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Mar 2025
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Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
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This week, Jared Bauman and Thomas Smith sit down for another insightful episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, diving into some major industry shifts.

They talk about how AI search is changing the way people interact with Google, the slow but potentially impactful March 2025 core update, and the latest AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic.

They also share their side hustle wins and struggles and dissect a few weird niche sites.

If you're looking to stay ahead in SEO, content creation, and AI-driven marketing, this episode had plenty of takeaways.

 

AI Search results - https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/

March Core Update so far - https://www.seroundtable.com/pre-google-march-2025-core-update-39084.html New AI modes announced - https://www.theverge.com/news/620021/openai-gpt-4-5-orion-ai-model-release https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-7-sonnet

Jared's weird niche site - https://walletburst.com/

Thomas's weird niche site - https://quickjewelryrepairs.com/repair/untangle-chain/

 

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