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Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview #25: Introducing Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

PJN MTA

Welcome to Week #25 of the Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview Series!

This week I interview super affiliate, entrepreneur, and Technorati Top 50 Blogger Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker.

Read on to learn more about Jeremy…

Here are the rules… 

The Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview Series will feature an original up-close interview with an affiliate marketer every Friday.  Priority will be given to Pepperjam Network affiliates, but that is not a requirement to share your story.  If you’d be interested in being interviewed please submit your request here – please make sure to tell us why you think your story is especially entertaining or educational and worth sharing with our readers.

As the series progresses we will do our best to ask questions that both entertain and educate!  We encourage you to comment on each of the interviews, as well as ask follow-up questions of the interviewee.

Lastly, if you are a blogger or just someone with a network of likeminded affiliate marketing friends, we encourage you to share our interviews series with anyone who you think may benefit. Also, since you won’t want to miss an interview once it’s published I encourage you to join the Feedburner Pepperjam Network RSS Feed, which is located at the top of this page or by clicking here.

Well…let’s get on to the interview!

Meet the Affiliates: Interview #25

Jeremy Shoemoney Schoemaker
Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker
President & CEO,
Shoemoney Media

Blogger,
Shoemoney.com
Question #1

KRIS: Where do you live?  Are you married?  Any children? Animals?

SHOEMONEY: Lincoln,  Nebrasksa. I am married with 2 girls ages 2.5 and .5.  I have a dog named Baxter.

Question #2

KRIS: How did you get started as an affiliate?  Share with us your story…

SHOEMONEY: Well I was doing really well with Google Adsense and decided to follow the money.  I quickly discovered why people were paying so much per click to be on my site.  The real money was in affiliate marketing.

Question #3

KRIS: Most people know you not only as a Technorati Top 100 Blogger, but also “that guy” in the picture holding a $120,000 Google AdSense check; however, most people probably do not know you are also the President of a major media company called Shoemoney Media.  Please tell us about Shoemoney Media?  What properties does Shoemoney Media include?  Tell us a little bit about each one…

SHOEMONEY: Basically at ShoeMoney Capital LLC (formally ShoeMoney Media Group INC)  we do a bunch of things.  First and foremost we try to create services that we feel are badly needed.  Services that we want and would use if they were available.  For instance I created a site called nextpimp.com in early 2000’s that allowed people to upload images to make into their own wallpapers for their cellphones.  This quickly grew into ringtones and other media for cellphones and it was a huge player in the space until I lost passion for it in about mid 2006.

In 2007 we created a company called AuctionAds which leveraged the highest tiered payout of the eBay affiliate program by pooling all affiliates together.   We made a nice display widget for publishers and within 4 months of launch we were doing over $2 million per month in revenue with over 25,000 users and I sold the company in July of 2007.    When we launched there were 8 companies doing this exact same thing including eBay themselves but we just did not feel it was being done properly.  We were right ;)

In  mid 2008 we launched fighters.com which is based around Mixed Martial Arts fighting.  We are HUGE fans of the sport and feel there is no good “all in one” site that caters to fans.

Question #4

KRIS: Let’s chat a little bit more about Elite Retreat.  Why did you start Elite Retreat?  What makes Elite Retreat different than other conferences? When is the next Elite Retreat?  Who are your speakers? Where can our readers learn more and sign-up?

SHOEMONEY: The Elite Retreat came about because after 5 years of going to conferences me and a couple others came up with the concept what if you could capture the networking aspect of the conference and expand on that.  Also by bringing in several speakers from very diverse backgrounds we could analyze peoples business plans and help them get to where they want to go.

The Elite Retreat event this year takes place in San Francisco February 18th-20th at the The Hotel Vitale.

Our Speaker lineup:

1st day Keynote: Gary Vaynerchuk
2nd day Keynote: TBA
Leaders:
Stephan Spencer – SEO Expert
Chris Winfield – PR Ninja
Neil Patel – Marketing Consultant, SEO, Social Media whiz
Andy Liu – Startup Expert
Kris Jones – CEO of Pepperjam Network
Jeremy Schoemaker – this is me!

