
Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea! by Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
Spencer Haws from NichePursuits.com discusses business ideas that actually work. Learn how to build niche websites, market your website through search engine optimization, and much more. In addition, you'll get interviews with leading internet entrepreneurs that provide insight on: authority sites, flipping sites, using Google Adsense, outsourcing, automation tools, linkbuilding, building a real business, software development, creating iPhone Apps, lifestyle business, small business tips, and more. Overall, get your dose of motivation to move forward with your niche business ideas or take your small business to the next level!
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In this awesome episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Jim Campbell shares with host Jared his strategies for growing a successful brand in the honeymoon industry.
With a background in entrepreneurship and marketing, Jim saw an opportunity in the market and started honeymoongoals.com in 2019 right before Covid hit!
And despite the impacts of Covid on the travel niche, Jim remained bullish and continued creating valuable content and building authority for the website throughout the pandemic.
He used templates to provide destination and resort recommendations, ensuring that honeymooners had tailored information at their fingertips. To help with content creation, Jim hired writers who were carefully vetted for quality research and information.
The investment finally paid off when travel restrictions eased and people started booking honeymoons again.
Jim monetizes the website primarily through affiliate revenue, partnering with travel agencies and resorts to earn commissions from bookings.
Jim emphasizes the importance of sales and understanding customer preferences to drive conversions and revenue. The travel industry, particularly for honeymoons, relies heavily on bookings and partnerships. Jim has found success with affiliate programs like Expedia and Booking.com, as well as TripAdvisor's program on Commission Junction.
He also sees potential in direct advertising with resorts.
While the Amazon affiliate model doesn't work well for the travel industry, Jim believes that analyzing customer buying patterns and adjusting content accordingly can improve conversion rates. Building a legitimate business with a reputable brand helps establish authority and gain valuable backlinks.
And as a result, he recently acquired the site honeymoons.com, expanding his portfolio in the niche with plans to build a larger website with such a premium domain.
Jim plans to keep the brands separate for now and aims to expand monetization with a booking engine on the site.
He acknowledges the potential threat of AI writing but believes that the human touch and expertise are still crucial in creating high-quality content.
Jim also highlights the importance of secondary strategies like social media, particularly Pinterest, video content, and author expertise for improving the website.
His ultimate goal is to create a more established business and explore opportunities such as a travel agency and YouTube channel.
Jim's story is the quintessential Niche Pursuit and and his strategies are highly valuable for any niche site owner to take notes on!
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505 - How Jim Campbell Survived Covid and Grew His Honeymoon Business to Nearly 7 Figures Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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504 - What's Going on With Google's Helpful Content Update? Plus 2 Weird Niche Sites... Fri, 22 Sep 2023
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503 - How Mar Pages Turned a Facebook Group into a 7-Figure-a-Year Travel Blog & Business Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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502 - Winners and Losers of Google’s Core Update, 2 AI Content Challenges, and a Weird Novel Site Fri, 15 Sep 2023
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501 - How Sarah Bond Grew Her Food Blog to 1M+ Visitors and $30-40k Per Month Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 0h
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500 - US Government Takes Google to Trial, a New Public Project, and Weird Niche Sites Fri, 08 Sep 2023 - 0h
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499 - How Sammie Ellard-King Grew a Finance Brand to 4+ Figures/Month in Under 2 Years Wed, 06 Sep 2023
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498 - Google August Core Update Results, Reddit AI Keyword Research Tool, and 2 Fun Niche ‘Tool’ Sites! Fri, 01 Sep 2023 - 0h
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497 - How Will I.O. Went From Teacher to 6-Figure Site Flipper in Just 3 Years Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 0h
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496 - Google August Core Update Announced! NYT Blocks OpenAI and a Funny Book Review Site Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 0h
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495 - How Jason Wilson Went From Banker to 7-Figure Site Owner & Director of Search at Epic Gardening Wed, 23 Aug 2023
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494 - Google SGE Now Summarizes Content + AHREFS Gets Roasted on Reddit + 2 Weird Niche Sites Fri, 18 Aug 2023
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493 - How Michael Jackness Bought, Grew, & Sold an ECommerce Business for Multiple 7-Figures Via SEO Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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492 - Google Changes FAQ Schema, Word Agents Down 70%, and 2 Really Weird Niche Sites Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 0h
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491 - Doug Cunnington Shares an Exclusive Insider Look Into The Amazon Associates Program Wed, 09 Aug 2023
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490 - Google Adds Live Links in AI Search (SGE)! + Side Hustle Updates and 2 Weird Niche Sites Fri, 04 Aug 2023 - 0h
