building your own website. [9:35] Why keyword research is important and how to go for long tail keywords effectively. [16:20] What should you look for when it comes to long tail keywords. [20:37] Using top list posts to get backlinks and build your network. [23:11] How to use Google’s Keyword Planner to find keywords. [24:55] How Spencer would use the data inside Amazon. [29:00] What you can do if you’re not a good writer. [30:34] How to format the content you produce. [34:10] Getting your content published: posting and scheduling. [35:40] How to build backlinks effectively. [40:41] Spencer’s new internship program to train people to scale websites. [44:56] Spencer’s course to teach you how to build out your own website. [47:12] Do these strategies still work today? RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE www.TheAmazingSeller.com/authority www.NichePursuits.com www.TheAmazingSeller.com/107 Long Tail Pro Google Keyword Planner Ubbersuggest www.TextBroker.com www.Upwork.com WikiCommons Flickr Pinterest www.TheAmazingSeller.com/workshop  

Since the beginning Scott’s blog, website, and podcast have been all about making money through Amazon Private Label sales. Scott will always be teaching people how to get started selling products on Amazon because it’s a great platform where buyers are already hanging out. You can test product ideas and start generating revenue right away. But if you put all your eggs in one basket - even the Amazon basket - you are at the mercy of the platform where you’ve put all those eggs. On this episode Scott begins talking about how you can begin to build your own platform, that you control, to sell your own products and have total control over the revenue you make. The best way to build a sustainable business. If you want to build a business that will benefit you financially over the long term you’re going to need to have entire control over the costs you have to pay to serve your customers - AND you’ll need to be able to interact with your customers freely. If you’ve been selling private label products on Amazon for any length of time you know that those are two things you DON’T have when using the Amazon platform. When you’ve got control over those things you’re able to make decisions and do promotions in a way that are able to move your business forward at a much more consistent and rapid pace. You can hear Scott’s outline of why this stuff matters, on this episode of The Amazing Seller. Blogging to provide valuable content to your ideal customers is a great way to build a sales funnel. There are many people who have built a significant business on the back of a blog. But if you want to go this route to build your own platform for product sales you need to know that it’s a very crowded space - which only means you’ll have to do an excellent job at it. As you blog, adding valuable content that helps your ideal audience or customer you’ll be building the trust your audience needs to feel comfortable purchasing your product. And in the meantime, you’re building systems into your blog that captures the email addresses of those who come to your blog. It’s an amazing thing that really works. You’ll want to hear Scott’s approach to this idea on this episode. You can use a giveaway to build an email list and stimulate sales. If you want to start building your own mailing list of people who are interested in your products you can do it right away by doing a giveaway. A previous guest on Scott’s show - Mike Jackness - did this with amazing results and got thousands of email subscribers. You can use those emails later to provide a discount to those who did not win the contest, provide them valuable content to help them with their particular area of interest relating to your products, and to promote future products in your market to increase future sales. Scott walks through the details of how to set up an effective giveaway on this episode. If you want to start building a business, Amazon is a great place to do it. If you’ve never sold a product or service online before, there’s no better and easier place to get your feet wet than by selling on Amazon. It sounds intimidating at first and there are lots of things to learn and tweak as you go along, but you can do it. Scott’s focus up to this point has been to help you build and maximize a sales channel on Amazon so that you can build the life and business that you truly want. If you’d like to get in on one of Scott’s live workshops that teaches you the 5 steps to building an Amazon sales machine, you can find out how to get in on the next workshop by listening to this episode. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER [0:03] Scott’s introduction to thIs episode of the podcast! [3:40] How you can get into a free workshop about Amazon sales! [5:32] The best way to build a sustainable business (VistaPrint example). [8:11] What if you could pay $1 and make $5? [11:35] What if you could follow up with customers immediately and remarket to them? [14:59] Why having a person’s email address is powerful, now and in the future. [19:39] The first kind of sales funnel: Creating blog content. [29:00] The second kind of sales funnel: Create a giveaway. [34:50] The third kind of sales funnel: The sales plus shipping offer. [42:42] How you can get into one of Scott’s free workshops. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE www.TheAmazingSeller.com/228 www.TheAmazingSeller.com/workshop www.VistaPrint.com www.TheAmazingSeller.com/219 - with Mike Jackness www.NichePursuits.com - Spencer Haws www.TheAmazingSeller.com/Resources - find the Leadpages link (affiliate)! www.Random.org www.GoDaddy.com

