Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “The Mob Mentality of SEOs”. Schoemaker says, “Never underestimate the power of a group of pissed off SEOs protecting one of their own. Or at least that is what the whole Iacquire drama over the past week has shown us. If you happen to indirectly attack someone who is buddy buddy with some other well known SEOs, well, the fireworks will commence. In one corner, we have Michael King (@ipullrank), Director of Inbound Marketing for Iacquire”. The Mob Mentality of SEOs ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Stop Embarrassing Yourself With a Brand Persona That Doesn’t Make Sense”. Schoemaker says, “Occasionally I see this commercial on TV for a credit union. It tries to be hip and edgy in aPoochie the Dog sort of way in a sad, desperate attempt to stand out and seem relevant, yet ironically I couldn’t tell you the name of the company if you held a gun to my head. The commercial starts off with a guy taking off his suit jacket and tie and talking about how this credit union is different because it’s so hip and casual–so... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “SEO staple Cre8asiteforums for sale for 170k but what’s it really worth?”. Schoemaker says, “Today one of my old favorite sites has hit the auction block on Flippa. The reserve price is at $170,000.00 with a Buy it Now for $225,000.00. Here are some interesting stats from the listing: The auction is listed Listed on the Auction it says the site makes $1667 in gross revenue”. SEO staple Cre8asiteforums for sale for 170k but what’s it really worth? ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Why I will totally judge you based on your non-industry rantings”. Schoemaker says, “How can you instantly find yourself ostracized by a subset of the SEO community, on a matter that doesn’t have anything to do with SEO? Well, aside from going to work for whatever company is considered “The Enemy” by SEOs that day, it would be opening your big mouth with opinions on certain topics that you should have known to wire your mouth shut over”. Why I will totally judge you based on your non-industry rantings ShoeMoney... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Vetting Your Writers: Why It’s Hard to Find the Creative Needle in the Haystack of Crap”. Schoemaker says, “Last fall Demand Media announced they were cutting back on the number of freelancers they were paying to churn out thousands of articles for their websites. Until then they had been well known for their “content farm,” but the company decided to shift their focus to “more targeted categories and other forms of content such as slide shows, video series and feature articles.” They wanted to build on existing content... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Getting your privacy back offline”. Schoemaker says, “Over the last 10 years I have not really tried to protect my privacy. Its not that big of deal to me. But I know that a lot of people get pissed when I show them our API from sources we aggregate data from on the PARprogram. Don’t hate the player… hate the game =P”. Getting your privacy back offline ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Free Shirt Friday – Lead Ferret”. Schoemaker says, “This site is currently in the beginning stages but it has the potential to blow up big! LeadFerret is an online data base filled with businesses and their employee contact information that you can get for free.  The great part is if they don’t have a company/person you are looking for just let them know and they will hunt them down for you”. Free Shirt Friday – Lead Ferret ShoeMoney Blog  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “How to out your competitors and frenemies for spamming Google”. Schoemaker says, “Ever feel like your friend / enemy (aka frenemy) ranks everything they touch, using nefarious tactics?  Or your competitor keeps beating you in the ranks by spamming?  Or are they ranking and you just know they must be doing something sneaky, but you can’t quite figure out what?  Well, there is a reason some of us call the real definition of spam to be “Sites Positioned Above Mine”.  So how can you out them or get them some extra scrutiny?. How... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “FTC Scores Big Court Win Against DRTV Veterans”. Schoemaker says, “In a much-awaited decision, a federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against DRTV veterans Gary Hewitt and Doug Gravink and their company, Family Products LLC, in the case FTC v. John Beck Amazing Profits et al. Hewitt and Gravink sold “John Beck’s Free & Clear Real Estate System,” “John Alexander’s Real Estate Riches in 14 Days,” and “Jeff Paul’s Shortcuts to Internet Millions” through... [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog Post is titled “Elite Retreat 9 Recap”. Schoemaker says, “Another Elite retreat in the books!  Another amazing year. This year we decided to move the event back to the Clift hotel in San Francisco where we went a few years back. Monday morning could have started off a little better. Flight time was at 6 in Omaha so that means my Intern had to pick me up at my house in Lincoln at 4 in the morning.. way too early to say the least”. Elite Retreat 9 Recap ShoeMoney Blog  [...]