SEMrush Review<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nWe have a very tiny sliver of crossover in similar targeted keywords.<\/p>\n
I have no intention of directly competing with G2 and these other big players.\u00a0 I'm simply just trying to make the point that I have PLENTY of growth opportunity on Niche Pursuits by growing the content, affiliate, and advertising side of the business.<\/p>\n
I don't need to be messing around with courses; there's, plenty of growth opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n
When You Focus on Something…<\/h2>\n
In order to focus on one thing, you often have to give up another.\u00a0 I plan on no longer focusing on courses and training.<\/p>\n
I'm focusing on growing the content, traffic, and earnings on NichePursuits.com and creating related software products for my audience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The results have been phenomenal.<\/p>\n
Check out the traffic growth on NichePursuits.com over the past few months.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nichepursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NP-trafficgrowth.png\")
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(The lowest point to the highest point on the graph is double…double!)<\/p>\n
Traffic has essentially doubled to NichePursuits.com in the past few months.\u00a0 It's crazy because the strategies I'm implementing are things that I always knew I should be doing, I just never had time to do them myself.<\/p>\n
The strategies include updating TONS of old content, better optimizing posts, and writing new keyword focused content.\u00a0 That sentence sounds fairly simple, but there's lots of nuances to those strategies.<\/p>\n
Bottom line is that now that I'm focusing on growth (and I can grow because I'm hiring and not trying to do it all myself) and the results are definitely appearing.<\/p>\n
But what about earnings?<\/p>\n
I'm happy to report that both affiliate\/ad revenue is up significantly for NichePursuits.com as well.\u00a0 Please note that the below graph does not include any of my software products or training courses – this is just affiliate\/ad revenue.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nichepursuits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NP-earnings-growth.png\")
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Yes, I removed the actual dollar values so you don't know exactly how much the site is earning.\u00a0 I simply wanted to show the growth trend, especially the last few months.<\/p>\n
In fact, 3 of the 4 highest months this year have been the last 3 months (as shown on graph).\u00a0 And the earnings spike in April is only due to a big affiliate affiliate promotion I did that month, so it's more of an anomaly.<\/p>\n
Overall, the traffic is up and earnings are up significantly now that I've been focusing on Niche Pursuits a bit more over the past few months.\u00a0 I'm hiring more and have a plan in place to continue growing the traffic and earnings.<\/p>\n
Those plans do not include selling training courses anymore.<\/p>\n
This REALLY is a major shift in my business – I really won't be selling online courses anymore.\u00a0 And when I make a major shift in my business, I like to blog about those things.<\/p>\n
“Never” is a long time and I don't take it lightly.\u00a0 However, I've been known to stick to my guns.<\/p>\n
In fact, 5 years ago I wrote an epic post titled, “Alright Google, You Win…I'll Never Use Private Blog Networks Again!<\/a>”\u00a0 In the 5 years since that blog post, I have never used a PBN.<\/p>\nI really am getting out of the business of selling online courses.<\/p>\n
I'm hanging up my hat.<\/p>\n
I'm retiring.<\/p>\n
I'm done.<\/p>\n
In Summary<\/h2>\n
Overall, I think I've shared where I stand pretty clearly.\u00a0 I don't think there is necessarily anything wrong with selling online courses; however, I've made the decision to focus on other aspects of my business.<\/p>\n
Here's a few quick recap of why I won't be selling online courses anymore:<\/p>\n