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Spencer Haws joins us today to talk about how he built a six figure Amazon business from scratch in 2015. By now you've heard from multiple sellers that have been successful selling on Amazon, but every guest we bring on the goal is for them to share something unique about how they built their business and today's episode is no different. In Spencer's case, he's picking products most people ignore (sea shipped oversize items) and driving extra sales from a website he's already built and ranked in Google. Most Amazon sellers that I speak with are primarily relying on only Amazon traffic to drive sales, but Spencer is already seeing several hundred unique visitors a day to his website which we also talk about on this episode. I'm sure you're going to enjoy what he has to share. Get involved and ask a question about selling on Amazon and Chris may answer your question live on a future episode of Sellercast. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Spencer Haws is well known in the online entrepreneurial world. His site www.NichePursuits.com chronicles his experiments creating multiple niche based sites to generate varied streams of income to replace his J-O-B. He did it and has expanded to learn about SEO, website development, keyword research, and eventually to create his own software to do keyword research, www.LongTailPro.com. But when he heard about the possibilities of Amazon Private Label sales, Spencer just had to try it for himself. In this episode of The Amazing Seller you’re going to hear Spencer’s entire journey as an Amazon seller.   Why would a successful software developer give Amazon Private Label sales a try?   Spencer Haws is not your average software developer. In fact, he’s much more. Spencer’s interest in Amazon Sales comes from the fact that he’s naturally curious about the many ways that it’s possible to make money online. He’s always looking for recurring income, with as little administrative busywork and cost as possible. When he first heard about Amazon Private Label selling, it sounded too good to be true. He expected that there would be a huge time commitment, and there was at the beginning. But he soon realized that the potential of Amazon product sales far outweighs the drawbacks. Spencer shares his story and what he’s learned so far on this episode.   Generating product ideas from the needs you have in our own life.   Discovering a real felt need in the marketplace can be a difficult thing to do. But Spencer Haws doesn’t believe it really has to be all that difficult. His successful software, www.LongTailPro.com was developed for his own use simply because he had a need that none of the available software solutions could meet. It went on from there to become one of the most effective and widely-used SaaS products in the online business and blogging world. Spencer took that same belief into his Amazon Private Label sales efforts, believing that if he was experiencing a clear need that the marketplace was not providing a solution for, he couldn’t be the only one. Hear how Spencer went about the product selection process in this great conversation. Spencer Haws knows something about keyword research and he’s applying it to his Amazon product listings.   Keyword research is often spoken of only in the blogging, SEO, and online marketing communities. But Spencer’s expertise and experience as the head of a keyword research software company has shown him that every search algorithm, from Google to Amazon, uses keywords in one way or another. That belief has led him to do extensive keyword research relating to each of his Amazon Private Label products and the results have been amazing. The research has enabled him to rank for keywords his actual customers are using, but most of his competitors are not. The creative way he’s been able to apply that skill is making all the difference. Find out more about Spencer’s approach and beliefs regarding keyword research and your Amazon product listings, on this episode.   Don’t expect a lot of personal profit in your first six months as a Private Label seller.   But isn’t that why we’re doing this? To make money? Yes, it is, but you’ve got to understand that you’re building a business, not just a one-time source of income. That requires money to be invested back into the business so it can expand and solidify, building a base from which all your future income will flow. Most successful Amazon Sellers who make a living through their Amazon products spend the first 6 months (at least) putting their profits back into the business, and today’s guest -  Spencer Haws - is one of them. Learn how Spencer used the success of his first product to finance additional products in his niche by listening to this great episode.   OUTLINE OF THIS INTERVIEW EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER   [0:05] Welcome to this episode, a discussion with Spencer Haws, creator of www.NichePursuits.com [1:16] Sign up for Scott’s live workshop! It’s FREE - www.TheAmazingSeller.com/workshop [2:23] Introduction of Spencer Haws. How did he get into Amazon Private Label sales? [4:18] Spencer’s back story of his online businesses and how he made the transition to Amazon sales. [9:37] Makin sure you learn from failures (that’s what turns them into success). [11:16] Why Spencer began looking into the Private Label options. [13:38] Where did Spencer get his product idea? From a need he had. [15:04] How quick was the process of validating the product idea? [16:01] Finding his product from a China source. [17:03] Ordering the products to test the market. [19:25] How Spencer paid for his first Amazon products. [21:01] Spencer’s admission that he was flying by the seat of his pants… and what came of it. [23:43] The first steps Spencer took when he got his product listing up on Amazon. [25:30] Spencer’s product was a higher price point… how it worked out for him. [26:17] Expanding into related products in the same niche - in a more aggressive way. [28:20] Spencer’s launch process for his new products. [29:00] One of the products didn’t sell very well right away, so he moved to Amazon PPC. [31:00] The importance of “seasoned” products and seller accounts. [32:09] Why Spencer stopped asking family and friends to do product reviews. [34:46] What is Spencer doing to maintain his Amazon Private Label business. [38:33] The one thing Spencer has done to help his listings: Keyword research and great product titles, especially terms competitors were not using. [39:45] The stats that show Spencer’s products could outpace his software business soon. [42:26] Why the first 6 months of Amazon Private Label sales is not a “personal profit” making venture. [44:46] Spencer’s parting advice, and how to get in touch with him.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Spencer’s website: www.NichePursuits.com   www.Longtailpro.com - Spencer’s keyword research tool.   www.AMZTracker.com - the review service Spencer uses.   Scott’s free workshop  - http://www.TheAmazingSeller.com/workshop   www.TheAmazingSeller.com/FB - the TAS Facebook Community

