Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “ShoeMoney Ad Network Throwback”. Schoemaker says, “In 2006 when I first got into affiliate marketing I realized that all of AdSense income was coming from people advertising affiliate offers. Now even though I was doing affiliate offers of my own on the site I wanted to try going direct. So we built our own internal system that made some AdSense Looking ads but allowed us to put our own copy inside. My CPC immediately went up 3x”. ShoeMoney Ad Network Throwback ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Stats from sending 30 million emails”. Schoemaker says, “With our PAR Program we have 11 of our clients that have given us explicit permission to anonymously aggregate their data to provide some statistics. This data is based on sending 30 million emails. Keep in mind these are not spammers. These are well branded e-commerce or service oriented companies using our enterprise solution. I just want to be clear on that. These companies combined have a email rate spam report rate of .0006. But that is also very low because they are emailing... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “I Spent Millions Using Microsoft Paint”. Schoemaker says, “A lot of banners you see online look very attractive. Most of them are all polished up and pretty, smooth animation and crisp clean images.  But, guess what? A lot of these ads suck for direct response! If you’re a brand you want the branding that comes with a great image so you pay your agency a pretty penny and out pops a nice creative. These creative are good for the brand and makes them sleep well at night, but for the consumer, most of them are ignored. Banner blindness is... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Possibly an Enormous Money Making Opportunity in StarCraft 2”. Schoemaker says, “I play StarCraft II.  A lot.  If you log in virtually anytime you will see me there.  At work I use it as a reward system.  If I get X done then I will play a quick game. I play pretty much nothing but custom maps. When StarCraft launched I worked with some of the high profile professional players to guide them in making an info product.  They didn’t make a ton of money but they did well. When Diablo came out this dude made a site that dripped content of... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “2012’s top trade show displays: What made them so appealing?”. Schoemaker says, “While the last year the economy has been going through tough times, the trade show industry has managed to continue to flourish. Throughout 2012 trade show displays continued to evolve, attract visitors and display designs and concepts that continue to amaze and capture the imagination of attendees. A number of trends really drove some of the top trade show displays to success this year. Some of those trends included interactive media, integrated technology,... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Adknowledge – Still the place to go if you’re trying to make money from email data”. Schoemaker says, “In the last couple years I have been both an advertiser and a publisher with Adknowledge.  With all the CPA networks dropping like flies and not paying their partners, I really like to showcase the ones that are rock solid financially and always pay on time. From an email data standpoint they have some unique monetization options. If you’re looking to mail something other than the same old offers you get from every other network, this... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “SpyFu’s New Word Split Testing Tool (FREE)”. Schoemaker says, “A couple weeks ago I talked about how I got beta access SpyFu’s tool and it showed me that the word “demo” beat out “free demo” and “contact us” on our PAR Program website. So after split testing it… it was indeed right on the money with 30% more clicks. They have now opened the tool up for free. Here is a Video of SpyFu founder Mike Roberts giving a demo”. SpyFu’s New Word Split Testing Tool (FREE) ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Info on the hottest party during ASW”. Schoemaker says, “Just when you think networks are done blowing it out, here comes a crazy party during Affiliate Summit West 2013. Mundo Media is throwing a huge bash at the Penthouse in the Cosmopolitan Hotel on January 14th, 2013. The event is a Candyland-themed party and it will be stacked with alcohol and local talent.  What else does a pimp affiliate need?”. Info on the hottest party during ASW ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Search Engine Strategies 5 years later”. Schoemaker says, “While I will be staying in Chicago until Sunday – SES Chicago is pretty much done for all intensive purposes. This was the first Search Engine Strategies event I have attended since SES San Jose 2008 (photos) At first I felt like I didn’t know anyone. Where was the old gang? David Naylor, Marcus Tandler, Aaron Wall, Jim Boykin, Best Of The Web Dudes, Jenn Slegg, Boser and crew, and many many others. I did however run into some familiar faces”. Search Engine Strategies 5 years... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “On The Way To SES Chicago”. Schoemaker says, “Headed to SES Chicago with our newest employee Hannah Gappa,  Not sure she is ready for a industry event but we will see =P. I asked on Twitter and Facebook who was attending and I got like 1 response.   Weird. If you are going please comment”. On The Way To SES Chicago ShoeMoney Blog  [...]