Jul 3 2008

TAC Episode 1 - The Intro EPS

By Jeremy Schoemaker 50 comments »

The TAC first episode is on Google Video and able to be watched. Here is my take on it.

After the intros I think it was pretty cool that they decided to have the affiliate managers introduce themselves and what there company does and whats make them different. Many affiliates have been working with these companies for years and never put a face to a name.

All the major Affiliate companies sent representatives here. It was great to see:

Ryan and Erin From AzoogleAds
Nina from Copeac
Samantha from NeverBlueAds
Randal from Xy7
Charity from webjamads

Now as far as the episode goes I have to say It was a bit disappointing. The one thing I did not like about previous shows and also the biggest complaint I heard from critics before the show started was that nobody was going to show exactly how to make money or what tricks they were using.

I made sure the camera was ready every time and drew out on a whiteboard what we were doing and why we were doing it. I detailed every single step. Its exactly what we did to finish well and yet they only showed about 2 seconds where I talk about the Amazon Gift Certificates that we were going to give away.

The rest of the time they showed Tom playing the Nintendo Wii at my office which was like seriously 2 minutes.

So ya…. I kind of feel like I went out of my way to demonstrate a fool proof method to make money… which worked… and they never showed it. I vented my frustration to the shows producers about this and they said there was just so much footage they had to cut a lot to get the show at 30 minutes. maybe I am just selfish.

I just hope that they show more about what we are actually doing. I know for the other episodes I do the same detailed breakdown of exactly what we are doing to make money and I hope they show it cause I believe that is what people want to see from the show.

Or do they only want drama? I think the first episodes misses kind of both. I am looking for some big things out of the next eps.

Meanwhile you should check out john chows videos. They are pretty hilarious.

Dan Burcham said on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm

Wow, Thank God! I agree with you completely. I was just coming to the site to bitch about the show, so it’s good to see I’m not the only one.

…looking forward to more episodes.

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Hoo Kang said on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm

Hey Shoe,

Congrats on the Baby!

Any chance you can share the footage of you with the white board?

Or perhaps it’ll become like Joel Comm’s “Secret Classroom” material.

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Dan Burcham said on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm

thank god, i was just going to bitch about the show, so it’s good to see i’m not the only one.

…looking forward to future episodes.

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Dan Burcham said on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm

thank god, i was just going to wine about the show. glad u agree with us viewers.

…looking forward to more episodes.

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Neil said on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm

I agree, shoe… that was my only complaint. I could care less about the bad quality of the video, the poor editing and all that. I was just hoping they would show more the the actual marketing instead of trying to make the show into The OC. Hopefully they will put that whiteboard stuff into the “bonus content” section

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Hustle Strategy said on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 pm

Will check it out. Hopefully some whiteboard stuff will make it somewhere… There is enough drama on other reality shows…

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Joe said on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 pm

Yep, I totally agree as well. Way too much time was wasted on the host (yeah, she’s hot, but still) and introducing each affiliate. They only need to edit in snippets of personal introductions and keep most of the content on exactly what you just said, team/ team-leader strategy and making money.

At least, that’s what I want to see.

It was so slow going. Honestly, I didn’t even finish watching the whole thing. I will finish it out and watch the other episodes though. Good luck in the contest Jeremy!

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coops said on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm

wow this show has very low production value :S
Whats the go with the wired overlays and the host having the script on the ground in front of her?

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The Devastatingly Handsome Guy Who Dreams of Becoming a Coroner. said on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:40 pm

Get the hell out of the competition Shoe and make your own videos for us. I’m sure it’ll be much more helpful and hands-on.

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Mike Saf said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:31 am

Why are you linking to John Chow’s videos where he mocks your team?

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feel reality said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:43 am

I agree w/ John Chow that it was an epic fail. I would walk while you still have your dignity. Your team doesn’t care to learn anything anyway, they just want to play on the reality game show. The second episode w/ the table full of empty Corona shows where everyone’s priorities are. The host is super hot but she talks in a really choppy manner that is just irritating.

