Google Ruled a Monopoly! How this Impacts Bloggers

Published: Aug. 9, 2024, 2:33 p.m.

Welcome back to another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast, where Spencer and Jared talk about the biggest news in the SEO and creator industry and what it means for you. They also share their inspiring side hustles and some weird niche sites they've discovered.

Today they tackled the biggest news item we\u2019ve seen in a while: Google\u2019s antitrust lawsuit.

Google has been in the news for a while now as the courts have been trying to determine whether or not it\u2019s a monopoly and a decision was finally handed down, stating that the company does have an illegal monopoly on search.

What did the company say on Twitter and how did others respond? And what are the potential outcomes?\xa0

Spencer and Jared talk about how Google got here, what it might be asked to do in the future, and what they really think about Google\u2019s claims.

Moving along, they head into the Shiny Object Shenanigans portion of the podcast, and Spencer goes first. He talks about his experience with the Facebook Bonus Program, of which he has been a member for the last 2 months.

His first month in the program, he earned $3k, and he was on track to surpass that in his second month. What happened at the end of July? How did it all play out?\xa0

When it\u2019s Jared\u2019s turn, he talks about the Amazon Influencer Program.\xa0

Although he had a few complicated days, his monthly earnings were in line with his usual performance. He also announces the release of his new course, which walks you through the process of getting started in the program.

He shares some interesting data, comparing his performance with Spencer\u2019s and another member of the Amazon Influencer Program, who recently joined. He looks at how much they\u2019re all earning and how many clicks each of their videos are receiving per month.

He also talks briefly about his experience with the Creators Connection program.

Then they move on to their Weird Niche Sites.

Spencer goes first with Spot the Difference which, as the name suggests, shows users two photos and they have to find 4 things that are different. It\u2019s monetized with a lot of display ads and gets around 23k organic visitors a month.

When it\u2019s Jared\u2019s turn, he\u2019s excited to share Where Is My Milk From, indubitably a weird niche site that helps you locate the origin of your milk.

And that brings us to the end of another episode of the Niche Pursuits News Podcast. We hope you\u2019re feeling informed and inspired.

Don\u2019t forget to catch Spencer and Jared next Friday when they tackle the latest news and provide updates on their projects.

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