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

Spencer Haws: NichePursuits.com
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Entrepreneurship
Travel Blogging
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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 b... more

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Craig Hewitt shares how he turned a WordPress plugin with roughly 20,000 installs into Castos, a podcast hosting SaaS generating over $1 million in revenue. He explains why website traffic has dropped by about 50% while free trials have increased, an... more

Veronica Llorca-Smith shares how she built a six-figure business around multiple connected income streams, including Substack, courses, workshops, coaching, books, and public speaking. She breaks down how her 14,000-subscriber community generates abo... more

At just 21, Maddox Schmidlkofer has already grown a gaming website to $1,000 a day and sold it for $120,000, after several earlier projects failed to take off. Now he's building Tallow, a consumer app generating less than $2,000 per month as he works... more

Jason Zigelbaum has grown Zigpoll into a one-person SaaS generating about $142,000 in MRR, or roughly $1.7 million in annualized revenue. In this episode, he shares how 90% of the business comes through the Shopify App Store and why reviews, churn re... more

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Craig Hewitt
Founder of Castos, a podcast hosting SaaS company
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Episode: How Craig Hewitt Grew Castos to $1M+ in Revenue
Veronica Llorca-Smith
Author, public speaker, and creator with more than 15 years of corporate experience.
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Episode: How Veronica Llorca-Smith Built a Six-Figure Business With 6+ Income Streams
Maddox Schmidlkofer
Founder of the DuckMath and Tallow apps
Tallow
Episode: How Maddox Schmidlkofer Built a $1,000-a-Day Site, Sold It for $120,000, and Started Again
Jason Zigelbaum
CEO of Zigpoll
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Episode: How Jason Zigelbaum Is Running a Nearly $2M ARR SaaS as a Solo Founder
Ben Borton
Co-founder and CRO of PodPlay Technologies
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Episode: How Ben Borton Grew PodPlay to 290 Locations and 1.8 Million End Customers
Natasha Tynes
Author, journalist, founder of Suburban Media Group
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Episode: How Natasha Tynes Built a Multi-Channel Lead System Around 3,000 Subscribers
John Muscarello
Amazon full-time Influencer and Podcaster
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Episode: How John Muscarello Built a $25K–$30K/Month Amazon Influencer Business
Aaron Steed
Founder of Meathead Movers
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Episode: How Aaron Steed Turned a High School Side Hustle Into an 8-Figure Moving Company
Tom Szaky
Founder and CEO
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Episode: How Tom Szaky Turned a College Dorm Idea Into a Nearly $100 Million Company

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Jared Bauman
Host of the show, focused on niche business ideas and growth strategies

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 407 ratings
  • Wow, this is exceptional

    I listened to several episodes before posting this review to make sure- but the Niche Pursuits podcast is exceptional.

    Business podcasts, especially those made for bloggers, can get away with rambling hosts, annoying tangents, and poor production quality. But Niche Pursuits clearly puts in the work to prep their guests, bloggers’ biggest pain points/questions, stay on track, and edit well.

    I learned a whole lot about how to improve my blog and business through this podcast.

    *But a thumbs dow... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MA traveling
    United Statesa year ago
  • Who is Morgan?

    Nothing about her in the episode description or web page.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Wilb13
    United States2 years ago
  • Great content and reminders!

    I seldom comment, but I have to say that this was one of the better podcasts as far as the content and just the reminders of how to approach your “business” overall. I hope that your guest is able to come back again soon and share even more tips.

    Also, thanks to you for such great questions!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Michael in the Derby City
    United States2 years ago
  • Don’t miss a single one

    I listen to every episode and find at least one helpful tip or resource each time, even in niches unrelated to mine. And I love the format — great edutainment ! Thank you and keep up the good work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chaotic Rooster
    United States2 years ago
  • BEST Online Business Podcast

    This is the best online business podcast that has experts explaining practical strategies and techniques to navigating how to improve businesses and grow an online income.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SwigMeetsWorld
    United States2 years ago

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Some notes mention mixed guest quality or preference for shorter episodes, but overall high usefulness for niche business builders.
Fans value the variety of guests from SEO, niche sites, and bootstrapped SaaS.
Listeners praise prep and guest selection for actionable insights and well-edited episodes.

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How Veronica Llorca-Smith Built a Six-Figure Business With 6+ Income Streams
Q: How substantial are the books for you from an income standpoint?
Book royalties are a small part of her revenue and have disappointed her, but books support her credibility, speaking work, and visibility, and can be expanded into courses and workshops.
How Veronica Llorca-Smith Built a Six-Figure Business With 6+ Income Streams
Q: Why did you pick Substack?
She chose it after recommendations from other writers and valued its built-in social features, which can help new subscribers discover and join a publication organically.
How Craig Hewitt Grew Castos to $1M+ in Revenue
Q: Talk to those people who haven't done it, but their ears, their attention is peaked by what you're talking about. What did you learn along the way?
Hewitt recommends moving beyond chat interfaces to coding tools such as Codex, Cloud Code or Cursor, learning through small projects and experimentation, and providing AI access to a company's knowledge and tools.
How Craig Hewitt Grew Castos to $1M+ in Revenue
Q: Let me ask you how you're using AI effectively inside of your business. What have you found its best uses? What are some cool ways that you have gotten a lot of success from utilizing AI inside your business?
Hewitt says Castos uses AI throughout development, customer support and marketing. Its support bot handles about half of direct support, and its automated content workflow researches, writes and updates website pages.
How Jason Zigelbaum Is Running a Nearly $2M ARR SaaS as a Solo Founder
Q: How are you using AI today?
AI is used across product, design, and marketing workflows, including generating content and assets, redesigning storefront presence, and building data-driven automation, while the founder maintains control to avoid drift and ensure alignment with the product vision.

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The.show spotlights practical, hands-on lessons from founders and operators who built niche businesses, often bootstrapped, with a strong emphasis on SEO, content monetization, and AI-enabled growth. Episodes frequently center on turning a specific idea or market into a scalable operation—whether through productized services, SaaS, niche websites, or education-backed ventures—sharing real-world bets, early bets on skill, and disciplined systems for customer-first growth. Listeners can expect actionable frameworks, transparent revenue trajectories, and authenticity in conversations about pivoting, exiting, and leveraging AI to improve efficiency and outcomes across various niche markets. A distinctive thread is blending tactical, operation-f... more

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1. Craig Hewitt
2. Veronica Llorca-Smith
3. Maddox Schmidlkofer
4. Jason Zigelbaum
5. Ben Borton
6. Natasha Tynes
7. John Muscarello
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