To learn more you can checkout http://www.eliteretreat.info

Question #5

KRIS: Can you share with us a success story or two from a past attendee of Elite Retreat? Has the conference really been able to change any one’s life?

SHOEMONEY: Sure – actually a guy made a whole website about it – http://eliteretreatreview.com/

There are TONS of stories out there.   I dont see how it does not greatly effect someone’s life.

Question #6

KRIS: If you weren’t a successful internet marketer what do you think you’d be doing and why?

SHOEMONEY: I would probably be a stay at home dad.  I never was very good at working for anyone but myself.

Question #7

KRIS: Please share with us the most challenging life event you’ve ever had to overcome and how you dealt with it…Would you have changed anything about how you handled with the situation?

SHOEMONEY: Personal life -  I think when I made the decision to have weight loss surgery.  I was 420lbs + smoked 2 packs of cigs a day was in horrible physical shape.  I thought the surgery was going to kill me and it was a real possibility being I was so overweight.  I would still do the same thing.

 

(To read more about Shoemoney’s inspiring battle with weight loss CLICK HERE.)

Business life -  When we sold AuctionAds I did not sleep very well for a month or so.  I always wondered what would have happened if we did not sell.   I think it was the right call though.  We did not have the staff to take the company to the next level.

Question #8

KRIS: If you could trade shoes with anyone for 6-months who would it be and why?

SHOEMONEY: I would have to say my wife.  She is a Anesthesiologist and does some interesting things with her job.  She gets to play God every day.  Also I would still get to see my kids for 6 months.

Question #9

KRIS: Can you give us your top five tips on how to become a more successful affiliate marketer?

SHOEMONEY:

1) Be Patient.
2) Test a ton.
3) Split test offers to make sure you are not getting screwed
4) Use heatmap and mouse tracking to see how your changes effect your users
5) use Google Website Optimizer RELIGIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!

Question #10

KRIS: Can you share with us five tips on how to become a more successful blogger?

SHOEMONEY:

1)  Blog for people not search engines
2)  Blog from the heart.  Dont hold back
3)  Blog about topics you are passionate about
4)  Realize you will never make money from your blog as 99.9999999% of all others don’t
5)  Be active on other blogs – commment and guest post as much as possible.

Question #11

KRIS: Please tell us more about Shoemoney Tools… Where can our readers learn more?

SHOEMONEY: Your readers can learn more at http://tools.shoemoney.com

ShoeMoney tools is basically us opening up our internal tools for users.  There is no other internet marketing tool suite on the market that compares.

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On Deck for Next “Meet the Affiliates”

Stay tuned.  Next Friday is Black Friday so we won’t be posting an interview since we’ll all be shopping – NOT – we will be managing the biggest day in the history of Pepperjam Network only to be surpassed by the following Monday, which if Cyber Monday.  Best of luck!

Read Previous “Meet the Affiliates” Interviews:

Week #1 – Sam Harrelson
Week #2 – Scott Hazard
Week #3 – Rosalind Gardner
Week #4 – Colin McDougal
Week #5 – Zac Johnson
Week #6 – Harrison Gevirtz
Week #7 – “Uber Affiliate” Paul Bourque
Week #8 – John Chow
Week #9 – Scott Jangro
Week #10 – Darren Rowse
Week #11 – Carsten Combrowski
Week #12 – Thor Schrock
Week #13 – Garry Conn
Week #14  – Ron Passfield
Week #15 – David Adams
Week #16 – Marcus Tandler
Week #17 – Bob Jones
Week #18 – Anik Singal
Week #19 – Collin De Ruyck
Week #20 – Tyler Cruz
Week #21 – Amit Mehta
Week #22 – Will Haimerl
Week #23 – Rae Hoffman
Week #24 – Jeremy Palmer

Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Launches Exclusive Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

We are proud to announce the exclusive launch of the Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

About the Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Affiliate Program:

“Gertrude Hawk Chocolates is dedicated to creating the most delicious gourmet chocolates, which include dark chocolate, chocolate Smidgens©, caramel dipped apples, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate covered pretzels, fresh fudge, sugar-free candy and truffles. Each chocolate product uses the freshest ingredients and the same time-tested recipes that Gertrude Hawk, herself, created in her kitchen long ago. Our Holiday Gift Collection includes beautifully gift wrapped assortments and “pre-made gift baskets” to fill all of your gift-giving needs. In addition to consumer sales, we also offer sales programs designed to fit fundraising, corporate and gift-giving needs.

Our hassle-free fundraising programs feature our finest selection of chocolates. Corporate gift programs feature our wrapped and ribboned premium chocolates. They make a great gift for your customers and dedicated employees. You can even create a personalized gift with our Create-a-Basket program.

Sign up now for the GertrudeHawkChocolates.com Affiliate Program and earn 10% commission on all sales, including Gift Certificate Purchases!”

Commission: 10.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

Marvel.com (Marvel Shop) Launches Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

We are proud to announce the launch of the Marvel.com Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

HIGHLIGHTS: Make up to 10% of each sale promoting Marvel characters such as: Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four and much more!

About the Marvel.com Affiliate Program:

“The Marvel.com affiliate program gives you the tools to sell merchandise featuring your favorite Marvel characters such as: Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four and much more! It’s free and easy – sign up for the program, place banners, product images and/or text links on your site and we do everything else.

Here are a few other reasons to join our affiliate program:

* Earn money! We will pay you up to a 10% commission on all sales generated at Marvel.com! Generating sales is easy with our great assortment of Collectibles and Gifts for the whole family.

* Marvel.com has earned a solid reputation for bringing fun to the whole family. Your site visitors know and trust us which results in increased conversions.

* It’s simple! Apply today and you can be up and running with the latest creative in no time. We update our creative on a regular basis and do our best to give you the support you need to sell our products.

* Monthly Newsletter – access the best offers and promos

* Weekly updated Data Feed… Coming Soon!!!

By joining our program, you will work with a 45 day cookie and a commission structure that makes it easy for you to earn large amounts:

7% Less than $250 in monthly sales revenue
8% $251 – $499 in monthly sales revenue
9% $500 – $999 in monthly sales revenue
10% More than $1,000 in monthly sales revenue

We review all affiliate applications within 24-48 business hours, and we do not work with parasites. We only work with affiliates who are from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. You can be confident that your sales will be your commissions.”

Commission: Up to 10.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

Fiji Water, OneTravel, and others Launch Affiliate Programs on Pepperjam Network

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

We are proud to announce the official launch of the following programs on Pepperjam Network (www.pepperjamnetwork.com) – FIJI Water Delivery Service, InsuranceFusion.com, OneTravel.com, TerraPrints.com, ToBeFast.com, Phonesheet.com, and NursesDirect.com.

About the FIJI Water Delivery Service Affiliate Program:

“In Fiji, rainfall filters through volcanic rock over hundreds of years, adding vital minerals that give FIJI water its unique and refreshing taste. The water collects in an ancient artesian aquifer deep withing the earth where it is protected from external elements. It’s the way nature intended water to be. Untouched.

Now your customers can experience the convenience of having FIJI Water delivered to their door, available anywhere in the continental United States. FIJI Water offers FREE shipping on all orders and an excellent promotional program to keep your customers coming back.

FIJI Water Affiliate Payout Structure

- Applies for a One Time Order, Monthly or Yearly Subscription.

