New York Post Article On Adsense Arbitrage

Posted on: May 24th, 2007 by Jeremy Schoemaker

New York Post

The New York Post is the first major publication to talk about the June 1st Adsense ordeal. The article is titled GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PURGE OF AD-HEAVY WEB SITES

Chris Winfield of 10e20.com is quoted in the article and also yours truely!

“If advertisers get a bad return on their investment, they will stop spending money,” said Jeremy Schoemaker, an AdSense expert who runs the popular ShoeMoney.com blog.

Yay name spelled right! (I almost put write just to see the reaction lol)

Post written by Jeremy Schoemaker

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.

More about Jeremy at http://www.shoemoney.com!

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46 Comments. What Say You?

  1. Ganry93
    October 23, 2009 at 5:11 am

    Where you find otherwise examine the fitness protocol, especially diet. ,

  2. Moviejunkie
    May 30, 2007 at 2:24 pm

    “”Google is sending cease and desist orders to companies that buy ads tied to Web searches – but then yank users to sites with no relevant content.”"

    It’s about time Google did something of the MFA sites. They REALLY bring down our revenue

  3. Paul
    May 27, 2007 at 9:33 pm

    I thought it was a pretty good article.

  4. Rugged
    May 26, 2007 at 5:13 am

    I always looked up at those guys able to make money out of thin air,start a website and fast turning it into a profitable one,by owning the network, ppc, black-hat techniques, etc. But I always told to myself that on long term it does not pay, just stick to the right things, otherwise one movement like this one makes you loose big time.

    Correct websites does not have to worry I think.

  5. Paul
    May 26, 2007 at 12:17 am

    You’re becoming somewhat of a celebrity.

  6. Wealth Base Camp
    May 25, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    Grats to you both. Must be great to get the exposure.

  7. Wealth Base Camp
    May 25, 2007 at 6:17 pm

    The question is do they? Has it been seen anywhere else?

  8. Wealth Base Camp
    May 25, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    Yeah, not much monetization, but the traffic volume has to be intense.

  9. The Dino
    May 25, 2007 at 6:45 am

    Greate to be in newspaper, I was once in BusinessWeek and felt the happiness.

  10. Ken Savage
    May 24, 2007 at 9:09 am

    nice type in traffic Jeremy. Congrats.

  11. Wealth Junkie
    May 24, 2007 at 8:25 am

    Cool mention and great exposure.. any chance they will link to you from their online edition?

  12. Wealth Junkie
    May 24, 2007 at 8:23 am

    I guess when compared with your other numbers the blog is more a labor of love than a cashflow machine. (Even though it generates very decent revenue.)

  13. Ali
    May 24, 2007 at 5:50 am

    You should get into feedburer’s FAN network to have ads in your feeds and on your site. Check your “monetize” tab in your feedburner account.

  14. ritchie
    May 24, 2007 at 3:05 am

    Yep. Interesting article; but on the other hand, arbirtrage seems to be Google’s main business.

  15. Charity Hippy
    May 24, 2007 at 12:04 am

    Wow, you’ve got to be happy with that. Congratulations on the coverage.

  16. ToddW
    May 23, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    Can’t forget the ads up top right too ;) not to mention the RARE reviews.

  17. coopreme
    May 23, 2007 at 11:24 pm

    wonder if your dam name will ever be in the Tennessean… lol frontpage
    “SHOEMONEY EATS A HUMAN LEG”
    meh… it’s late

  18. coopreme
    May 23, 2007 at 11:23 pm

    10 trillion uv a day… of course

  19. Jeff Moeller
    May 23, 2007 at 10:38 pm

    Pretty cool that you were quoted!

  20. Travel Notebook
    May 23, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    Name spelled right and they called you an expert! Way to go. Are you getting the paper copy to hold on to and show the grandkids one day?

