I’ve been using the Shoemoney System for about nine weeks now.  I’ve seen all of the videos up to the ‘Facebook Ads Results’.  I personally love Facebook advertising and it was a great experience seeing some of the training videos, because I could pick up things I hadn’t known about.  I consider myself a fairly advanced user and was still able to walk away from the Facebook series with some new knowledge of FBML and Split Testing.  If you don’t know what those are, you really should be a member. Jeremy does a pretty great job teaching you about it.

Other points:

• The $50 Facebook coupon was released finally in week nine. This means you should expect to see your coupons about two months after you start the system.  We all look forward to seeing the other $2450 in coupons.
• I can’t comment on the quality of their support, because I haven’t needed to use them yet. I’ll addend this post if I do need to though.
• In week 9 I’ve seen 27 Videos. Of those videos, I found that seven were useless (i.e. they were how to sign up for something), 4 were entertaining but not really educational (i.e. interviews and tours), 3 were great for beginners, seven were great for novice/intermediates, and five were advanced.  Overall, I’d say the best customer of the Shoemoney is a beginner to intermediate user.

Looking through the comments from the last review I did, some questions came up that I’d like to answer here:

• Do you recommend this course for a newbie? Yes.
• Does anyone know if the people that were allowed to join yesterday [Week 7] are already caught up to the people that joined on day 1? No.  The content is slowly released over time, so people that joined on day one will always be ahead (until they finish).
• …The ShoeMoney System is now permanently open from Jeremy, I thought it was a exclusive program only for 500 student[s]… The first 500 people were just a test group.  I’m sure he doesn’t want to limit his potential to just 500 people.
• I am seriously thinking about joining the Shoemoney system but not too sure whether it is actually any good at teaching about Adsense? In week 9, Adsense hasn’t been covered.  If you’re looking for something specifically for Adsense, this may not be the program for you.
• Do you guys have any idea how to cancel you shoemoney system account? I can find the freaking cancel-button…

Here you go dude. Its all handled by Clickbank:

The ShoeMoney System billing is handled by ClickBank. Unfortunately we have no way to initiate a refund to you from our end, but it’s very easy for you to initiate the refund request and get the funds credited back to your bank account in 72 hours.

All you have to do is go to http://www.clickbank.com/orderDetail.htm

Entetr your Order number (this will be in the email you received from ClickBank when you purchased the product) along with your email address and click ‘Submit’

Then follow the step-by-step instructions for requesting a refund.

• So I guess it is not possible to just get the whole thing, all 12 months, right away by paying all the money up front? True.  You’ll need to wait for the videos to be released.  This may change in the future though.

Have more questions?

Ask them below.  We’ll get them answered for you!

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Shoemoney System Review – Week 9

Here’s my submission for the Shoemoney System Theme Song:

The Rob Hustle video is pretty good, but this is different and makes a better ‘theme song’ I think.  What do you think?

Why did I do this?

Shoemoney is having a contest for a theme song, and giving the winner $1000 plus a trip to the Playboy Mansion for the Azoogle party.  I’m going this year hell or high water.  Check out the contest page.

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Shoemoney System Theme Song

Ok, so I have done two other reviews here and here.  They sum up week one and then a recap in week 3.  There have also been a ton of comments with user feedback.  Thank you to everyone that commented.

Make money online with Shoemoney.

Unlike the first three weeks, I am VERY happy with how the last few weeks have turned out.  We went through the Arbitrage series, and I’ve been excited to be working on that.  I’ve had mixed results – especially with international people (especially from Nigeria) trying to phish my auctions.  I’ll probably cover that in a separate blog post.

I talked to Jeremy for a little while Monday about the issues I’ve been having with eBay as well as shooting the shit about some of the other stuff in the Shoemoney System.

The biggest improvement they’ve made over previous weeks is the addition of micro videos that act much like a glossary for new users.  They focused on core training and there are no longer “how to sign up for x” videos.  I think that added a lot of value to the product overall.

Changing the whole system like that makes a huge statement about their ability to change based on the input from the users – as well as attesting to the back end support that comes with the product.

Let me cover my points from previous posts now:

1. I still have no coupons – After talking with Jeremy, I understand that he’ll be rolling out coupons with each section that covers that particular coupon type.  If I’m not mistaken, Facebook will be first.  That makes sense.  He has agreements with the companies that provided the coupons that keep him from giving them all out at once.  Once again, that makes sense.
2. I received my sign up gift! – I got Crush It and a Shoemoney shirt.  I’m reading Crush It now.
3. The podcasts are still old – I really wish he’d either do more shows, or maybe pick out the irrelevant content.  I have heard – as of Friday’s webinar – that he’ll be making content available via podcast, but he needs to clear up some legal information regarding downloaded content vs. streaming.  I suppose he’ll need to work out some piracy protection as well.
4. The videos finally taught me some things I didn’t already know – I think this is the biggest point.  I knew the arbitrage stuff in concept, but wasn’t sure of the details to work it all out.  I’m glad I could see a specific example – even if results aren’t typical.  I know how to do Facebook ads as well, but after talking with Jeremy, I hear there will be some hidden diamonds in there.
5. Their support still isn’t very good, but I guess Jeremy isn’t very happy with them either.  He’s going to bring it in house like Shoemoney Tools, which should make responses MUCH better.