This is another one of Scott’s great Q&A episodes where he answers listener questions about specific issues when offering products on Amazon FBA or as a Private Label product. The reason Scott does these Q&A episodes is simple: There are lots of questions that come up AS you are doing the work of establishing your business. You need the ability to ask somebody who has been down the road to answer those specific questions, and Scott wants to be that person. In answering your questions it’s not only going to benefit you, it will help other listeners as well. So listen in and apply the answers you hear to your own business, and get started building your own Amazon FBA business.   Can I use existing traffic going to a website where I feature Amazon Affiliate products to feature my own products?   Scott was so excited to hear this question because it shows how smart the listeners to the Amazing Seller podcast are, and that this listener in particular was thinking outside the box to take advantage of an already existing traffic flow. This guy has established himself as an Amazon Affiliate, which pays 7% to him from each sale of an Amazon product he refers through his website. He’s got a substantial amount of traffic already and thought it would be a great idea to somehow feature his own product on that site to get even more profit for himself. Scott thought it was a great idea! You should listen in to hear how Scott advises him to go about it.   Patented products can be a tricky issue. How should you handle the possibility of selling a similar product?   This listener has found a wonderful opportunity in a certain product, but recognized that the product most like it in the Amazon marketplace is patented. Should that raise red flags? Should she take special steps to make sure her product does not infringe on the patent of the existing product that’s for sale? You might be surprised to hear Scott’s answer, so be sure you listen in to hear his answer to this perplexing question.   UPC codes to differentiate your product from others that aren’t selling so well   A listener has found a product that he believes will sell pretty well, but the other product that’s already listed on Amazon has very few reviews, a poorly formatted listing, and isn’t selling very well as a result. He’s wondering if he could get his own UPC for the product, create his own listing, begin soliciting reviews, and soon beat the existing product. Scott’s main concern on this one is not about the UPC code, but about the sales. Can you figure out why that’s his concern? Listen in to find out what this listener should be thinking about first.   Multiple products build a business, not just an income.   This listener knows that and asked Scott what to do when he wants to use a small amount of capital to launch many products within the same niche at the same time. He wants to get the sales flowing while the opportunity is hot and establish his brand with a number of items. Scott gives some solid advice on that approach to help the listener navigate the process of launching multiple products so he doesn’t make mistakes and waste his time and money. Listen in to find out how Scott advises him, on this episode of The Amazing Seller.   OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER   Welcome to this Q&A episode! One situation where Scott had the opportunity to meet with a TAS listener to discuss Amazon sales and the T-shirt design for the upcoming TAS T-shirt! If you have a question for one of these Q&A episodes, submit yours! Today’s questions: How can I use my Amazon Affiliate traffic to offer my own product? How do I deal with products that seem like great options but have a patent on them? How can I create my own UPC code so I can differentiate my product from others? What is the best way to launch multiple products at the same time? Is it too risky? LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Submit your question for a future Q&A podcast - http://www.TheAmazingSeller.com/ask   The Niche Pursuits Podcast with Spencer Haws - http://www.nichepursuits.com/category/podcasts/   The U.S. Government Patent Office website - http://www.USPTO.gov/patent   Jungle Scout - http://www.junglescout.com/   Episode 56 with Greg Mercer - http://theAmazingSeller.com/56   The Amazing Seller Facebook Community - http://www.TheAmazingSeller.com/FB Register for one of Scott’s workshops - http://www.TheAmazingSeller.com/workshop

