Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast!  This week Jared and guest host Thomas Smith talk about the latest news revolving around Google, large and small publishers, and SEO. They also share their (lucrative) side hustles and a few very weird niche sites. They talk about the changes at Google - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-has-a-new-boss-prabhakar-raghavan-steps-down/530361/ They share some thoughts on Raghavan - https://www.wheresyoured.at/requiem-for-raghavan/ They talk about site reputation abuse - https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/a-nightmare-on-affiliate-street/ They reveal that SearchGPT refers more brands - https://searchengineland.com/searchgpt-referrals-vs-perplexity-claude-447604 They share a weird niche site called Select Aquatics - http://selectaquatics.com/ They share a second weird site about election equipment - https://electionsource.com/   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