Allan Dick gave me a surprise interview at SES NYC a couple weeks ago. He asked me off the wall questions about blogging ethics and also some hard hitting questions about what makes me successful. All while I was in my skibbies in a claw foot tub. You can see the interview here:
It was totally a off the wall thing. Basically as I said in the interview I think one of the most important things a blogger can do is to be opinionated, outspoken, and just be yourself. Don’t regurgitate other peoples content and also don’t write your content for the search engines… write it for your readers.
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September 17, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Good points. I also agree that being opinionated is one of the most important things. With so many blogs out there it’s hard to stand out so writing just good content isn’t really good enough anymore, not with blogs. You need to be very influencial and uniqiue.
June 18, 2007 at 2:11 pm
What blogging software is out there that allows us to put adsense in the right or left margins?
May 1, 2007 at 7:19 am
Jeez he has to work sometimes you know
May 1, 2007 at 6:13 am
What is going on with the updates…shoe?
May 1, 2007 at 2:37 am
for real? haha
May 1, 2007 at 2:20 am
I’ve experienced a 30% increase in IQ since using a claw foot tub, so I’m above the statistics
May 1, 2007 at 1:58 am
actually this could be a good publicity stunt if he changed his real name to Jeremy Shoemoney!
April 30, 2007 at 5:39 pm
What’s the specs on the new one ?
April 30, 2007 at 5:39 pm
wow thats stupid
April 30, 2007 at 2:18 pm
lol nice claw foot tubs
April 30, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Agreed – I loved the interview. Thank you for sharing this Shoemoney.
April 30, 2007 at 12:54 pm
the tub is the key to his success thor!
April 30, 2007 at 12:53 pm
i dont. I like him the same.
April 30, 2007 at 12:52 pm
What a great advice,”write for the readers”. Thanks.
April 30, 2007 at 12:52 pm
ShoeMoney… a bathtub… and skibbies… a front-page digg story waiting to happen? Heh.
April 30, 2007 at 12:38 pm
How come nobody ever asks me for an interview
Is it cause im Scottish 
April 30, 2007 at 12:35 pm
It was all just a bit of fun and any comments anyone made should have been taken in a pinch of salt. She will prob be getting a bonus for the free ad!
April 30, 2007 at 9:44 am
No wonder you’re not as successful as Jeremy.
April 30, 2007 at 9:42 am
Not a prize… just props for the Vintage Tub party. They had drinks in it when we showed up.
April 30, 2007 at 9:29 am
nope just moved servers today
April 30, 2007 at 8:51 am
Your blog was down for a minute…thought it was hacked!what happen!
April 30, 2007 at 8:50 am
Apologized? For what?
April 30, 2007 at 6:40 am
I thought that deleted post was an interesting piece of drama.
I’m wondering what people told her to make her think it was affecting her career and personal life…
April 30, 2007 at 5:55 am
Great tips! I still don’t understand the tub though. Thanks Shoe!
April 30, 2007 at 5:28 am
Captain Morgan’s, eh Shoe? I like you more and more every day.
April 29, 2007 at 8:55 pm
It’s happened before… There have been some well publicized cases of cyber-bullying lately
April 29, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I think it was a prize at the SES conference in New York…?
April 29, 2007 at 8:52 pm
I say fair ’nuff
April 29, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Just out of curiosity, Shoe, do you have a clawfoot tub?
April 29, 2007 at 7:49 pm
I found that a difficult watch, expecting him to break his neck, or do some damage.
April 29, 2007 at 6:52 pm
You can thank captain morgan for that
April 29, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Hahah this is one of the best things you’ve posted on your blog in a while. I laughed my ass off.
I think you made up a new phrase during the interview – “Intelligent enhancement” Hahah. Awesome.
April 29, 2007 at 4:07 pm
I think he knows that. But in the video thats what they called him
April 29, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Dude his last name is not ShoeMoney..
April 29, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Affecting her personal life? That seems like a bit of a stretch..
April 29, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Well, I can certainly understand deleting the post if thats how it played out. But seriously, what did she expect was going to happen?
Anyways props to you for handling it so professionally.
April 29, 2007 at 1:53 pm
… i dont think there is a cached version… and it wasen’t that big of a deal
April 29, 2007 at 1:51 pm
hmmm i have a clawfoot tub… maybe i should start using it….
April 29, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I havent seen it, now I will need to look for a cached version hehe. Funny how we always want what we can not have…
April 29, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Who is Jeremy ShoeMoney??? When did you change your last name ShoeBaby???
April 29, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Good stuff jeremy…let’s see some more interviews like this one..;)
April 29, 2007 at 12:31 pm
I saw something similar on youtube recently –
Bathtub Fun. It ain’t a clawfoot but it sure is entertaining
April 29, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Very cool interview.
April 29, 2007 at 12:21 pm
You will find claw foot tubs where ever you find success! (and Allan Dick sponsored parties)
April 29, 2007 at 12:20 pm
That was the 2nd post I ever deleted… She called me apologized and said people were harassing her and she worried it was effecting her personal life and career.
April 29, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Good interview. Why was there a tub there anyways?
April 29, 2007 at 12:11 pm
very professional interview :O
April 29, 2007 at 12:08 pm
What about deleting posts? What happened to that train wreck of a post that was here yesterday? Why did you decide to remove that?