*Baseline Payout 10% commission on each order

*Affiliates that generate $1500 + will earn 11% commission per order

*Affiliates that generate $3000+ will earn 12% commission per order

*Affiliates that generate $4500+ will earn 13% commission per order”

Commission: Up to 13%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

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About the InsuranceFusion.com Lead Generation Program:

“InsuranceFusion.com – Email Only Campaign

InsuranceFusion.com provides consumers with access to the best car insurance information, leading insurance companies and lowest available car insurance rates to make shopping for insurance coverage and comprehensive policy protection easier. There are more than 200 million licensed drivers in the United States. Get paid to help them browse, compare, and save hundreds of dollars on this auto insurance comparison website. You can’t lose!

Sign-up today for the InsuranceFusion.com Lead Generation Program and earn $2.25 for every click to one of our auto insurance providers. Your link leads to an auto insurance specific landing page designed to maximize conversion. Enter just the zip code and two clicks to the payout!”

Commission: $2.25
Cookie Duration: 45 days

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About the OneTravel.com Lead Generation Program:

“OneTravel.com is a travel website offering flights, Hotels and Vacation & Cruise Packages to top destinations around the world. OneTravel.com was launched in the mid-nineties in a Barn in Pennsylvania and has grown to be one of the most recognized travel brands in the US and abroad. We are one of the oldest and most respected travel sites, well known for our incredibly low airfares, last minute flight deals, cheap business class flights, affordable first class fares, discount hotels, best car rental deals and attractive vacation packages. We have just added 84,000 newly negotiated hotel rates to our offering. Our products are backed by a courteous and professional toll free customer support team who are available to you 24/7.

We cater to all types of consumer demographics. All of our offerings have one commonality – Great Travel Deals. A few of our specialties include, Student Travel, Senior Travel, Gay and Lesbian Travel and Ethnic Travel

Customers can safely and securely research, plan, book and manage their entire travel itineraries on OneTravel.com. Buying low cost airfares and cheap hotels on OneTravel.com is as easy as two clicks. Take advantage of OneTravel.com’s specials and budget flight deals. OneTravel.com provides email updates on last minute deals, travel packages, first class and business class flight deals and budget flights to your favorite destinations.

Soon, OneTravel.com will be offering its patrons membership benefits and profile management services, which will include storing traveler profiles for easy purchasing and management, including a history of all past trips made by travelers.

OneTravel.com has signed up with major airlines, hotels and car rental companies around the world to bring special Travel Coupons and Offers to continue providing excellent value to our customers

How does it Work?

1. As a OneTravel.com affiliate, you send traffic to OneTravel.com through unique tracking links. Your unique tracking link allows us to track your referred traffic & sales.

2. You earn commission on all qualified sales generated by your unique links referred to us via your website and emails.

3. Pepperjam Network will send you bi-monthly commission payments based upon the number of net-tickets/bookings sold to your referred users. Commissions are calculated using a tier-based approach iterated below.

Product Tickets or Booking Affiliate Commissions:

Air Tickets

-> 0 – 1000 $8

-> 1000 – 3000 $9

-> 3000+ $10

Hotels

-> 0 -1000 $15

-> 1000-3000 $16

-> 3000+ $17

Cars Rentals

-> 0-1000 $5

-> 1000-3000 $6

-> 3000+ $7

Insurance

-> 0-1000 $5

-> 1000-3000 $6

-> 3000+ $7

We pay instantly upon booking even before the travel is completed! Sign up now for the OneTravel.com Lead Generation Program!”

Commission: Itemized – Up to $15 per lead
Cookie Duration: 45 Days 

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About the TerraPrints.com Affiliate Program:

“TerraPrints.com collection contains over 400 prints and growing. They cover cities, popular lakes, beautiful tropical islands, and national parks from around the world. All TerraPrints.com products are printed on archival quality, luster finish paper. We also offer FREE SHIPPING AND FREE INSURANCE on all retail web orders in the United States and Territories. Terra Prints Inc has become America’s premier producer of wall art utilizing NASA’s ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) sensor, a high resolution imaging instrument flying on the Terra satellite. Our distinctive image processing techniques produce remarkable images available nowhere else on the web.”

