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Oct 2024
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Semrush Buys Search Engine Land! Google ...

Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
About this episode

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. 

This week Jared and guest host Morgan Overhold discuss the latest news as it relates to SEO, small publishers, and Google. They also share their side hustles and talk about a few weird niche sites.

They talk about the repercussions of Semrush buying Search Engine Land 

They discuss a tweet about that acquisition

They share a video about the quality of Google Search

They talk about AI Overviews and HCU-hit sites

They share a weird niche site about rollercoasters

They talk about the cult following at Wait But Why

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