  21. Brent
    May 23, 2007 at 6:35 pm

    I was lucky enough to have one of my sites mentioned in an ABCNews.com article in December and saw the traffic on that site quadruple for about 2 weeks. Too bad it was only text and not a link. Anyway, I gotta say that a mention in the New York Times has got to be huge.

    Someone has been chit-chatting with Patel. :)

  22. fivecentnickel.com
    May 23, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    Yeah, not quite the same as the NYT, but still nice.

  23. jim
    May 23, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    NYP dude

  24. jim
    May 23, 2007 at 5:19 pm

    yeah, with just your name there is 0% chance someone will google you to see if you have a blog.

  25. jim
    May 23, 2007 at 5:19 pm

    outside the ads on the right, there isn’t really much monetization going on …

  26. jim
    May 23, 2007 at 5:18 pm

    Adsense expert… hahahaha

  27. Bill
    May 23, 2007 at 3:28 pm

    @Link Snitch–that’s the Post, not the NYT.

    Anyhow, I’m glad to see that you guys are quoted.

  28. CPA Affiliates
    May 23, 2007 at 2:56 pm

    awesome man… love from offline sources is always grand!

  29. fivecentnickel.com
    May 23, 2007 at 2:37 pm

    Speaking of which, how many visitors do you get per day here, Shoe?

  30. fivecentnickel.com
    May 23, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    Wow, I’m surprised the general public cares enough for this to be news.

  31. Lee
    May 23, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    This is written under the image, “Google is sending cease and desist orders to companies that buy ads tied to Web searches.” What the heck are they talking about?

  32. Link Snitch
    May 23, 2007 at 2:08 pm

    They did at least put your whole url in there and didn’t leave it as just your name.

  33. Mubin
    May 23, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    13.5k. Yea Not that much ;)

    Maybe you should give me a free linkback :)

  34. Link Snitch
    May 23, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    That’s for sure, not many net guys can claim to be quoted in the NYT.

  35. Link Snitch
    May 23, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    Not profitable? With all the traffic you get? Wow, I guess you aren’t really selling anything.

  36. Drew
    May 23, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    I was reading the paper today and when I saw your name, I said out loud “OMG, I read his blog!” — it made for an awkward moment on the streetcar, but I still felt proud. Nice job!

  37. AffiliatePimpin
    May 23, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    Congrats on the mention Shoemoney! That’s BIG.

  38. Link Snitch
    May 23, 2007 at 1:21 pm

    So when are you starting SHOENN?

  39. narcolept
    May 23, 2007 at 1:15 pm

    I would think it might be negligible since it wasn’t an actual link, the average reader wouldn’t copy and paste to get here. Shoe confirmed that by saying an increase for a week or so. Almost like the social bookmark effect, where traffic will spike for 24-48 hours and not result in very many repeat visitors.

    I find it funny the quote from google blasts MFA sites and sites with ads, when they stick recommendations in your account every month if you only have 1 or 2 ads per page that more ads will increase revenue. They’re basically trying to slay the monster they created.

  40. ShoeMoney
    May 23, 2007 at 1:11 pm

    Mubin-

    For sure in fact its probably the best way to reach people. Usually when mentioned in something like this you will see a increase in rss or email subscriptions for a week or so.

    I just wish it was for something I made more money off of lol.. (this blog is not really profitable for the time it takes)

  41. Mubin
    May 23, 2007 at 1:05 pm

    Can I ask something shoe. Does something like that bring in ALOT of new visitors? Or is it not even noticeable to you anymore?

  42. lurksteraz
    May 23, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    Way to be in the media Shoe. Arbi is seems to be getting alot of attention, and now by major publications.

  43. Bush Mackel
    May 23, 2007 at 12:52 pm

    Yeah man, *nod* to you. I hope one day I’ll be considered an expert…

    …on anything…(#);D

  44. Brian Mark
    May 23, 2007 at 12:45 pm

    Keep on getting the media attention and you’ll be on the cover of Time soon enough… oh, wait… do they even print stuff any more? :)

    Seriously, cool mention.

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