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ShoeMoney Nominated For Blog Awards – Are We Worthy?

Posted September 20th, 2007 by Jeremy Schoemaker

Shoemoney.com has been nominated for several awards.

  • Best Blog Ever – which we have no business being in
  • Best Geek Blog
  • Best Podcast
  • Best Business Blog – this is our spot if anything…

    I just feel really honored even to be nominated. I have truly been amazed at the success of this blog. I never considered myself a blogger and at first and even until a few weeks ago I took it as a insult when people would introduce me as a “blogger”. I know that probably sounds bad.. i mean it sounds bad to me now. But I have kind of embraced it a bit now.

    When I was at the techcrunch40 conference last week as part of the “press core” I was introduced by one of the staff as “the best financial blogger in the world”. I was like “well kind of not really like in a not true kind of way” everyone around me laughed and they were like why do you not like being called a blogger. My response was just like “I think I am almost a insult to bloggers and news sites. I rarely use proper English. I throw in a lot of h4×0rific stuff and my grammar is horrid”.

    But they responded with “But unlike 99.9% of blogs about making money online and marketing you have actually done what you have talked about and you are here and at all the conferences just a regular guy like all of your readers”

    They also talked about how I basically have been the only blogger (if you want to use that word) who launched an advertising network and sold it 4 months later and chronicled every step of the way on the blog and on the radio show disclosing pretty much every marketing tactic and method for the success.

    Well anyway… I am just a regular guy trying to make a living online. I think many times people put me on this pedestal and are like “what if you were not shoemoney and had to start over tomorrow what would you do?” I mean guess what…. I am just a regular guy and I hit hot and cold streaks like anyone else. Its all relative.

    If you want to follow a professional blogger I think problogger is the guy. That guy truly is THE PROBLOGGER and he is a really good person also.

    So got a little off topic but if you like shoemoney.com and you think its worthy vote for it.

    k thx.

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    66 comments. What say you?

    1. Good Comment?
      MyGoodFinds

      aha! it’s by Payperpost :)

    2. Good Comment?
      Neon

      i would say that your blog is famous because you are very successful in internet marketing industry making money online, making you a ‘celebrity’. With your status, you easily attract readers. Readers like to read about personal blog of ‘celebrity’. As time pass, you become more experienced in blogging :D Somehow your blog become so popular that visitors 1st to get to know about you is from this blog (money making theme)…. naming you as a blogger :D while those already in online marketing world know how you started.

    3. Good Comment?
      Juraj Svajdlenka

      Congratulations man.

    4. Good Comment?
      3Terabyte

      Definitely worthy.. the best blog ever.. hail shoemoney… shoe. gimme some money.. =)

    5. Good Comment?
      yannick

      There are great blogs, in all categories. i`ve nominated my blog in “best blog in foreign” language.

    6. Good Comment?
      make money

      You are simply the best. Keep up the good work! :)

      Regards,

      Lito Montala
      The Filipino Entrepreneur Blog

    7. Good Comment?
      Beauty Girl

      Jeremy should that you for your generosity dude :p ;)

    8. Good Comment?
      ritchie

      yeah, best blog is a great category. I voted for you in all cats though… and I nominated my blog in the foreign blog category, so if any of you would like to vote for an Austrian blog in German language, don’t let nothing stop you :-)
      http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/28897

    9. Good Comment?
      Instant Community

      Well i would love to be featured on Best Blog! :) Anyways you deserver everything.

    10. Good Comment?
      Beauty Girl

      You actually deserve it Jeremy :)

      I have recently come across your blog, and i am actually enjoying reading your posts a lot, very informative and give us great tips :) .

      Thanks and keep up the great work.

    11. Good Comment?
      Donald Mckenzie Jr

      You guys are dominating the blogging industry. I really hope you get the award. The posts here are both entertaining and informative. Good luck!

    12. Good Comment?
      BlogOnExpo

      Hah LOL – While your grammar may not always be perfect, you provide invaluable content

    13. Good Comment?
      Joeychgo

      Yeah, that was a great post.

