Making Money Online for Newbies

 

by Jeremy Schoemaker on May 22, 2009 · 258 comments

Anyone who has followed me for the last 6 years knows one of the core principals of ShoeMoney Media Group INC. is to find a service that is needed and fill that void.

Right now with tons of people out of jobs due to the economy and with the making money online niche being the new “cool thing” to do; tons of people ARE filling that void by selling informational products on the real *secrets* of making money online.

This all started because last fall I had a conversation with one of my childhood friends who recently lost his job. He called me up and was like “Hey man, I really want to get in to this making money online stuff and it seems so easy. I was checking out these online courses but they are like thousands of dollars. Also I saw your Elite Retreat conference and thought about going to it. I just want to know if I can handle it.”

The last thing in the world I would recommend to a person looking to see what internet marketing is all about is to buy a product. But unfortunately there is nothing I could recommend to him.

So we started cracking ass on a 100% FREE 12 week course that covers about every possible topic on internet marketing. I call it the ShoeMoney Xtreme course because that is what it is… it’s a massive crash course in the world of making money online complete with info, real life examples and weekly assignments.

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I have also teamed up with MySpace, Facebook, and Microsoft. They’re going to give you free money to spend on their advertising platforms so you can test them out without spending your own money.

Why would I release this amazing content for free?

Giving away great content has always paid off massively for me. This blog is a prime example. Without it, neither my Elite Retreat conference or the ShoeMoney Marketing Tools would be successful.

Let me be VERY TRANSPARENT.

I want to teach you the basics of internet marketing and educate you on how the online marketing world works from my 13 years of experience.

This course is for the extreme newbie.

All this course requires is that someone works hard.

I am going to take you through the ins and outs of how all of this works and also give you free money to try some of the advertising venues.

If you feel making money online (or my course) is not right for you at anytime, simply hit the unsubscribe button. No cost to you.

My hope is that by the end of this course, you have found out whether or not this is the right industry for you. I also hope that you’re encouraged to take your ideas to the next level. Who knows – maybe you’ll even sign up for my marketing tools or internet marketing conference (of course, these things aren’t required :P ). So if you’re ready to dive into the Internet marketing world, I invite you to sign up the ShoeMoney Xtreme course.

To get started with the 12 week free training course, go here to sign up.

POSTSCRIPT: Many People have been kind enough to translate the content to serveral languages around the world.

Russian: http://altblog.ru/category/shoemoney/

About the author...

– who has written 2473 posts on ShoeMoney.com.

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.

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1 Bradley Nordstrom May 22, 2009 at 3:51 pm

Awesome post. :)

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2 richard beck May 25, 2009 at 10:21 am

Just got my first lesson… Great stuff!

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3 Esoos May 22, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Just got my first chapter, looking forward to checking it out.

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4 pro May 22, 2009 at 4:04 pm

I don’t know why but then I complete sign up and receive email Thunderbird say me that this email could be scam lol..

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5 Money-Era May 22, 2009 at 4:07 pm

I hope to learn a lot!

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6 mark May 22, 2009 at 4:08 pm

just signed up, curious how the course goes, one email per week, homework, forum what?

I can wait, just curious and twelve weeks is a long time but looks awesome ;) thanks

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7 affiliatemarketer May 23, 2009 at 11:24 am

to answer my question, just got week one, it appears it will be an ebook/lesson per week with a todo list todo the rest of the week until the next lesson.

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8 Brad Coughlin May 22, 2009 at 4:36 pm

I’m signed-up and ready to go. Looking forward to it!

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9 Robert Avila May 22, 2009 at 4:47 pm

Great Idea … You’ve really opened up the opportunity to a lot of people!

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10 The Bad Blogger May 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Free advertising… great bait there shoe… I will take up to !

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11 Dan May 22, 2009 at 5:25 pm

Was the first chapter sent out? I signed up the other day, but never received anything.

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12 We Fly Spitfires May 22, 2009 at 5:34 pm

I’ve signed up. Looks like a good read and a great opportunity. I wish I could figure your brain out :)

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13 Marshall May 22, 2009 at 5:59 pm

Looking forward to it – haven’t received the first chapter yet. Thanks Shoe!

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14 Jamie Craford May 22, 2009 at 6:12 pm

Shoe Just got the first chapter. AWESOME stuff man. I cant wait until next week!

Thank you so much for doing this.

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15 Jay @ work from home May 22, 2009 at 6:25 pm

Cool! Thanks Shoe, I’m always up to learn new things online….priceless…..

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16 Mark - Niche Store Builder May 22, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Looking forward to this Jeremy! Even though I have been a web dev guy for 15 years and building affiliate websites for several of those, I am genuinely interested in this offer, because you can NEVER know enough!

Thanks for the invite… already signed on!