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489 - How Kristin Hanes Grew Her Blog to $30k Per Month While Living in a Broken-Down Sailboat Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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488 - Google CEO on the Future of SGE, Twitter's Rebrand & Free Tool Niche Sites Fri, 28 Jul 2023 - 0h
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487 - HARO Link Building Masterclass: How Chris Panteli Builds 100 High Quality Links a Month Wed, 26 Jul 2023
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486 - Ezoic Cuts Affiliate Program and Lays Off 28% of Staff + Serp Volatility and Weird Niche Sites Fri, 21 Jul 2023 - 0h
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485 - How Noah Bragg Built a SaaS in Public And Sold It for $300k After Only 2.5 Years Wed, 19 Jul 2023
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484 - Did Google "Steal" AI Content? Thoughts on the SGE, a Viral FB Post & 2 Weird Niche Sites Fri, 14 Jul 2023
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483 - How Thomas Smith Makes $8k Per Month Via Amazon Influencer Program & Repurposing Reviews For YouTube Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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482 - A New Search Bill in Canada, Twitter's SEO Fail, Threads, AI & a Pizza Site for Weirdoughs Sat, 08 Jul 2023 - 0h
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481 - How Matt Donley Makes $4k Per Month in Passive Income Via The Amazon Influencer Program Wed, 05 Jul 2023
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480 - Google's Answer to "Reddit" Queries? Amazon Influencer Updates and a Weird Niche Site About Goats Fri, 30 Jun 2023
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479 - How Garrett Yamasaki Makes $4M Per Year After Adding Amazon FBA To His Niche Site Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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478 - NP News: Google's AI Content Policy, Amazon Influencer Earnings, and 2 Very Weird Niche Sites Fri, 23 Jun 2023 - 0h
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477 - How Alan Silvestri Uses Link Building to 2x the Organic Traffic To Content Websites Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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476 - YouTube Reduces Monetization Requirements, Time Removes Paywall, and 2 Weird Niche Sites Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 0h
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475 - How Shaun Els Builds an SEO Content Strategy That Drives Conversions Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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474 - WordPress Releases an AI Writing Assistant, SGE Concerns, and a Business Competition on YouTube Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 0h
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473 - "Google is at War with Affiliate Marketers": Mordy Oberstein's Key Insights to Win at SEO Wed, 07 Jun 2023
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472 - Is Google's Search Generative Experience (AI) any Better Than Normal Search? + Weird Niche Sites... Fri, 02 Jun 2023
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471 - Tony Hill's Journey to 8 Million Monthly Pageviews After Bouncing Back from a Devastating Google Update Wed, 31 May 2023
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470 - NP News: Bing Integrates ChatGPT, Google Bard Supports Images, & A Tooth Fairy Site Fri, 26 May 2023
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469 - How to Create High-Converting Affiliate Content that Also Ranks in Google with Kevin Meng Wed, 24 May 2023
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468 - NP News: ChatGPT vs Google Bard, Sam Altman Visits Congress, Unnecessary Inventions, and Reality Steve Fri, 19 May 2023
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467 - How Shane Dutka Makes Millions From Lead Generation & Affiliate Marketing Wed, 17 May 2023
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466 - How Amanda O'Brien Earns $25k/Month from 4 Sites Monetized with Mediavine Mon, 15 May 2023 - 0h
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465 - What Google Generative AI in Search Results Means for Bloggers + Faceless YouTube Earnings Fri, 12 May 2023
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464 - How to Improve the Technical SEO of Your Website (After Analyzing 1,000+ Sites) with Thomas Jepsen Wed, 10 May 2023
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463 - How Mark Valderrama Grew His Aquarium Site to $20k & 300k Visitors Per Month Mon, 08 May 2023 - 0h
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462 - NP News: The State of Google Search Annual Report, Amazon Influencer Business Breakdown, and A Mai Tai Niche Site Fri, 05 May 2023 - 0h
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461 - How Jared Bauman Acquired a Site Averaging $2.5k Per Month & 3x'ed Earnings To $9k Within 2 Years Wed, 03 May 2023
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460 - NP News: Results From April's Review Update, ChatGPT Incognito, A Winning Donut Site, & More Fri, 28 Apr 2023
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459 - How Pat Flynn Makes $50k Per Month From His 2-Year-Old Pokemon YouTube Channel Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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458 - Adthrive Rebrands as Raptive: What Does This Mean for Bloggers? + 2 Weird Niche Sites Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 0h
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457 - The SEO Strategies Cyrus Shepard Discovered After Analyzing 23 Million Internal Links Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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456 - The Ezoic Heist: $9 Million Stolen From Ezoic, Ad Network Comparisons, Weird Niche Sites, & More! Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 0h