    14. Good Comment?
      Theo

      Too bad you can’t nominate posts:
      The “Airports And Their Bathrooms” post was the best for me.

    15. Good Comment?
      Kanute

      I personally nominate this blog the best VIP BLOG, Hey guys, he hangs around with the Hammer

    16. Good Comment?
      shiroo

      nice…
      congrats

    17. Good Comment?
      Grivon

      Agreed – This may be a business blog… but there’s always room for toilet humour!! PS.. that “blogrush” widget is really hurting your site’s download time show.. :S

    18. Good Comment?
      Grivon

      If anything… They’re unworthy!!!

    19. Good Comment?
      jon

      you know by getting even nominated for anything on that site you are pretty much dealing with payperpost… reason being do a whois of the domain and you shall see what i mean… so why even subject yourself to that???
      look through the list of “popular sites” on there and you shall see most of them are under the umbrella of their company / subsidiaries…

    20. Good Comment?
      Ginene

      Your style of writing is very unique. To be able to capture and audience from just telling us what you do everyday shows signs of a true blogger. Other blogs that just focus on one thing is good but sometimes lacks the excitement or drama. You being unpredictable daily is what draws my attention.

    21. Good Comment?
      Credit Card Offers

      I voted for your blog.
      I know there are plenty of blogs out there that might be better or more informative than yours, but your blog was the first one that motivated to get more focused and go after my dreams. Not only do you cover all the important events and talk about all the current happenings in the industry, you keep it real with your funny and personal articles.
      I hope your blog keeps on growing.

    22. Good Comment?
      Danny @ Blogs for Money

      “Being nominated is better than not being nominated”

      !!

    23. Good Comment?
      Danny @ Blogs for Money

      Congrats :-)

      I asked them to exclude me from all the awards to give you a better chance ;-)

    24. Good Comment?
      JeffPosaka

      I voted for your blog too. The bathroom/office jokes keep the site from getting to vain. Thanks again. If you are at Pubcon, Diet Pepsi is on me.

    25. Good Comment?
      Modern Worker

      Congrats man. Your style of writing is far better to read than some stupid Weblogs Inc. news site that claims to be a “blog”.

    26. Good Comment?
      Tracy Robinson

      I voted for you for best blog ever, only one I actually type in every day and not just glance at it in my bloglines.

    27. Good Comment?
      CPA Affiliates

      sweet man congrats on being nominated.

    28. Good Comment?
      Seo Next

      i,am sure you will be winner in most of them.

    29. Good Comment?
      CatherineL

      Well done. I think your blog is great – although I’m still not sure whether I believe you really had that weight loss operation!

      I’m also in agreement on Problogger. I didn’t even know what a blog was until I saw his, and his advice has been a massive help.

    30. Good Comment?
      kosten koper

      Goodluck shoemoney!! I’ll vote for you! :D

    31. Good Comment?
      Websites make money

      Well, I wish you good luck and I hope you win. Personally I read your blog almost daily just for the information on it, I consider it good.

    32. Good Comment?
      lyricsreg

      I usually don’t go through the awful process of creating an account, but I did now, cause it’s worth it. Voted ! :)

    33. Good Comment?
      Contest Beat

      Why else would we be here?

    34. Good Comment?
      Joeychgo

      Your absolutely worthy

    35. Good Comment?
      Brent

      ..ur blog frickin rocks…that ain’t no lie..

    36. Good Comment?
      Israel

      i liek your blog becuz its down to earth, but packed with real world experience.

    37. Good Comment?
      King Jacob

      I think the best podcast goes to rocketboom,
      best blog ever is a hard one though i think cuteoverload is a good pick:D
      best business blog is not engadget I think shoemoney is a good pick for that category.

    38. Good Comment?
      Eric

      Congratz with the nomination, you’ve got my vote!
      And it’s good to know that you also hit hot and cold :)
      It keeps us future probloggers motivated to know that we should not give up that easy if the real plobloggers also have some cold streaks every now end then.

    39. Good Comment?
      Graham

      Being nominated is better than not being nominated. Congratulations!

