How This Disney Blogger Gets 35 Million Monthly Pageviews

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The Niche Pursuits podcast is moving to a new channel! Be sure to subscribe at the new channel so you don't miss future episodes! https://www.youtube.com/@nichepursuitspodcast Kurt Schmidt is an extremely successful site owner who is back on the podcast to discuss all sorts of traffic and content-related topics. Kurt is the owner of a portfolio of Disney-focused sites generating HUGE amounts of traffic. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He is a true expert in Google Discover and other alternative traffic sources. And with all the Google updates, there's perhaps no better time to pick his brain. One of the big changes he's made this year is shifting focus from prioritizing page views to user engagement metrics like time on page, highlighting the importance of engaging content. Ingrained in all of his sites is the importance of balancing tried and true, evergreen topics with up-to-date, trending, and conversational content. His team does a great job of creating content fast for the newsy topics in the niche as well as long-term organic traffic. There was even a period when they were publishing 90 articles a day, but at such a scale comes issues of quality control and fact-checking. So, Kurt offers up a ton of wisdom on solutions that will interest and help site owners of all sizes. For instance, creative ways to tackle the same topic in fresh and unique ways, tips on AI, as well as various new traffic sources to pursue. Overall, Kurt gives us yet another insightful look into online publishing, with awesome tips and strategies to help you get more traffic and make more money. Topics Kurt Schmidt Covers: - How he got into online publishing - Acquiring a portfolio - How much traffic does his portfolio get? - Time on site - Balancing site strategies - Publishing 90 articles per day - Covering the same topic in different ways - Fact-checking content - Localized content - Facebook Newsbreak - Monetization - Awesome tips for Google Discover And more! Links & Resources: Inside The Magic - https://insidethemagic.net/ Disney Dining Eats, Treats, News, and More - https://www.disneydining.com/ How Kurt Schmidt's 'Inside The Magic' Gets 40M Monthly Pageviews - https://www.nichepursuits.com/kurt-schmidt-inside-the-magic/ VidSummit - https://vidsummit.com/ MarketMuse - https://www.nichepursuits.com/marketmuse Skimlinks - https://www.nichepursuits.com/skimlinks Grammarly - https://www.nichepursuits.com/grammarly Chartbeat - https://chartbeat.com/ True Anthem - https://www.trueanthem.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Kurt’s Background 05:20 - Current Numbers 08:45 - Google Updates 13:10 - Google Discover Today 17:40 - Topic Ideation 21:00 - Team Structure 24:20 - Unique Framing 31:30 - Niching Down 36:08 - AI’s Role 40:50 - Balancing Speed & Quality 44:20 - Google News vs. Discover 47:00 - Traffic Sources 50:50 - Monetization 55:40 - Extra Monetization Opportunities 57:30 - Bonus Discover Tips This Episode is Sponsored by Search Intelligence - https://search-intelligence.co.uk/ -You can learn more about me at and get additional website tips at: https://www.nichepursuits.com -You can learn about optimizing your site with internal links using a WordPress Plugin I created right here: https://www.linkwhisper.com -And finally, if you are interested in buying or selling content or affiliate websites, my partners and I may be interested here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/motioninvest Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing to the main Niche Pursuits YouTube channel by clicking here: https://www.nichepursuits.com/youtube