Neil Patel Launched a new blog that you should add to your RSS reader. Its called Quicksprout and its more Neil’s personal blog.
If you don’t think good things can happen to you, just look at me. About 6 months ago, no one in the online marketing industry knew about me yet in the last few months I have been covered in multiple trade publications such as the Wall Street Journal. I’ve also had job offers of six figures that would have let me finish college and work from home. A six figure income isn’t enough to retire on by any stretch but at 21 years old these aren’t bad offers at all.
He already has a bunch of great out of the box marketing techniques and I suspect its only going to get better!
Plus can you really not trust a pimp with a black amex? srsly?
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Hi I am Jeremy Schoemaker and ShoeMoney.com is my blog. 99% of the post here are done by me but you will see others occasionally make guest posts. This blog is fun to write but for my day job I run several online companies.
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Yea, crazyegg is the shizz and pronet is also one for RSS. I’ve never met NP but he’s a nice, honest dude from my few interactions with him. Pimping with the black amex
Holy crap, he has one of those black Amex cards? LOL. Balling out of control I say. Hey Shoe, do you have one of those cards?
newp I just have the plat
Maybe next year.
Heh. Credit card envy.
I’ve got a black AmEx. Took me hours with a Sharpie, but I’ve got one.
Now he just needs to learn reputation management. The tranny princess act just doesn’t do it for me.
I will be checking it out. NP has made a huge leap just goes to show u any can do it if they think out of the box.
You have to thank Shoemoney and Greg Hartnett for the tranny pics. LOL
A BLACK CARD do you guys know how much it costs to get a black card and KEEP one up its a 2500 a month fee from what i’ve read… I want one
Lol you should see him in his PJs.
Congrats, Neil. I ill definitely be checking out the blog. Just goes to show that if you buy enough text link ads every month and know how to convert traffic then a black card and its associated monthly fee isn’t really an issue.
A Black Amex merely requires that you spend between $75,000 – $100,000 per year on the card. If you have an Amex and spend that much you will get one.
Sorry correction. That’s the minimum that you can spend annually on the card.
By the way, you seriously need to do something about that photo, it’s taking a long time to load even on my ultra-fast connection here.
For those of you who want more info about the Centurian card, check out this page here.
The fee isn’t monthly – it’s $2500 annually. The card actual name is Centurion.
Talk about brilliant marketing by the folks at AMEX. My CC pays me to use their card (1%-5% cash back). Why would anyone pay for the privilege of using a credit card? Oh Yeah, so they could post pictures of them self holding the card on the Internet.
Well the concierge service is supposed to be pretty nice.
You can keep your black Amex. Personally, I think it’s more pimp to use cash
Shoemoney, didn’t you mention something a while back about using a credit card to reinvest the cash back into more PPC?
Put all your business spending on the black amex and I’m sure you’d qualify
Nah, that’s the annual fee but you gotta spend at least $250,000 within a rolling 12 month period.
To qualify for one, Wiki says that you have to spend $250,000+ on another AMEX card
Seems like a cool guy, i will be checking it out
Methinks it’s not an accident that his fingers are covering the bottom part of the card – you know, the part where a name would be printed?
Thats really not that much to spend in a Year doing PPC.
Yes most cards liek Amex visa etc will all offer you a credit or cash back but when you are spending the back you dont care abotu the cash back you would rather free trip to paris first class etc…
She was like, ‘Oh my God, is that a black card?’ I turned around and replied ‘Why yes, but I prefer the term “African American Express”
-Kanye
It is also the part with the credit card number.
Dang, just flashing that black amex ard will get you places! haha
I went to NP blog, he can command up to six figure salary if he wants to. That’s amazing. Blogs can really get your places eh
The pimp is in the perks right Neil? Personal shoppers, a personal concierge and travel agent, free airline tickets, and hotel rooms.
Wikipedia says fewer than 10,000 cards have been issued worldwide primarily to business moguls and celebrities. You’re a ‘Business Mogul’, that’s pretty slick!
hmm seems like another blog i’ll be checking out daily
Sweet, only another 230K this year and it’s mine!
Black Amex are easy to get in the UK, My mum and brothers got them no problem! I love all the cool stuff you get with it and how easy it is to get into places normally reserved for celebs.
I love Neil without having ever met him. I’m 23, and this guy makes me feel old an unaccomplished with the way he’s shot up. He’s definitely an inspiration to keep the fire lit under my ass.
Thanks for the tip, Shoe. I will add him to my ever-expanding list. Sometimed I wonder if blogging is beginning to become a full time jjob for me… So much to read, so little time!
I once had a Black Amex, the color washed off from all the spending it’s Blue now
Mine came in black all sharpied out, now it’s Blue.
yeah I;ve heard you get a personal assistant who will get you a plane ticket even if the airline is sold out. I think they have to kill people for that though.
What are the advantages of this black card anyways? Besides impressing everyone on the internet of course
you get your own personal assistant i hear apart from a bunch of other stuff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_Card
Should I thank or scold? Tough call. Either way, they’re memorable.
Really? Then why is mine green? I spend more than that in a few months. Hmmm. I’ll have to see if I can put that extra $2500 into my budget somewhere for next year.
Damnit Neil, That’s the most important part! Seriously good luck with Quicksprout. It took 6 months to get you from 0 to hero. This time around it should take 1/2 as long.
VERY high yearly fee’s…. screw credit cards… get a debit and an emergency fund!
Man, I definately have Credit Card envy too. I want a Black Amex!
Thanks for the heads up on another blog to read, bookmarked!
Who is he?…time to do some research..if he has a black card he is doing something right!
So he created those programs?…I have tried the crazyegg heat map thingy.
Yeah, a big fat roll of bills…
I had the chance to meet Neil Patel (at the last Elite Retreat) and chat with him until way after the bar closed. He is a great guy and very very smart. I’m really glad I had the chance to meet him.
I think that you need to get “invited” to get a black Amex. Supposedly they have a concierge service that can get you into any club, restaurant, etc. Pretty neat!
kinda hard to pay with cash for pay per click ads..
Oh my. “I’m kind of a big deal.”
I kind of just threw up in my mouth a little.
Well they did get it when it was only £100000 a year spend
I’m gathering it’s a joke site? Surely he’s not serious?
Displays of credit card/wealth – is the intent here that readers are to be impressed? Because it wasn’t my initial reaction.
I guess if you want to go that route that’s fine. But can’t he get his own schtick? That amex card is a complete rip from Shoemoney’s big check pics. While blatant displays of wealth as a means of self promotion are better suited for late night TV ads (and better suited for that viewing audience, rather than this community), if you’re going to do it at least get your own gig.
a) I’m sick of the utterly tedious cult of personality in our industry
b) I don’t give a flying f*ck how much money you make, you boring little sh*t. It’s incredibly crass to flaunt financial trappings the way you and your tiresome wannabee pals do
c) The other plastic item in your trousers is undoubtedly your d*ck.
d) F*ck off
I had the pleasure of exchanging a few AIM messages with Neil today. Very nice guy! I am subscribed to his blog and look forward to ready his work.