Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next "Niche" Business Idea!

Mushifiq is the owner of a popular website flipping newsletter and EasyWins.io. To date, he has completed over 175 website flips, whether buying, selling, or brokering website deals. 

How did he manage to flip so many websites? He’s created systematic processes of “easy wins”. These easy wins are tasks, or site improvements often overlooked but take relatively little time to complete and provide a big impact.

Direct download: NP_EasyWins.mp3
Category:website flipping -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

Scott Voelker may be a new grandparent but has the energy of a teenager. This year marks his 19th year being self-employed, and although he is slowing down to focus more on family, his workload at Brand Creators is still more than most will tackle in a lifetime. 

Running the Rock Your Brand Podcast is his primary focus with nearly 900 episodes and 16 million podcast downloads, but that's just the start. 

Last year Scott checked a few things off his to-do list:

  • Wrote the book Take Action Effect.
  • Ran a high-level mastermind (10 people at $25,000 to join).
  • Completed a $200k home renovation for an Airbnb rental.
  • Managed his podcast 175k-350k monthly downloads.
  • Created online courses for Brand Creators.
  • Hosted a live event with over 250 people in attendance. (pre-Covid)
  • Completed a handful of exciting case studies. 
  • Sold a business which all together netted just at 7 figures. 

Listen in to hear what Scott has learned and where he will be focusing his time in the future.

Direct download: NP_Scott_Voelker.mp3
Category:Online Business -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Craig Hewitt is the founder of Castos, a popular podcasting platform.

I met Craig 4 years ago at RhodiumWeekend.com when Craig ran the podcasting editing and service-based business, Podcast Motor, before he built Castos.

Today, Podcast Motor and Castos have merged into a SaaS company for hosting and analytics for your podcast.  They also still offer a complete podcast editing and transcription service.

As we will dive into during the show, Craig also shares how he purchased the Seriously Simple Podcasting WordPress plugin before he ever started Castos with the idea that they could perhaps leverage it into a SaaS play one day. 

On the podcast, we talk about the new podcasting trends, the struggles of growing Castos, and how the Castos team used the Ahrefs course to train new employees on content marketing, and how those efforts are paying off.

Direct download: NichePursuits_Craig_Hewitt.mp3
Category:software / SaaS -- posted at: 5:30pm EDT

In this Niche Pursuits podcast episode, we discover the key themes that made ConvertKit a success.

ConvertKit is an email marketing platform started by Nathan Barry, a former designer and author, in 2012.

The software is now generating $2.1M monthly revenue, has been listed on the INC 5000 numerous times, and founder Nathan Barry recently invested in an actual Ghost Town. 

Direct download: NP_Nathan_Barry_with_Ads.mp3
Category:software / SaaS -- posted at: 8:30am EDT

Today, I'm excited to share an interview I conducted with Jared Bauman, a long time Niche Pursuits reader. Jared and I sat down to discuss a recent site he purchased and how he grew it 5x in just 7 months.  He took the site from earning around $200 a month to now over $1,000 a month!

Jared's website purchase criteria:

1. Ranking Articles

2. Consistent Revenue

3. No Backlink Profile

4. Monthly Traffic over 3,000 Pageviews

5. No Premium Ad Network

How to Grow a Purchased Site

1. Site Audit and Repairs

2. Add Buy Buttons and Tables

3. Keyword Research

4. Hire a Writer

5. Publish New Content 6. Build Links

7. Add Internal Links

Direct download: NP_Jared_Bauman_with_Ads.mp3
Category:buying and selling websites -- posted at: 8:00am EDT

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