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Tech blog said on July 4th, 2008 at 1:33 am

thats a cool video… i like you and chow fighting. :p

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TAC Episode 3 Spoiler said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:05 am

For those of you who want to know what happens in the next Top Affiliate Challenge (episode 3), click my name above. The video was leaked, I’ll save you from wasting your time watching it.

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TAC Episode 3 Spoiler said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:07 am

leaked and spoiled

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PPC said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:48 am

It sucks when your hard work doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. What is the point of showing 2 minutes of Wii footage, vs 30 seconds of your carefully crafted business plan?

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PPC said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:50 am

That’s what we all want! To hell with the hottie presenter, we want the nitty gritty to expand our knowledge bases!

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Jagdeep said on July 4th, 2008 at 5:11 am

i dont like the show personally, was hoping to learn something from it
i dont think john knows a lot to start with tbh
looks like all the bitching is written in a script aswell

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Paul B said on July 4th, 2008 at 5:55 am

Maybe somebody on the team should crack out a Flip, if the program isn’t going to show the ins and outs then maybe your team could use it to your advantage? So much is down to traffic and with that sort of content it would go viral in no time.

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Paul B said on July 4th, 2008 at 5:56 am

Forgot to ad, congrats on the baby. Hope Mrs and Baby Shoe are all well.

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lawrenceq said on July 4th, 2008 at 6:54 am

I’m glad Shoe made this post because I was thinking the same thing after I watched the first show.

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Janeth said on July 4th, 2008 at 7:16 am

I agree with walking but I am sure it it to late now. If it continues the way it is going no one will have it dignity left by the end of the show.

All you have to do to win is call your family and friends and have them bid on items for you.

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Drumorbit said on July 4th, 2008 at 7:49 am

Major props to this show. I think it’s an entertaining idea that has good potential. I really liked how Jeremy took everyone back to his office! He definitely was the most dynamic and more interesting “Guru” to watch. I also agree that they need to show us more footage on how to make money. They need to realize their audience isn’t interested in watching people play Wii’s, eat steak sandwiches, and other nonsense they probably think will be entertaining; but truthfully isn’t.

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Robert MacEwan said on July 4th, 2008 at 8:42 am

Maybe it’s me but learning the ropes is more important that watch a g4m3r. Will they at least provide your video time for youtube? I’d really be interested in checking out the suggestions.

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Dorm Room Biz said on July 4th, 2008 at 8:46 am

If the opening credits and ending credits weren’t so long they could have another couple minutes to show more footage…but I doubt they would show anything good. Like everyone else, I was looking to learn something from the show. If it is supposed to be based off the concept of the likes of The Apprentence, then they need to show people actually working and not bitching. The second episode is ten minutes of John’s team bitching about the results - 2 minutes would have been more than enough.

Ill probably watch the rest of the episodes because I wanted to see how things play out but it really probably wont be worth the time. I watched the second episode on one monitor while doing work on the other just to not feel unproductive.

Where did the host come from anyway? Seems like she has NO IDEA what the hell she is doing. Who is she?

Good luck J!

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Janeth said on July 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am

Looks like Shoemoney is off the show.

http://twitter.com/bigmarketing

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Scot said on July 4th, 2008 at 10:17 am

Poor editing. More money, less “reality”.
The production quality and everything else is a different story.

Record it yourself if it wasn’t previously recorded and put it up on youtube.

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Janeth said on July 4th, 2008 at 10:25 am

Not sure why my other post did not show up but it would appear that shoemoney is off the show. According to the twitter account from the guy that calls himself bigmarketing. lol

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stuffgirlslike said on July 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am

Why do you not tape the breakdowns and put them on this blog?
At least the readers will gain something.

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feel reality said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

I assume that would be big Jason and if it’s the truth… I commend him. If people continue to watch, nobody will want to be an affiliate marketer.