Spencer is an entrepreneur and blogger at NichePursuits.com. He owns dozens of niche websites as well as the keyword research tool Long Tail Pro. He actively blogs about SEO and small business strategies that are working right now.

Spencer may be one of my new favorite bloggers because he admits that he doesn't have the all the answers and solutions upfront. I love it when someone shares their experiences, but doesn't profess to have the answers. It is refreshing in this marketing world of "5 Reasons you are horrible at life" and "3 Obvious things your life is missing to be full." Spencer, you have really helped me focus by just writing some of your experiences down. Thanks. Listen to the podcast--it is refreshing. --Spencer Haws is a family man who happens to love new ideas and businesses. For the sake his sanity and the success of his businesses, he has focused on a couple of things. But, they are all in the same niche. He blogs @ Nichepursuits.com and has a podcast with the same name. He also owns a Software tool called Long Tail Pro to help people find the most profitable keywords to focus on. Please check him out. He is an all-around awesome guy. --SamT

I’ve been following Spencer’s blog, NichePursuits.com, for quite some time now and I’ve always been a huge fan. Not only does Spencer have a ton of experience with building out niche sites and keyword research but he has also created the best keyword research tool on the market with Long Tail Pro In this interview, you’ll learn about what’s working with SEO and how Spencer created a leading software product with no technical experience at all! What You’ll Learn How and why Spencer diversified his business Why Spencer moved away from using private blog networks What’s working with SEO today […] The post 054: How Spencer Haws Created Long Tail Pro – My Favorite Tool For Keyword Research appeared first on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com.

Spencer Haws is the founder of Longtail Pro, a keyword research software. Long Tail Pro allows you to generate hundreds or thousands of "long tail" keywords in minutes. Spencer launched Long Tail Pro in 2011 and successfully grew it into a 6-figure software business. Links & Resources Mentioned Long Tail Pro Niche Pursuits Spencer Haws - @nichepursuits Omer Khan - @omerkhan Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to the podcast Leave a rating and review Follow Omer on Twitter Need help with your SaaS? Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support. Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue. Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

Spencer Haws is the founder of Longtail Pro, a keyword research software. Long Tail Pro allows you to generate hundreds or thousands of "long tail" keywords in minutes. Spencer launched Long Tail Pro in 2011 and successfully grew it into a 6-figure software business.Links & Resources MentionedLong Tail ProNiche PursuitsSpencer Haws - @nichepursuitsOmer Khan - @omerkhanEnjoyed this episode?Subscribe to the podcastLeave a rating and reviewFollow Omer on TwitterNeed help with your SaaS?Join SaaS Club Plus: our membership and community for new and early-stage SaaS founders. Join and get training & support.Join SaaS Club Launch: a 12-week group coaching program to help you get your SaaS from zero to your first $10K revenue.Apply for SaaS Club Accelerate: If you'd like to work directly with Omer 1:1, then request a free strategy session.

