John Chow Invades The ShoeMoney Media Group Offices

by Jeremy Schoemaker on July 16, 2008 · 90 comments

Last Friday was the last day a lot of the people were here for the Top Affiliate Challenge.  I invited those who wanted to to come over for a short tour of the offices ;)

I only live like 1 block away from the offices so the tour then went there.

We have been getting a lot of questions about what the new office looks like so here you go courtesy of John Chow

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1 Bryn Youngblut July 16, 2008 at 10:41 am

Nice office, need some decoration though :P

Btw I LOVE your pool.

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2 InfiniteMac July 16, 2008 at 10:50 am

Shoe, why don’t you use the Apple Alu Keyboard? You like yours more? :-)

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3 ThomasSchmidt July 16, 2008 at 10:53 am

Wow that is awesome! Just whish we here in europa would have apple computers in our offices.

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4 ShoeMoney July 16, 2008 at 10:54 am

Hey gimme a break we just got the furniture in =P (only been here about a month total)

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5 ShoeMoney July 16, 2008 at 10:54 am

I change keyboards a lot.. Its weird I used to use apple keyboards on my pcs… now I use pc keyboards on my macs.

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6 Bryn Youngblut July 16, 2008 at 11:07 am

So when are you hiring? :P

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7 Kevin July 16, 2008 at 11:13 am

Cross your fingers that the robot doesn’t suck the decal off the bottom of the pool.

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8 Bruno Silva July 16, 2008 at 11:15 am

Not my favorite type of office as I can’t see “the outside world” from my sit, still it’s a great investment, specially when you walk there… :)

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9 Kenny July 16, 2008 at 11:16 am

Killer pool. You need some paint on your walls =]

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10 Myron July 16, 2008 at 11:19 am

Sweet Offices!

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11 Artur Kim July 16, 2008 at 11:27 am

The Shoeplex looks nice and so does the ShoePool.

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12 team ray July 16, 2008 at 11:41 am

i know it still early but hopely you get it fix up

it looks a bit dull

but i understand everything isnt in place yet

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13 Enkay Blog July 16, 2008 at 11:41 am

Great place! I saw the video over at John’s last night and you have a great office!

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14 Game Tester July 16, 2008 at 11:43 am

lol throw up a poster….

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15 Mark - The Niche Store Builder July 16, 2008 at 11:45 am

Cool Video Jeremy! Shows alot of insight to your growth and success.

Was that metal case on the storage shelf a set of Poker Chips? Along with the xBox, I like to throw a few hands of poker every now again, you can learn alot about people playing poker with them!

Mark

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16 EntreBlast July 16, 2008 at 11:47 am

Although the office needs some decorating, it’s still a pretty cozy looking place!

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17 Diogo, D-Iglesias.com July 16, 2008 at 11:50 am

Your pool is simply the best!!! And look at all those Macs!!

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18 OnlineGodfahter July 16, 2008 at 12:00 pm

that pool of yours is awesome!

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19 Paul July 16, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Nice thanks for the look into your space

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20 tim July 16, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Nice office, awesome pool!

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21 Pedro Sttau July 16, 2008 at 12:23 pm

The office looks a bit “cold” and “damp” Jeremy. :D

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22 ShoeMoney July 16, 2008 at 12:36 pm

we are always hiring

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23 Ash July 16, 2008 at 12:40 pm

Office is cool. Just got to get it filled :D … Awesome pool you have though!!!

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24 Chetan July 16, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Ha ha Shoe using a mac keyboard to windows.. Really weird.
Btw nice office.. And a cool title to the post.

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25 Geiger July 16, 2008 at 1:10 pm

All your office secrets are belong to us!

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26 Bash Bosh July 16, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Lol… office is really cool but i like your pool more :)

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27 Benjamin July 16, 2008 at 1:15 pm

Lucky you…. lately the only promotional items I have been getting is posters and weird little trading cards…. I need more promo items to start flowing in.