Commission: 12.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

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About the ToBeFast.com Affiliate Program:

“Check out McCoy Motorsports all-new ToBeFast.com! We’ve renovated the website, packing it full of easy-to-navigate new features, categories, and product lines to make your McCoy Motorsports online experience as exciting as possible! We have many categories from apparel to bikes and ATVs! If you’re looking to upgrade your performance, we have everything to get you started! We have everything from your basic parts to the final touch! We are proud to offer products for all your bike, ATV, auto and T-Rex needs! From Suzuki to Yamaha, from Dodge to Chevrolet!”

Commission: Up to 7%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

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About the Phonesheet.com Affiliate Program:

“Phonesheet.com aims to simplify the management of phone calls and messages and eliminate stacks of phone message slips and sticky notes stuck to one’s computer monitor. The easy-to-use, online phone message manager makes relying on the telephone easier for business owners, independent practitioners and any administration professional charged with managing phone messages. Through a secure Web 2.0-based portal, users can track phone calls, messages and call history in real-time when at their desktop or when working remotely. Phonesheet.com makes the management of daily ‘phone work’ a less tedious, more efficient and highly organized process.”

Commission: 20.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

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About the NursesDirect.com Affiliate Program:

“NursesDirect.com is your source for all your nursing needs! The Nurses Stations offers scrubs for nurses and other medical professionals in the latest styles from all the leading manufacturer’s, nursing shoes designed to keep you comfortable, professional stethoscopes and other medical equipment for work, reference books and CD Rom study guides, personalized nurse gifts, collectibles and so much more!”

Commission: 10.00%
Cookie Duration: 45 days

Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview #24: Introducing Jeremy Palmer

Friday, November 14th, 2008

MTA Pepperjam

Welcome to Week #24 of the Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview Series!

This week I interview super affiliate, author, and blogger Jeremy Palmer. Find out how Jeremy went from being a pizza delivery guy and janitor to one of the most successful and recognized super affiliates in the world.  Jeremy is one of the most sought after speakers in the United States, but this week we’ve got him for an exclusive “Meet the Affiliates” interview.

Read on to learn more about Jeremy…

Here are the rules… 

The Pepperjam Network “Meet the Affiliates” Interview Series will feature an original up-close interview with an affiliate marketer every Friday.  Priority will be given to Pepperjam Network affiliates, but that is not a requirement to share your story.  If you’d be interested in being interviewed please submit your request here – please make sure to tell us why you think your story is especially entertaining or educational and worth sharing with our readers.

As the series progresses we will do our best to ask questions that both entertain and educate!  We encourage you to comment on each of the interviews, as well as ask follow-up questions of the interviewee.

Lastly, if you are a blogger or just someone with a network of likeminded affiliate marketing friends, we encourage you to share our interviews series with anyone who you think may benefit. Also, since you won’t want to miss an interview once it’s published I encourage you to join the Feedburner Pepperjam Network RSS Feed, which is located at the top of this page or by clicking here.

Well…let’s get on to the interview!

Meet the Affiliates: Interview #24

Jeremy Palmer
Jeremy Palmer
CEO,
Quit Your Day Job

http://www.quityourdayjob.com

Question #1

KRIS: Where do you live?  Are you married?  Any children? Animals?

JEREMY: I live in a small suburb 20 miles southwest of Downtown Salt Lake City. It’s one of those towns where everyone knows everyone. It’s a great place to raise a family.

I’m happily married with three kids. I have one boy (age 8) and two girls (ages 5 and 1).

We don’t have any animals, but my kids keep asking me for a dog. I couldn’t even keep their goldfish alive for two weeks – I don’t think I would do much better with a dog.

Question #2

KRIS: How did you get started as an affiliate?  Please share with us your story…

JEREMY: I  started out as an affiliate back in 2003. I was working at a small software company as a web developer. I had a few web projects on the side, but none of them made money.

One of my side projects was an online dating site. I had a good site and a great domain, but it was too hard to compete with the big boys.

