Internet Babel

Below is a quick 10 question interview with Jeremy Schoemaker aka Shoemoney from shoemoney.com

Have you always wanted to be an entrepreneur or were you inspired purely by the popularity of the internet?
It was not something planned. The internet just made it really easy to evolve the business

How long did it take you to reach your first $100 in Google Adsense?
I think the first 30 days

Would you say that viral marketing outweighs SEO in terms of online awareness?
Totally. If you build a site based on organic traffic it will never take off like a viral campaign

You seem to have succeeded at every online project you’ve attempted, have you had any big failures?
Hmm well our costs to try things are pretty minimal so big failures… Not really sure. We try many things though

What area of Internet Marketing have you made the most profit?
Affiliate marketing is where we have had the most success

Do you think a completely unique idea is more effective than trying to dominate an already established market?
While new ideas can be lucrative often reinventing the wheel learning from other peoples r&d is the way to go

When launching a new online idea would you recommend preserving your budget carefully or spendimg every penny of it on marketing in order to establish the idea as quick as possible?
If its something you believe in then you need to spend whatever it takes to reach the tipping point

Do you think you should pay close attention to the opinions of friends and family with a new idea?
Totally

Do you agree with the notion put forward by John Reese in his ebook The Rebirth of Internet Marketing that making money online is getting harder by the day and will continue to get harder?
Yes. Mostly because of the global scale

What’s the best singular piece of advice that you could give to somebody trying or wanting to make money online?
Hard work over time. Learn from all experiences good and bad

Thanks again to Shoemoney!