Overall, I’m very impressed this week – especially since I was able to work directly with Jeremy to solve some very specific problems.  I think everyone interested in making money online should try this product first – especially since it’s only $197 a month and has a 60 day money back guarantee.  Their return rate is also only 6% as of this post.  That’s amazing!

The Shoemoney System just opened up to new users again today, so if you want to sign up, check them out by clicking here.

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Great Improvements to the Shoemoney System

Ok, so this is an update post to my original Shoemoney System Review.

First of all, I still haven’t learned anything new.  There is an eBay arbitrage set of videos coming up that I think I MAY learn something from, but still in week three, I have nothing more than when I started.

Hitting some of my original points with followup:

1. I still have no coupons.
2. I still have no sign up gift. I did follow up with them many times and they took my address.  I haven’t actually gotten anything though.  I know I’m in the top 100 now though.  That’s nice.
3. The podcasts are still old.
4. The videos still don’t teach me anything I didn’t already know. I think I may learn something, but I haven’t yet…
   

Here is a new point:

• Their support isn’t very good. I’ve asked a few questions, and gotten some spectacularly canned answers.  The direct access to Jeremy is WORSE than just @replying him on Twitter and NOT being a member.

I’ve had some ideas for how videos should be released and I intend to share those with Jeremy or his team at some point, but I doubt they’ll care to listen.  Maybe they will though.  My big thought is that the user should get a video credit released every 2 days and be able to select from ALL of the videos which they want to see – that way advanced users can just skip the easy stuff like “How to sign up for Gmail?”

Other reviews I’ve found:

Negative

• ShoeMoney System Full Of Shit?
• Inside the Shoemoney System – Real Review – From a Members Point of View [Video]
• ShoeMoney System Review: Don’t Waste Your ShoeMoney.

I have not found a positive review yet, but if you know if a REAL one, please let me know.

Positive

• Neil Beck’s Shoemoney Learner – Of all of the reviews, this guy is a beginner and finds the system extremely useful.  I found this review the best of all so far.  Great job Neil. (Added 2/22/2010)

What are your thoughts?

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Shoemoney System: Third Week Review

I’ve been checking out the Shoemoney System for the last few days, and I haven’t learned anything that I didn’t already know.  I’m hoping that it ramps up soon though.  The videos are basic basic basic, but I’m sure he’s just leveling the playing field for other users.

The sales letter when you first sign up seemed long and annoying.  Why not just do a buy button at the top?  I knew I wanted to try it, but still had to sift through all of that stuff.

The videos and coupons that he advertises are released slowly over time, so you can’t just buy a month, watch and download everything and then cancel (shucks).

It looks like the only complete content is the old podcasts that Jeremy did as Net Income and The ShoeMoney Show on Webmaster Radio, but I’ve heard all of those already.  It would have been cool if the did the work to edit them down into something more to the point.

I also haven’t been impressed by the promise that the first 100 signups for the system get a special bonus, but it’s been like a week and a half and we still don’t know who we hare.  I’m fairly sure I’m in the first 100, because I signed up in 3 minutes, but who knows.

Unfortunately, content is released so slowly that I don’t really have much to say.  One of the videos everyone can watch, because it’s public, and the other three are about things I know very well: setting up a Google account, what affiliate marketing is, and setting up a ClickBank account.

I also noticed that many of the users complained about the same things in the week 1 webinar, so I don’t feel completely alone with this.

My conclusion?  I’ll give it a little more time before I completely judge…

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Review: The Shoemoney System is Meh for Advanced Users.

So I was a part of the Polar Plunge put on by the Morrisville Rotary Club. It was a fund raiser for transitional housing for the United Way. Yes I’m wearing a ShoeMoney.com shirt.

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Polar Plunge 2009

Ok everyone, here is part three of the pictures.  They’re somewhat out of order from the other posts.  Imagine that they go between the two sets.  These are from the “missing” memory card that my wife had!

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Affiliate Summit West 2009 Pictures (Part 2)

Hey Everyone,

I’m laid over in Manchester, New Hampshire right now killing some time writing up the intro post.  I’m headed to Affiliate Summit West 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  I’m going with my lovely wife, Michelle, and we’re going to have a friggin awesome time.  We’ve both got Platinum Passes to the conference, which means that we pretty much have access to everything except the really exclusive VIP parties.