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28 Movies July 16, 2008 at 1:33 pm

saw the video on john chow’s blog…loved the part where you explained why your office is so small

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29 dan July 16, 2008 at 2:10 pm

Great post shoemoney, i hope to have an office someday

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30 Nikki July 16, 2008 at 2:24 pm

Great video, love the end where you show your house! It shows that you make some good money, unlike some jealous Shawn , whos video of his house looks like a duplex where he lives downstairs while Soldier Boy and his crew live upstairs paying $25 a month while on section 8 .. LOL

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31 Julia July 16, 2008 at 2:50 pm

I think John Chow should take up Affiliate Cribs next.

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32 jim July 16, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Always fun seeing how other people live, nice offices… computer before the admin asst., nice. :)

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33 Everything Finance July 16, 2008 at 2:54 pm

Nice office! you need to do the tour again, once you hire a receptionist :)

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34 Zak Show July 16, 2008 at 2:59 pm

Good office and cool gadgets too, I saw the video this morning in John Chow’s blog, he posted about the new office too. It was pretty hilarious when he said that his office is closed and he was kicked out by the landlord because he tought that JC is a drug dealer :d lol

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35 Zak Show July 16, 2008 at 3:00 pm

Yeah the pool is so cool and the house too, there is too much space for the garden, beautiful.

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36 big jason July 16, 2008 at 3:08 pm

i miss the myoplex protein drinks and red bull!!!

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37 Rvier Girl July 16, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Love love love the Google Fridge!

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38 Ben July 16, 2008 at 3:21 pm

God I love the shoepool! ;)

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39 SEI Design Group July 16, 2008 at 3:22 pm

What monitors are those? Looks like 22?

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40 theaffiliatepost July 16, 2008 at 3:23 pm

You have got it made Shoe. Congratulations on all that you have achieved and thanks for all that you have shared with us.

I loved how John went straight for the shoemoney secret monitors! Brilliant :)

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41 Stefan July 16, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Nice office and pool :D

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42 Lawrence July 16, 2008 at 3:41 pm

Oh, have you grown…

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43 DealDasher July 16, 2008 at 4:26 pm

Very nice wide open yard, I’m sure your kids will love that once the get a little older. Very nice.

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44 Scorpiono July 16, 2008 at 4:40 pm

Definetly post of the year for me, the video is worth gold!

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45 Affiliate Marketing July 16, 2008 at 5:00 pm

AWESOME! :D I love seeing that. It’s so great to have offices and everything! Good stuff.

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46 Patrick July 16, 2008 at 5:21 pm

Nice offices, thanks for posting.

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47 Autox July 16, 2008 at 5:29 pm

Love the pool, especially the Hummer pool vac.
The office is coming along, look forward to the day you post that you have out grown the space and need more..

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48 Zac Johnson July 16, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Awesome. Best part was the “I see Zac’s shirt”… cameo!

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49 John Chow July 16, 2008 at 5:51 pm

Twin 30″ Apple displays! Go big or go home!

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50 Christian July 16, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Nice pool. nice office: Nice! :D

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51 Rekzai July 16, 2008 at 6:27 pm

Wow, where does one go to get a cool design painted at the bottom of their pool?

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52 Kyle July 16, 2008 at 6:37 pm

You need a water proof computer setup now.

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53 Greenovni July 16, 2008 at 6:43 pm

Cool! It’s great to have an office :)

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54 Melvin July 16, 2008 at 7:17 pm

you have a very nice office…btw, why does your shoemoneymedia.com not as fix as it should be? most of the links are referenced to “#”

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55 Craig July 16, 2008 at 8:23 pm

At least you can still do work with all the distractions you brought into the office, most people get an office to get out of the distractions of working from home.

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56 Enkay Blog July 16, 2008 at 11:11 pm

Apparently even companies like Market Leverage have a lot of fun in their free time with Wii’s and Guitar Hero and such

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57 Enkay Blog July 16, 2008 at 11:12 pm

I think it might actually be a mosaic and may not be posted. Can anyone confirm this?

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58 Enkay Blog July 16, 2008 at 11:13 pm

hahaha, yeah 30″ is the standard it seems now. What happened to the days when you were doing it big with 22″?