Since I couldn’t get anybody to pay me to join my dating site, I decided to start promoting the competition. So I put up a few affiliate links from Yahoo Personals, eHarmony, and Match.com and within a few days started making money.

I was only making $20-50/day at first, which felt like a lot of money – considering I was only making $36,000 a year at my day job. I reinvested all the profits back into the business until I quit my day job six months later. Once I quit my job my affiliate business exploded.

Question #3

KRIS: You are the guy behind the brilliant blog and e-book “Quit your Day Job.” Tell us more about “Quit your Day Job.”  What was it all about?  If possible, please provide our readers with a link to download your e-book for free. :)

JEREMY: I started Quit Your Day Job back in 2005. At the time it was nothing more than a weekly newsletter.

Subscribers loved the articles from the newsletter, but they wanted more. People on my list encouraged me to write a book so that I could cover more affiliate marketing tactics and go into more depth. Six months later High Performance Affiliate Marketing was born. You can download it for free from my website – http://www.quityourdayjob.com/learning

A desire to “quit my day job” was what motivated me to succeed as an affiliate. I felt like my day job was holding me back from so many opportunities. Quitting my job allowed me to spend more time with my family and allowed me to work on my own terms. QuitYourDayJob.com is a way for me to help other people achieve this goal.

Question #4

KRIS: Your newest (and most exciting project) is called “the Black Ink Project.”  Please tell us more about the Black Ink Project and how, if possible, our readers can get involved…

JEREMY: The Black Ink Project is a hands-on training course where I show affiliates how to plan, design, build, and market a successful affiliate site. In accounting, the term black ink (or operating in the black) is used to refer to a company that is profitable. The goal of the Black Ink Project is to show affiliates how to bridge the gap between learning – and – building a profitable affiliate business.

My e-book covers the fundamentals and gives affiliates a solid foundation for building on. Some people find this is enough to get them started, and proceed in their own direction. But many don’t have the skills or experience required to take the next step, which is taking what they learn from the book and turning it into action. It’s not that they lack motivation, but finding and sticking to the right path can be a challenge.

You can learn more about the Black Ink Project here – http://www.theblackinkproject.com/

Question #5

KRIS: If you could trade shoes with anyone in the world for 6-months who would it be and why?

JEREMY: Bear Grylls from the show Man vs. Wild. No tour guide will take you to the places on his itinerary. Being able to experience nature like he does would be amazing.

QUESTION #6

KRIS: Please share with us your top three tips for making more money with affiliate marketing and pay-per-click…

JEREMY: 1. Don’t make assumptions. One of the hottest trends right now in PPC is using “spy tools” to reverse engineer your competitors campaigns.

The logic goes something like this – find the keywords you’re competitors are bidding on – copy their ads and landing pages – make money.

People will often assume that if competitor A is using this keyword, with this ad, and this landing page it must be a profitable combination. But what they don’t realize is that most affiliates don’t even track their profits (ROI) at the keyword level.

People may be running unprofitable keywords because a) they don’t know they’re unprofitable, or b) they know the keyword is unprofitable, but they want to drive more volume to the merchant to get a better payout.

Spy tools are very powerful, but use them to harvest ideas, not to copy and paste entire campaigns.

2. Track everything. In today’s competitive environment you need to track your PPC campaigns at a granular level. Knowing which keywords are driving commissions is helpful, but knowing what combination of keyword, creative, and landing page is even more powerful. Advanced tracking and analysis has helped me squeeze thousands of dollars of extra profits out of several campaigns.

For example, many marketers think that the keyword modifier ‘cancel’ would be a negative no-brainer, but through tracking I’ve found that this modifier can also drive sales. Customers will often want to know how to cancel a service before they commit to it. Most people using this modifier are probably existing customers wanting to know how to cancel the service, but since no other affiliates bid on this modifier bids are often very low. Good tracking and analysis is the only way for you to know.