Mark

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17 Greg Ellison May 22, 2009 at 6:31 pm

I signed up this morning. I can’t waite for it to start. Thanks Greg Ellison

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18 free directory submissions May 22, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Is it mostly for people who are thinking to start or for more advanced affiliates as well? :) Whats the price?
I see you use HasOffers… :)

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19 Rachael May 22, 2009 at 7:35 pm

All three of us are signing up from NursesPTO – we’re going to meet and discuss what we’ve learned each week (at least until the 3rd or 4th beer has kicked in). Thanx!

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20 Blogguebo May 22, 2009 at 7:59 pm

Just signed up, Jeremy. With your 13 years experiences and your big brand, it seems there will be more free courses like this available online. I hope. :)

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21 James May 22, 2009 at 8:03 pm

Great post and signed up! Its cool to see folks who have succeeded help those getting started when jobs are so hard to come by!
Cheers,
James

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22 Chuckiesd May 22, 2009 at 8:31 pm

That good idea. I attend this kind of course of my hometown. Really impressive and informative. But the important thing is working hard earn money from Internet stuff. There are many ways to do that.

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23 Christian Jessen May 22, 2009 at 8:46 pm

Sounds like a great course… I hope to learn a lot from it, even though my main goal is not only to do “money making online”, but also expand my knowledge in online marketing strategies. I expect a lot from this course ;)

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24 Roseli A. Bakar May 22, 2009 at 8:56 pm

I like the part you teamed up with MySpace, Facebook, and Microsoft.

Everybody could use some free credits. COOL bro.

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25 Find Affiliate Offers May 27, 2009 at 8:14 am

Yes- This is a very nice addition to allow people to test a little with some free money.

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26 brian ostrowiak May 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm

ive been in internet marketing for only a year now and have a ton of stuff left to learn.. i have been wanting to get out on my own away from other projects i have and get into affiliate marketing just got part 1 of your course and im thourghly impressed..

prolly why i signed up for the tools awhile back.. i think anybody can take an example from this being that if you stick to a service people want and make really great content people want to read they will come back and your status/traffic will grow

thanks shoe for making the guide free ill look forward to trying the techniques out and having an awesome reference on the basics and beyond… and the free promo coupons are icing on the cake nice..

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27 Find Affiliate Offers May 22, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Very nice, thanks for giving back to the community.

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28 griswod May 22, 2009 at 9:51 pm

i have sign up for the 12 free course in friday, and hope i can get the ipod,haha!

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29 Dr. Deepak jain May 22, 2009 at 10:42 pm

I am reading from time to time. I would be glad to hear if you like it or not- feel free to drop a comment on my blog at http://www.twipassion.com

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30 Ricky Peterson May 23, 2009 at 1:34 am

This is something really awesome you are offering Shoe. First thing i am going to do is Sign up and enjoy learning the lessons. I am following you since past 3 years now and i have already learned many things as far as online money making is concerned.

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31 Dino May 23, 2009 at 1:52 am

Just signed up, so im going to check this out and depth, thanks for offering such an opportunity Shoe!

Dinono.com

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32 purposeinc May 23, 2009 at 1:58 am

All I can say is that for the most part, I keep following Jeremy’s advice, and it keeps getting better and better. :)

Big props for the amount of work it took to get this done.

I hope you point out the tools in the course too.

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33 Luke May 23, 2009 at 2:20 am

I’ll be reading each week. Thanks Jeremy!

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34 Derevokas May 23, 2009 at 3:07 am

спасибо за статью… добавил в ридер

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35 Play Games Win Prizes May 23, 2009 at 4:07 am

I’m still quite skeptical about these type of “courses” where you learn from experienced people. I really don’t know why :(

-Mike

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36 Jeremy Schoemaker May 23, 2009 at 10:22 am

You should be skeptical.

Do your homework on people and see if they are legit or not.

Do they use a real address in their whois or privacy?

Do they have a easy way to contact them?

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37 Youngistaan May 23, 2009 at 4:35 am

Thanks i am going to subscribe it. Nice post.

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38 Luke May 23, 2009 at 4:40 am

I’ll be reading each week. Thanks Jeremy!
BTW I love your blog!

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39 Francois May 23, 2009 at 6:18 am

Shoe, if you were starting now, would you really care about forming an LLC before getting some actual site out there, getting some traffic and making some conversions? ;)

IMO, your legal and financial advice should be paid for by your first real income $.

I know bootstrapping has its limitations, but still, that’s how I did it :p

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40 Jeremy Schoemaker May 23, 2009 at 10:18 am

I would not for a company before making a site… Unless its a requirement to do business.

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41 Melvin May 23, 2009 at 7:04 am

Well sounds like a great deal! I get a course from shoemoney for free w/o any cost, i get to learn things more, and i get free ad coupons from those companies to spend with… :)

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42 Rahul May 23, 2009 at 7:20 am

i will surely join this program of affiliate marketing.

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43 LayupDrill May 23, 2009 at 9:28 am

Sounds good Shoe. I need to sign up myself.