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59 Enkay Blog July 16, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Yeah I really liked that too. I wonder how much that goes for

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60 ShoeMoney July 16, 2008 at 11:34 pm

I got it for a little over $200 it was a steal. they are pretty hard to come by in the original box never opened like that one.

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61 ShoeMoney July 16, 2008 at 11:35 pm

we are trying to turn away business…

no seriously its been on the list of things to do for a long time… we just have never really needed it.

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62 Free List of 195 Keyword Suggestions - Now Go Find your Niche! July 17, 2008 at 6:17 am

I agree, I have to see the outside from where I sit as well, or else it claustrophobia!!!

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63 Dick July 17, 2008 at 7:48 am

Really nice office. A good choice

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64 nicole July 17, 2008 at 10:57 am

best part? that dog!

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65 Marko July 17, 2008 at 1:55 pm

Nice office but you need to get some stuff on the walls. Maybe some Michael Godard paintings…

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66 Archie Pennies July 17, 2008 at 2:09 pm

Shoe house rocks! The Shoemoney logo in the pool and in the office main door looks really cool. Even the pool is branded :-)

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67 RacerX July 17, 2008 at 4:38 pm

John Chow made $3500 from this video…

(Kidding usually John does 0 for free!~)

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68 Godaddy Coupons and Promo Codes July 17, 2008 at 7:31 pm

I like the shoemoney logos on the door

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69 Godaddy Coupons and Promo Codes July 17, 2008 at 8:08 pm

The thing about internet businesses is that all you need is a 1 room office

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70 River Girl July 17, 2008 at 10:16 pm

Wow- looked smaller in the video. I am SOOOOO jealous! Do love my Dell 24s, though.

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71 Web Hosting Rebates July 18, 2008 at 8:01 am

Yeah, the office did look kind of bare… needs more whiteboards. :)

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72 Web Hosting Rebates July 18, 2008 at 8:03 am

Shoe posted where he got the logo from. Just scroll back through the archive and you can find the details about it.

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73 Web Hosting Rebates July 18, 2008 at 8:04 am

Dual 30” Cinema displays – that’s a phenomenal setup. Crazy amount of screen space on there. Color me jealous with my dual 24s.

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74 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:32 am

Yeah I saw this on Johnchows website last night. Nice place you have!

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75 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:32 am

Maybe so but they are a big company and I bet they didnt do this when they were a small company.

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76 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:33 am

Yeah you could get one of those military spec notebooks.

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77 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:34 am

Haha, I was wondering if it was you or another Zac.

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78 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:35 am

Really they are 30 inches? They didn’t look that big? I thought my 21 inch crt was big….

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79 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:36 am

It looks like those old style ones from the 50′s and 60′s. We have one that we use on the farm.

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80 Austin(Cowsgonemadd3) July 18, 2008 at 10:36 am

Yeah hire a decorator. Spice it up a bit.

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81 Mr. Javo July 18, 2008 at 11:31 am

You have a very nice house there, where can I buy one? :D

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82 Godaddy Coupons and Promo Codes July 18, 2008 at 4:23 pm

Are you serious? thats not a house

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83 Godaddy Coupons July 19, 2008 at 10:52 pm

Just add some decorations and then you have a nice office

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84 Chip July 23, 2008 at 10:55 am

Good luck with those offices. My blogging business will bring me some of those shortly. :)

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85 Agent Magenta July 24, 2008 at 2:54 am

Very nice house! My office currently consists of my PC on a desk in the corner of the bedroom! Maybe one day I’ll have a office….

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86 Chris Abernethy July 28, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Seriously, those are awesome. Definitely on my ‘to buy’ list, along with 16GB of ram, a couple of TB of hard disk space… etc. etc. hehe.

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87 Matt Helphrey December 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm

Very nice. So I am confused. Was the pool a part of the offices or was that at your house? Either way….looks good.

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88 Jim Banks January 1, 2009 at 6:32 pm

I remember Google sending us a fridge when we did a million leads on Adwords (for all clients). It was extremely cool (no pun intended), but because I was based in the UK and they delivered it to the US office I had to leave it behind. I think also the voltage was likely to be wrong for the UK.

Like your thinking on the walking past the employees on the way to the john or the kitchen.

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