{"podcast":{"title":"Niche Pursuits Podcast: Find Your Next \"Niche\" Business Idea!","slug":"niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097","podcast_index_feed_id":315097,"rss_url":"https://nichepursuits.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.nichepursuits.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/9/6/5/1965b85d8d56f19abafc7308ab683e82/Podcast_1_1.png","author":"Spencer Haws","episode_count":623,"summary":"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 business, software development, creating iPhone Apps, lifestyle business, small business tips, and more. Overall, get your dose of motivation to move forward with your niche business ideas or take your small business to the next level!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T04:17:52.536085+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097"},"episode":{"title":"How Carrie Forrest Lost 80% of Traffic and Rebuilt Her Blog","slug":"how-carrie-forrest-lost-80-of-traffic-and-rebuilt-her-blog","published_at":"2026-05-06T14:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097/how-carrie-forrest-lost-80-of-traffic-and-rebuilt-her-blog","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097","url":"https://nichepursuits.libsyn.com/how-carrie-forrest-lost-80-of-traffic-and-rebuilt-her-blog","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nichepursuits/Carrie_Forrest_Pod_1.1.mp3?dest-id=97200","summary":"Carrie Forrest shares how Google updates and AI Overviews cut her food blog traffic by 80%, dropping monthly page views from nearly 1 million to about 200,000. In this interview, she explains how ad income fell from roughly $20,000 to $30,000 a month to about $4,000 to $5,000, while Amazon earnings dropped from about $35,000 a year to around $150 to $200 a month. She also walks through what she tried that did not work, including workshops, tips, and an AI video. Then she explains what is showing promise now, including email, short-form video, and private affiliates. Learn which strategies fell flat, which ones are still producing results, and how Carrie is reshaping her business after a massive traffic and revenue drop. Sponsor: Quiet Light Get a free, confidential valuation at https://quietlight.com/ ! Links & Resources - Visit the Clean Eating Kitchen: https://www.cleaneatingkitchen.com/ - Subscribe to Clean Eating Kitchen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/cleaneatingkitchen - Follow Carrie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleaneatingcarrie - Learn more about her community: https://www.facebook.com/Cleaneatingcarrie/ - Explore Carrie's healthy recipes here: https://www.pinterest.com/cleaneatingkitchen/ Be sure to get more content like this in the Niche Pursuits Newsletter Right Here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/newsletter Want a Faster and Easier Way to Build Internal Links? Get $15 off Link Whisper with Discount Code \"Podcast\" on the Checkout Screen: https://www.nichepursuits.com/linkwhisper Get SEO Consulting from the Niche Pursuits Podcast Host, Jared Bauman: https://www.nichepursuits.com/201creative","meta_description":"Carrie Forrest shares how Google updates and AI Overviews cut her food blog traffic by 80%, dropping monthly page views from nearly 1 million to about 200…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2765,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097/episodes/how-carrie-forrest-lost-80-of-traffic-and-rebuilt-her-blog/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/niche-pursuits-podcast-find-your-next-niche-business-idea-315097/how-carrie-forrest-lost-80-of-traffic-and-rebuilt-her-blog.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}