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44 MoxKirby May 23, 2009 at 9:48 am

It’s all right here in your sentence

“Giving away great content has always paid off massively for me”

The golden ticket right there. Most bloggers seem to spend more time on the mundane tasks then on creating great content.

In reality, If you’re selling on your blog, 99% of new readers do not want to buy anything, but give away the good stuff, and they’ll be back in a more ‘receptive’ mood.

Thanks Jeremy, good lookin’ out.

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45 General Interest Forum May 23, 2009 at 10:47 am

I will definitely sign up.

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46 Scorpiono May 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Any free info is good info! :)

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47 Igor Kheifets May 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Thanks Shoe,
Let’s try It

Igor

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48 Website Maintenance May 23, 2009 at 3:26 pm

I suggest doing what my sister-in-law does for spare cash… she buys things from thrift stores and pawn shops for cheap and then re-sells them on ebay for a profit.

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49 Website Maintenance May 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

I don’t want someone to suggest an ebook to purchase, or refer me to a program. I am looking for someone to correspond with via email to help me step-by-step in making money online.

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50 Website Maintenance May 23, 2009 at 3:28 pm

A friend of mine told me a while ago that she found a site where you could submit articles, and in turn, the website would pay you money for your articles. However, my friend never told me the URL to that site so I’m looking for it.

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51 Website Maintenance May 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

Basically you want people who are interested in games to visit your game links, or the link to the free page you set up. It’s not hard to track how many people you’ve referred (and how much money you’ve made, once you start earning).

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52 Website Maintenance May 23, 2009 at 3:30 pm

The Flash demonstration on their site can explain the program better than I can. When someone buys a game after following your link, or after visiting a free web page you set up using their tools..

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53 Atlanta SEO Experts May 23, 2009 at 3:35 pm

I have a good SEO method that’s been working for me but your program comes highly recommended by Justin Brooke. I trust the guy and I am going to have to try this out.

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54 Remo May 23, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Hey Shoe,
I debunk online money making scams on my site and I keep getting people asking in comments if there are any free/cheap courses that are worthwhile.

I’m want to start sending them over to you.

Do you have any affiliate links lined up so if we do send them to your free course and then they do sign up for your Tools or Elite Retreat we can get credit?

Thanks!
The Electron Plumber

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55 lawrenceq May 23, 2009 at 6:28 pm

I am so ready!

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56 business May 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm

I think I will become lucky people if I can attend your course, but you are far a way from here, :(

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57 Kathy May 23, 2009 at 6:36 pm

If Shoe’s talkin’, I’m listening!

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58 MMO Pinoy May 23, 2009 at 9:07 pm

This is really a great help. You’re so kind Shoe! You deserve what you are now.

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59 Caden Grant May 23, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Sweet! I signed up for this course. I’ve only gotten the first weeks and already like it :P I’m excited to read what’s yet to come..

Also noticed about 10,000 people or so signed up for this since a few days ago your RSS count was at like 36,000 and is now at 45,000.

Nice work!

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60 Ulrich May 24, 2009 at 5:28 am

And now it is down again at 37k.

@Shoe: Thanks for creating this course.

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61 Klif May 23, 2009 at 10:00 pm

Jeremy,

What is the status of your selection for an intern this summer? This online course is dwarfed in comparison to having an opportunity to receive real world mentoring.

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62 MAtt Borden May 23, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Well I of course signed up, but I more importantly wanted to say thanks. I know this is legit and loaded with great info that you could easily sell. Its just what I have been looking for. I already make 9K a year online, but I don’t know how to take it to the next level. I am looking forward to the next 3 months!

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63 Ricardo May 23, 2009 at 11:15 pm

I just subscribed. Can’t wait to check it out. Thanks!

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64 Pau May 24, 2009 at 12:03 am

Just registered. This looks even more promising than John Reese’s Opportunity.com which I subscribed to and found that it isn’t really for me.

Customer support of Opportunity.com sucks right now. Trying to get a refund and cancel my account.

Good job shoemoney

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65 youfoundjake May 24, 2009 at 1:00 am

i gave it as a gift to the wife to get her started, let’s see how she does with it..

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66 scott May 24, 2009 at 2:08 am

Hey, you guys are going to love this!

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67 Graphic Arena May 24, 2009 at 3:25 am

Hi thank you for this great article and your course i think the best think of your course is that its free ..lolz well i will surely subscribe for it because i was really looking for such courses …

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68 Dean Saliba May 24, 2009 at 6:01 am

Very true. That is why I started one of my blogs to show people who have lost their jobs that there are still ways to make money onlihne.

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69 51 Grand May 24, 2009 at 7:41 am

I think the guide is nothing special (yet – lets wait for week 2), but the Action Plan is very good!

Action Plan is where 99% will make it or break it!

Jeremy: If you manage to get 100 – 200K subscribers your list will be worth a few millions a month…

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70 robert May 24, 2009 at 8:04 am

i am going give this good looks cool :) i have also told few people i know about this hope they will enjoy it :D

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