Google Gets Penalized?!

Over the years, Google has penalized a lot of websites and small publishers. But now it's Google's turn to get penalized. The US Department of Justice recently ruled that Google was a monopoly and this week they issued a statement with potential actions they will take to "penalize" Google for its monopolistic behavior. These potential actions include breaking off the Google Chrome and Android businesses from Google. The DOJ could also require Google to share all its data and search algorithms with other search engines. This news is so big, that Jared and I sat down and recorded a podcast episode on the [DOJ decision of Google and its future right here](. During today's episode, we also cover our side hustles and a couple of weird niche sites. I give an update on one of my site hustles that made over $3,600 last month! I share all the details. Then of course, we have some weird niche sites. We even provide an update on a previous weird niche site that I think you'll enjoy. Over the last year and a half we've covered over 150 weird niche sites and several of them have been calculator related. I'm always impressed when I find a niche site doing well that is essentially a simple calculator for a very specific thing. If you've ever had an idea for a custom calculator for your website, you should [check out Custom-Calculator.com](. This is a service owned by a Niche Pursuits reader where he will build a custom calculator for you! Kinda cool. Overall, go ahead and [listen to, read, or watch today's full podcast episode right here.](=)​ --------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for High DR Backlinks? Perhaps you want to build high DR, relevant links to your website. But you don’t want to - Slave away on HARO until you’re 98 years old - Get extorted for $1000s by the link-building overlords - Get smacked with a manual action from Big G for using dodgy Fiverr PBNs​ ​ Don’t worry - the team over at Increasing.com has something for you 😎 Jamie (from Increasing.com) spent 20 hours building a database of over 170 directories that you can submit your site to for FREE and get those juicy backlinks early on. No more waiting in the sandbox for your first speck of traffic. Perhaps you've looked for a database of links like this in the in the past. But EVERY other resource Jamie found was either full of old, broken links, had sites with zero actual traffic or authority, or just cost loads of money. So here’s a free list that Jamie says have actual good directories in it. You can filter the sheet based on niche, DR, and organic traffic to make sure you’re only putting time into submitting your website to sites that will move the needle for your domain. ​[So click here](=) if you want: - 172 free directories for your project - 68 link opportunities over DR 50 - 38 opportunities over DR 70 - Up-to-date DR and traffic metrics - 55 sites with over 10k traffic - An extra 31 paid directories costing between $1 - $100, that you should consider spending on depending on your niche. ​[Get the 170+ Free Directory Backlinks Here](=)​ I hope you have a great weekend! Thanks again, Spencer --------------------------------------------------------------- Tools to Help You Grow Your Digital Business --------------------------------------------------------------- ​ Building Smart Internal Links Just Got Easier. Discover the #1 Rated Internal Link Building WordPress Plugin. [Get $15 Off Link Whisper here]() when you use discount code "NichePursuits" at checkout. ​ Ready for the Smartest Way to Track Your SEO Performance? Rank Logic analyzes your keyword rankings, author performance, content updates, and more. [Get Rank Logic Right Here.](=)​ ​ Buy or Sell Content Sites Quickly and Hassle-Free on Motion Invest; Created By, and For Niche Site Owners Seeking the Best Price. [Browse The Marketplace Here.](​ ​  [icon]  8524 W Gage Blvd # 1, Kennewick, WA 99336  [UNSUBSCRIBE]( | [PREFERENCES]( | [TWITTER]( | [INSTAGRAM]() | [FACEBOOK](=) Â