    40. Good Comment?
      The Home Directory

      yeah i think it is deserved. This is really the only blog I enjoy reading

    41. Good Comment?
      Word Hugger

      Congratulations on being nominated.

    42. Good Comment?
      Kyle Healey

      I admire you for a couple reasons. The first is how you react to the “haters”. I have been feeling some heat lately myself, and I can take faith in the fact you have it a lot worse but just brush it off your shoulders.

      The second is all the pics with all the sexy internet models, I just love it, reminds me of me. ;)

    43. Good Comment?
      Travel Notebook

      Best blog ever, lol. Best podcast is a nice honor though

    44. Good Comment?
      The Dino

      I would nominated you also. Your blog is well readable.

    45. Good Comment?
      Adrian

      I gave you my vote. You always inspire me

    46. Good Comment?
      Jonathan Volk

      You deserve it for sure. Good luck :)

    47. Good Comment?
      tacimala

      You say you don’t consider yourself a great blogger, but I don’t think that’s what it’s all about. Being a good writer can only get you so far. Having good ideas and putting them down into something you can share with others is what makes a good blog to read. This is definitely accomplished often on here so I would guess that would be why you were nominated.

    48. Good Comment?
      Gecko Tales

      I think you deserve an award. Not because you write the best, even though it isn’t bad, but because you help others with your blog. You share information, ideas, and tips that help other bloggers and Web types to make more money.
      Congrats!

    49. Good Comment?
      starfeeder

      Just signed up and voted for a couple blogs on there, but omg what is up with the Best Blog Design category? It almost looks like a boring template order page

    50. Good Comment?
      starfeeder

      cool site I just signed up, but sorry shoe I voted problogger….

      Most the categories are ok, but WTF is up with Best Blog Design? I mean at best the ones on the first page are mediocre. The number 1 best blog design is fugly, where is Vikiwerks? http://www.vikiworks.com/ or Veerle’s http://veerle.duoh.com/ heck I could name 50 blogs that look better then that crap….

    51. Good Comment?
      Aditya Kumar Singh

      Congrats Jeremy for getting nominated.

    52. Good Comment?
      Gary R. Hess

      Great news Shoe. You do deserve being nominated for those, this is definitely one of the top blogs out there.

    53. Good Comment?
      Darin Carter

      Hey Shoe,
      Your Worth it!
      Darin

    54. Good Comment?
      Instant Community

      You have everything to be proud off, if i was in your shoes, i would have made this post as well.

      InstaDigi

    55. Good Comment?
      Nick Sullivan

      I think what makes your blog great is the casualness. Some pro’s are… pretentious or over arrogant or they try and act casual when really they are assholes. Where as you are just you and that’s it and you blog what you think without worrying about keyword dropping and promoting your shit too much and all that.

      This is basically the only blog I read on a regular basis. I read the Income.com blog now n then because I can’t wait for the release of that and I take a glance at John Chow’s now n then but to be honest I think he’s sold out. He’s compromised user experience for money and I think that’s where the line should be drawn with blogs. The in-link ads are annoying and even though he thinks it’s not packed with ads… it is! it may as well be 1 big landing page.

      Whereas you… make as much as him and you keep your posts clean of ads and just use a seperate sidebar for ads / affiliates and a nice rotating spot at the top. That doesn’t annoy me in the slightest and I think it’s the best for a blog.

      Keep doing what your doing, great blog!

    56. Good Comment?
      efg

      do it for the lulz…

    57. Good Comment?
      Siva

      great… duh typos

    58. Good Comment?
      Siva

      No doubt, you are the best. My vote is in.

      CNBC.com,Such a big network gets 500K visits per month. Your site according to compete gets 200K month. compare to last year , it is freat growth :)

    59. Good Comment?
      Chris

      well..they were all nominated by the same guy. Still a nice thing to happen though

    60. Good Comment?
      Theo

      Voted for you…
      You’re the best.

    61. Good Comment?
      James Dean Nash

      Definitely one of the best business blogs bro!

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