3. Test everything. The easiest way to make more money is to take a profitable campaign and make it better. Paid search provides the perfect platform for new experiments. You would be surprised how easy it is to double your click-through rate (CTR)  or conversion rate (CR) with just a few simple adjustments. This is a lot easier than launching a new campaign from scratch.

Question #7

KRIS: Please name three tools that you use to make more money with affiliate marketing and pay-per-click…

JEREMY: 1. Optimize My Site (pay per click tracking software) – www.OptimizeMySite.com

2. Speed PPC (the easiest way to create large laser-targeted campaigns) – www.SpeedPPC.com

3. Keyword Spy (PPC spy tool) – www.KeywordSpy.com.

Question #8

KRIS: If you didn’t become a successful internet marketer what would you be doing with your life? Fireman? Lawyer? Salesman? Author?

JEREMY: That’s a good question… Before I discovered affiliate marketing I worked as a janitor, pizza delivery guy, baker, and middle management at a call center. I never declared a major in college and dropped out after just one year. It’s not that I lacked ambition, but doing the same thing for 30-40 years never appealed to me.

If I never discovered affiliate marketing I would still be an entrepreneur. I would rather drive my own ice cream truck than work as a VP for a Fortune 500 company.

Question #9

KRIS: In 250 words or less, what is the future of affiliate marketing?

JEREMY: I think affiliate marketing has a bright future. The barriers to entry are getting lower every day. Web applications like Wordpress are making it easier for new affiliates to get started. I predict that content creation tools for the web will continue to advance at a rapid pace, making it easy for all affiliates to build advanced sites.

Question #10

KRIS: Please share with us your top five online educational resources (i.e. blogs, industry news sites, etc.) that you consider must read…

JEREMY: According to Google Reader I subscribe to 65 blogs. All of them are good, but if I had to narrow it down to 5 I would choose these:

1. Copyblogger (http://www.copyblogger.com/) – the best copywriting blog on the web.
2. SeoBook.com (http://www.seobook.com/)- An SEO blog that goes way beyond SEO
3. Super Affiliate Secrets by Zac Johnson – (http://zacjohnson.com/)
4. SEOMoz (http://www.seomoz.org/) – One of my favorite Internet Marketing blogs
5. CDF Networks (http://cdfnetworks.com/) – Chad makes a lot of insightful posts about PPC, CPA, and business in general

Question #11

KRIS: Are there any existing projects or Web sites that you are currently working on that you’d like to share with our readers?

JEREMY: I’m getting ready to launch CouponPal.com (www.CouponPal.com) – a new deal and promotion site. We’re looking to launch before Black Friday. I think shoppers are going to be very price conscience this holiday season. Creating a site that will save shoppers money is a slam dunk in this economy.

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On Deck for Next “Meet the Affiliates”

Jeremy Schoemaker (aka Shoemoney).  Come back next week for an exclusive announcement from Jeremy about something you will not want to miss.

Read Previous “Meet the Affiliates” Interviews:

Week #1 – Sam Harrelson
Week #2 – Scott Hazard
Week #3 – Rosalind Gardner
Week #4 – Colin McDougal
Week #5 – Zac Johnson
Week #6 – Harrison Gevirtz
Week #7 – “Uber Affiliate” Paul Bourque
Week #8 – John Chow
Week #9 – Scott Jangro
Week #10 – Darren Rowse
Week #11 – Carsten Combrowski
Week #12 – Thor Schrock
Week #13 – Garry Conn
Week #14  – Ron Passfield
Week #15 – David Adams
Week #16 – Marcus Tandler
Week #17 – Bob Jones
Week #18 – Anik Singal
Week #19 – Collin De Ruyck
Week #20 – Tyler Cruz
Week #21 – Amit Mehta
Week #22 – Will Haimerl
Week #23 – Rae Hoffman

Congratulations to Maura Goodwin – Pepperjam’s November 2008 Employee of the Month

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

We are proud to announce that Maura Goodwin has been selected as Pepperjam’s “Employee of the Month” for November 2008.

