taking questions round 10

Posted on: June 22nd, 2008 by Jeremy Schoemaker

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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. Christian Flickinger
    June 22, 2008 at 9:50 am

    What is your favorite beer?

  2. shamess
    June 22, 2008 at 9:55 am

    If you started up a project, and after a few months it hasn’t done as well as you’d expected, would you carry on or drop it before you waste any more time?

  3. Jagdeep
    June 22, 2008 at 10:03 am

    what are your views on mahalo? is calacanis gonna appear on the failblog?

  4. Sports Picks
    June 22, 2008 at 10:12 am

    Is fighters.com doing better or worse than expected as compared to any projections made prior to launch?

  5. Rajaie AlKorani
    June 22, 2008 at 10:28 am

    If there was one other thing you could do for a living, what would it be?

  6. browie
    June 22, 2008 at 10:29 am

    In a previous question session you mentioned that you would announce the iphone apps you’re working on. I may have missed it but what are they? and In talks with other developers have you gotten some info on what others are creating?

  7. Devil May Cry
    June 22, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Which are you current top 3 favourite websites? Just curious!

    Steve

  8. MouthyGirl
    June 22, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Not sure if you’ve discussed this before, will search after I ask, lol, how valuable do you consider LinkedIn to be, and do you think that it’s effective for web presence and in real life?

    How would you leverage a network on LinkedIn if you were to do so?

  9. Bench Press
    June 22, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Going to get an iPhone 3G?

  10. Mike
    June 22, 2008 at 10:50 am

    What do you consider rich?

    Just financially speaking… not the common “I’m happy, so I’m rich” definition.

  11. Justin
    June 22, 2008 at 10:52 am

    When are you going to post pics/video tour of your new office?

  12. Tom
    June 22, 2008 at 10:55 am

    So you have mentioned Google Trends as being a category killer but I have sites that get over 2,000 unique visitors a day and GT does not even recognize them yet. When do you think Trends will be a stable product?

  13. Joe
    June 22, 2008 at 11:03 am

    At age 24 and fresh out of college, I quit my day job as a project engineer (construction) 7 months ago to develop affiliate sites and promote exclusively through SEO. I currently have 4 sites and 2 are making money and have essentially replaced my previous work salary. I plan on developing a total of 10 sites this year. It’s still very risky since I’m essentially at the mercy of Google, Yahoo, and MSN. I haven’t hit that homerun yet, but I’m trying to getting close. What is the best way for me to sustain growth and mitigate risk?

  14. Storm
    June 22, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Hey Shoe,
    Which ads would you go with on a site that is getting enormous traffic via image searches, particulary from Google Images search.

    Simple Google ads or affiliates related to the products that are being searched?

    Cheers Storm

  15. VaBeachKevin
    June 22, 2008 at 11:18 am

    Do you think that more subscription based sites will dump that model and open their content up for free because of the increased revenue that can be generated from the additional page views and ad impressions of having a site fully open to the public?

  16. Greg
    June 22, 2008 at 11:18 am

    Have you ever considered affiliating for casino or poker? The gambling industry is pretty lucrative and can be incredibly profitable if you get things right.

  17. Scot
    June 22, 2008 at 11:45 am

    Is there still money in creating incentivized sites? Enough incentivized affiliate offers to make it worth creating a site?

  18. ROW
    June 22, 2008 at 11:48 am

    1) How do you think one can be focused on one thing?…when it comes to making money online the options are just overwhelming…

    2) There are times when I feel don’t feel like doing anything, not sure whether this happens with you or not but if it does what do you do to bring back your missed timelines on track , basically it boils down to, what do you do for time management on a bad day ?

  19. Adi Moga
    June 22, 2008 at 11:49 am

    Did you know any search engine based on human feelings or other service(like social networking) that use human feelings as an engine ?

  20. Anil Gupta
    June 22, 2008 at 11:56 am

    Do you think link exchange is still effective?

    And if don’t mind sharing, what are the ways you follow to promote your blog and its individual posts?

  21. Sierra
    June 22, 2008 at 11:57 am

    What are the steps that Techpin.com should follow to grow, in your opinion?

  22. GO Zone Jeremy
    June 22, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Why do you shave your head?

  23. Graham
    June 22, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    What is the one of the craziest experiences you’ve had in your life?

  24. Adi Moga
    June 22, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    and one more question… if i`ll build a web site that use human feelings would you test it(for sure i’ll not have money for a review due to the fact that i can’t build the matrix by myself, and i`ll have to pay few psycho-analysts :) ) ?

  25. prophet
    June 22, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    can you give me some advice on how to bring more traffic ?

  26. team ray
    June 22, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    whats the least you spend on ppc yet made a huge margin on?

  27. Hubert
    June 22, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    ShoeMoney, being a business owner you are exposed to the best and worst of the world. I was wondering how do you deal with anger and not get something negative get to you?

  28. Bryn (Internet Is My Life)
    June 22, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Why don’t you display feedburner RSS stats?

  29. GiladG
    June 22, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    Starting a new social website would you use a pre-built solution (Ning/Souped up Drupal/Other) or would you build from scratch?

  30. Jagdeep
    June 22, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    still accept guest posts?

  31. jason
    June 22, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    I have a network of 10 blogs on a cheap hosting plan. Is there a cheap way to back up my blogs so if my host is down, i can switch them to another server for the day? Basically I want a white trash version on load balancing server.

  32. Darren
    June 22, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Is PPC traffic the only type of advertising worth buying?

  33. Party Clothes
    June 22, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    What would you do to make a good party great?

  34. Nick Throlson
    June 22, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Do You Think Google Or Adbrite Will Copy Adtoll’s Peel Away Ads ?

  35. Edgar
    June 22, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    Does Fighters.com attend fights with credentials ?

    MyBoxingFans.com

  36. Melvin
    June 22, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    jeremy, do you believe in God? Because most americans I believe do really feel that believing in God is trivial? Any thoughts to share?

  37. Heather
    June 22, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    Do you think you can put a little more time and effort into your responses? There have been some really good questions in the past and it seems you don’t put too much effort into answering them fully. It would probably cut down on the amount of repeat questions being asked too :)

  38. EricWerner
    June 22, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    As someone who has put together a few sites in your day, how would you respond to this? Should one try several niches, domains, ideas, verticals to see which one gets traction and then put more effort into that one? Or would you say that more sure success is to focus on one idea and spend the time and resources necessary to make it work?

  39. Zak
    June 22, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Hi,
    How much do you make per month? not only from this blog but your grand total earning ( Adsense + Affiliate + Private ad sales etc… )

  40. Rasim
    June 22, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    Which affiliate network do you think is the “best”, meaning if you “have to” use only one, which one would it be?
    Thank you.

  41. Rasim
    June 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm

    Would you use affiliate advertising on a general site that has no specific topic? Such as a general web directory for example?

  42. Sebastian
    June 22, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Do you use the mobile web and if so what websites do you visit?

  43. Paulo Faustino
    June 22, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Hello Shoe. This week i want to ask you if you do any kind of sports at this moment?

  44. Justin
    June 22, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    How many random people IM you on AIM on a daily bases?

  45. Sketch Online
    June 22, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Shoemoney seems like a personal blog and get-rich-quick site.

    Are you a little concerned about disclosing so much detail on your site – finances, you and your family photos, location etc., and what information wouldn’t you disclose to your Shoemoney fans.

  46. scott
    December 23, 2008 at 9:35 am

    Answer the question about shaving your head? Why do you?

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