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JJDW said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

Maybe he’s off because of his baby, not because the show is lame.

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logosamurai said on July 4th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

Congrats on your new baby girl, Shoe!

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Krsto said on July 4th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

Congrats here also! I wish you many-many more…

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Geiger said on July 4th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Congrats on the new baby!

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Janeth said on July 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

lol

I agree, as I was looking at big Jason’s twitter post the guy really thinks a lot of himself.

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keliix06 said on July 4th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

That was just awful. They actually included clips of her rehearsing, reading from the script, in the edited draft.

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Darin Carter said on July 4th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

good stuff …. congrats on the addition to the family!

Darin

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Ranked Hard said on July 4th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

I just went to John Chow’s blog, and it was a blog post about how to get a girlfriend. I hope he does a post about how to give a golden retriever a dog bath next.

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Chris Jacobson said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

I’ve been reading on a lot of blogs that the episodes are complete garbage and now I can see why. I’d be embarrassed to even participate in a competition of such low standards. Who did they get to edit that video? A grade 8 computer class using Windows Movie Maker?

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Paul said on July 4th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

I was under the impression that you were the producer of the show.

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Damian said on July 4th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Here’s how to watch episode 4
http://www.speedppcplus.com/top/

I can’t believe speedppc beat these guys to put episode 4 up before THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE!!!!

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Max said on July 4th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

Congrats on the baby Shoe.

I really thought the budget was bigger on this one. I see lots of drinking and stuff like that from the beginning, maybe pour some money on a few good camera men’s and a some good speaker/host next time… I mean, who are you/they trying to fool.. do they think the crowd will buy this lameness?

Why even have an introduction, it was the lamest stuff I seen in a reality show ive seen. Havent they heard about your friend John Reese about reverse engineering…you look at what is popular and try to build something from that.. arent you a fan of Lost? They introduce the characters along the way of the series…instead you have to see that chick with a bunch of cavemens…you could as well been the host yourself shoe and teached 10 dumb blondes how to do affiliate marketing online.. hell, that had been entertaining… its clear they arent even close to realize what a good reality show looks like.. they havent done the reasearch..simple as that. If you cant hire a bunch ofs good camera men then you need to try to make it look hot with the resources you have.

Peace Shoe

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big jason said on July 4th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

? wtf? that was john chow’s team table. team shoemoney kicks ass and laughs along with its fearless leader at all the whiners. we actually just swim in shoe’s pool, play wii and goof all day cuz the other teams don’t put up much of a fight. But we do not consume alcohol!!! lol

btw, host gets lines that morning or night before when going to bed. give her a break por favor. not saying that to “score” any points either.

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big jason said on July 4th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

where did you hear me calling myself bigmarketing? its the name of my company. is there a problem? why r u making fun of me? stop hurting my feelings or my bunnies and dean hunt’s killer bunnies will kick your ass! loma

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big jason said on July 4th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

thank you for being another victim. baiting is sick!

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CRA said on July 5th, 2008 at 10:08 am

Joel’s show was 86 times better than this. It’s not the contestants fault, or the gurus, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch another episode. I never realised how much I appreciate good editing when I watch a show - until now!

I would have been happy to watch the show if I learned anything, or even found the show at all interesting. It delivered neither. I was really looking forward to this, and it’s piss-poor.

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Dick said on July 6th, 2008 at 12:11 am

Episode 1 is a failure. The quality is awful and moreover it goes very-very-very slow - it is not interesting, but may be the next will be better. Who knows!?

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Ron said on July 7th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Well we’re at Episode 5 now and it has got better, but still not enough tricks and tips.

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Kevin L said on July 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

I have not been impressed at all with the show (but I am still watching it). The editing is getting better but the content is still lacking…too much time in the “boardroom.”

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Start Blogging said on July 8th, 2008 at 10:23 am

This episode was definitely very dry. I’m watching the second one right now and it’s got a lot more drama, which is funny. But I’m still looking to learn about affiliate marketing.

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