In this podcast episode I interview Spencer Haws about Vylo a project he started with his team member Perrin. Vylo is a voice chat software, marketed specifically to gamers, but is also useful to anyone who needs to create a chat room. We discuss how they got it up and running, their monetization strategies and what marketing techniques they are using the grow the software.

It's been quite a while since our last discussion of a software business here on the show. Even though we touched briefly on Long Tail Pro with Spencer Haws, I really have to go all the way back to Josh Isaak in episode 12 to find an in-depth breakdown of a Software as a service business. So that means today's conversation with Garrett Moon from CoSchedule is long overdue! After all, the low incremental cost and recurring revenue potential of the SaaS model is such a trendy holy grail of business right now.

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Niche Site Tools Podcast!   In this episode, I do a quick recap of my vacation to Alaska and provide a breakdown of a recent back and forth between Spencer Haws and Cliff Ravenscraft, in regards to Podcasts. Vacation Recap We returned from our trip to Alaska on Thursday ... Read more The post Back From Alaska & Podcast Debate (Ep 10) appeared first on Niche Site Tools.

I'm happy to share this very informative interview with all of you today. I interviewed Perrin Carrel who is the owner of an Amazon niche site called A Penny Shaved Perrin also works closely with Spencer Haws over at the Niche Pursuits blog. In this episode Perrin talks a lot about how he was able [...] The post How To Build A Successful Niche Site With Perrin Carrel – Ep. 68 appeared first on Voices Of Marketing.

Spencer Haws of NichePursuits.com has made a career out of long-tail and traffic and continues to innovate. In this interview, we learn how he started, what used to work, and how today’s environment requires a much different strategy and set of tactics than just a year ago.

In episode 66, Joe and I discuss the advantages and disadvantages between Pat Flynn's approach in the Niche Site Duel 2.0, Spencer Haws, and ourselves.

In Episode 18 of The Side Hustle Show, Spencer Haws of NichePursuits.com shares his detailed process for niche site creation and monetization, including idea generation, competitive analysis, content creation, link building, and much more. Spencer is the leading expert in this field, which is one of the most popular side hustles around. If you know a thing or two about WordPress (or are willing to learn) and can follow a few simple rules that Spencer lays out, there's no reason why you can't borrow his process to get started with a niche site or ten of your own. Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show on iTunes! Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show on Stitcher! In this episode, you'll learn: One smart way to generate "seed" keyword ideas. Why worm farms and buffalo nickels hold a special place in Spencer's heart. The tools and metrics used to evaluate a niche. How Spencer overcame a $10,000/month ban from Google Adsense. Why rumors of the death of "exact match domains" are false. The link-building strategies Spencer uses to rank new sites quickly. Links mentioned: Long Tail Pro - Spencer's powerful and proprietary keyword analysis and competitive research tool. Use that (affiliate) link for $30 off. Elance Textbroker Pat Flynn's Niche Site Duel Google Keyword Planner Moz (formerly SEOmoz) Open Site Explorer LayeredLinks.com Ubersuggest Learn more about Spencer at his blog, NichePursuits.com or hit him up on twitter. And of course, you're welcome to leave a comment here as well and I'll make sure he sees it. What do you think? Are niche sites a viable side hustle? Have you ever built one (or several)? Let me know!

Spencer is an entrepreneur and blogger at NichePursuits.com. He owns dozens of niche websites as well as the keyword research tool Long Tail Pro. He actively blogs about SEO and small business strategies that are working right now.

#066: In this session of the SPI Podcast, I continue my niche site research by interviewing Spencer Haws about keyword research and SEO. Podcast show notes available here: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/session66

In this episode I’m joined by Spencer Haws the owner of the popular blog nichepursuits.com, where he details his methods as well as his results. He is also the creator of Long Tail Pro, a keyword research tool that niche website builders can utilize to create the right content that targets the right keywords.

In this podcast episode I speak with Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com about how he built and manages a portfolio of over 200 websites. Spencer makes thousands of dollars from Adsense with his niche websites and I'm sure you'll learn a lot of great advice from him during this podcast.