Maura is Director of Pepperjam Network and has been with the company for over 2 years.

Congratulations Maura!

Here’s a short video that was taken about 60 seconds after she heard she was selected.  Enjoy!


LotusJump.com Launches Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

We are proud to announce the launch of the LotusJump.com Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

About the LotusJump.com Lead Generation Program:

“LotusJump.com was developed by a group of SEO specialists who recognized that there were no practical or affordable internet marketing solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. Many companies do not have the funds to outsource an effective SEO campaign or the resources to bring it in-house. Thus began our mission to create efficient SEO software that was simple, fast, and low-cost.

Features:

- Web-Based- With no complicated or bulky external software required, login online to optimize your site whenever and wherever you want!

- User-Friendly- No experience required! LotusJump walks you through easy, relevant SEO tasks that are assigned based on your industry and chosen keywords.

- Bang for your Buck- LotusJump is available at a fraction of the cost of an internet marketing agency. Cut costs without sacrificing a quality SEO campaign that can deliver results.

- Up-To-Date- Automatic software updates ensure you are utilizing the most current SEO methods.

- Transparent- Know how, where, and when your site is being optimized.

- Not Just a Toolbox- Expert guides, step-by-step instructions, and industry know-how, we don’t just give you the tools, we show you how to use them.”

Commission: $50.00 per lead
Cookie Duration: 45 days

ProtectYourCarNow.com Launches Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

We are proud to announce the launch of the ProtectYourCarNow.com Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

About the ProtectYourCarNow.com Lead Generation Program:

“ProtectYourCarNow.com – Email Campaign Only. ProtectYourCarNow.com will help your customers receive FREE auto warranty quotes. By filling out our form, they could save thousands by lowering their monthly payments and help them eliminate costly repair bills. Your customers are only a click away from a Free Quote AND Big Savings! Sign-up today and earn $5.25 for every Qualified Lead.”

Commission: $5.25 per lead
Cookie Duration: 45 days

WhiteningNow.com Launches Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

We are proud to announce the launch of the WhiteningNow.com Lead Generation Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

About the WhiteningNow.com Lead Generation Program:

“WhiteningNow.com – A Bright Teeth Whitening Systems Authorized Retailer – Have you lost the luster and shine of your once-white teeth? Has your enamel faded to expose the natural yellow layer beneath? Add to that years of staining from coffee, red wine, soda and tea that have gotten lodged in hairline cracks in your teeth. What is the result? Yellow or even worse, a brown tint that’s made your smile not so bright? Teeth whitening is one of the most popular cosmetic dental procedures in the United States today. Until now, teeth whitening has required a visit to the dentist and hundreds of dollars. Bright Teeth Whitening Systems (the same system used by many dentists) is now available directly to the consumer for a fraction of the cost. What’s more… you can try it now with this FREE Trial. Just have your customers fill out the form and we will get them started on a path to brighten their smile!”

Commission: $20.00 per lead
Cookie Duration: 45 days

Entertainment® Book Launches Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

We are proud to announce the launch of the Entertainment® Book Affiliate Program on Pepperjam Network – www.pepperjamnetwork.com

HIGHLIGHTS: Partner with Entertainment® Book – th leader in discount shopping! Make up to $10.35 per lead by promoting the 2009 Entertainment® Book.

About the Entertainment® Book Affiliate Program:

“Entertainment.com – ENJOY A CORNUCOPIA OF SAVINGS!
RIGHT NOW, GET $5 OFF AND FREE SHIPPING ON THE 2009 Entertainment® Book!

The Entertainment® Book is filled with up to 50% off and 2-for-1
discounts on local dining, movies, groceries, sporting events and more!
Order today and get $5 off the retail price and Free Shipping.

Entertainment.com – Dine. Shop. Travel. Save. Discover how the book pays for itself!”

Commission: Up to $10.35 per lead
Cookie Duration: 45 days