We’re also planning on checking out CES (Consumer Electronics Show for those of you that live under a rock) when we get there.  We should get there around 8:00PM tonight, and we’ll probably jump right into some gambling.  I’ve set up some meetings with people – details to come later.

I’ve been checking out some of the other ASW arrival posts, like Shoemoney and Robb Cheuvront.  I hope to see you guys there!

More information to come.  If you’re going to be at ASW or are already there, please leave comments and I’ll buy you a drink sometime when we’re there.

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Affiliate Summit West 2009 – Here I come.

You can use Javascript to build inline comments for your input fields.  This is a great way to denote required fields and pre-populate data.  If you’re using this script to show comments on required fields, I would suggest combining it with some sort of server or client side validation script – or both.  The code is an example SIMILAR to the way WordPress’s comments form looks.  Some day I will build a widget for this.

The Code

<h4>Leave a Reply</h4>
<form action="action.php" method="post" id="commentform">
  <div class="inputs">
    <input type="text" name="author" id="author"
      onClick="removeTextCheck(this,'(Required)');"
      onBlur="addTextCheck(this,'(Required)');"
      value="(Required)" />
    <input type="text" name="email" id="email"
      onClick="removeTextCheck(this,'(Required)');"
      onBlur="addTextCheck(this,'(Required)');"
      value="(Required)" />
    <input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="" />
  </div>
  <textarea name="comment" id="comment"
    onClick="removeTextCheck(this,'(Your Message)');"
    onBlur="addTextCheck(this,'(Your Message)');">(Your Message)</textarea>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
  function removeTextCheck(element,initialValue) {
    if(element.value == initialValue) element.value = "";
  }

  function addTextCheck(element,initialValue) {
    if(element.value == "") element.value = initialValue;
  }
</script>

Explanation

This code is actually pretty simple.  For each element that you wish to do an inline comment for, you’ll need an “onClick” even and an “onBlur” event.  For the “onClick” event you’ll create a function called “removeTextCheck” and call it in each input or text area that you’d like to leave an inline comment for.  For the “onBlur” event, you’ll create a function called “addTextCheck” and call it in each input or text area that you’d like to leave an inline comment for.

Both functions have two arguments: “element” and “initialValue” which have pretty much the same definition in both functions.  The “element” argument is the element in which you are placing the inline comment.  You will always use the “this” variable when calling this function inline.  If you call it from somewhere else in your page you may want to use something like “getElementById” or something similar.  The second argument “initialValue” will be the value that you wish to check against for adding/removing the text.  In my code above, that was either the “(Required)” values or the “(Your Message)” value.  You will want to make sure that this argument matches the value attribute of either your input or textarea.

Did this make sense to you?  Let me know!

Oh, and the code above can be copied and pasted as is into a blank text document to creat a working page.

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: Using Javascript for Commenting in Inputs

Lose 33 lbs

I currently weight 213 lbs, and I would like to slim that down to a cool 180.  I have a treadmill and a rowing machine, so it should be pretty easy to exercise.  I will post my workout strategy in another post sometime.

Put $10,000 into my IRA

This goal may actually change, depending on what my financial adviser says about contributions to my IRA.  Essentially I would like to put the maximum legal amount into my IRA that I can.

Make $10,000 from affiliate marketing

I’d like to make what I put into my IRA from affiliate marketing. ’nuff said.  I think I can do it if I really put my mind to it.  I’m going to Affiliate Summit right at the beginning of the year, so there is no excuse for not reaching the goal right?

Shake Shoemoney’s hand

I think this would be great.  Shoemoney will have a booth at Affiliate Summit, so this should be easy.  He’s somewhat of a role model for where I’d like to go in the industry.  I’ll see you soon Shoe.

Reach 1,000 unique page views per day on this blog

I’d like to make this blog something people look forward to looking at each day.  I need to drive traffic here to create a more interactive, richer environment.  I think 1,000 uniques a day is very feasible.

Finish the concrete work in my basement

My basement has a whole mess of concrete issues that I need to clear up.  This is a big project, but it needs to get done in order for me to set up an office down there.  I hope to get it done by mid-august.  We’ll see how it goes.

Go to Las Vegas

This is easy.  I’m headed there for Affiliate Summit West next week.  I’ve never been to Vegas or a conference before, so this should be fun.

Make at least 250 blog posts

250 posts is about 2 every 3 days.  That kind of number will keep me honest.  I plan to put a counter somewhere…

Take a vacation that is not work related

The trip to Vegas does not count for this one.  My wife and I are planning a trip to Mexico sometime near the end of the year.  This one may happen early January 2010 if scheduling doesn’t permit during 2009.  We’ll see what happens!

What are your goals or resolutions for 2009?

Originally posted on jtGraphic.net: My Goals for 2009