Blogger and Internet Marketer Andrea Schoemaker is helping to generate the content today.

I managed to secure an interview with her and she shared some blogging tips.

In case, you aren’t already familiar with Andrea.

Here’s a pic:

Internet Siblings: Shoemoney (Jeremy Schoemaker) and PlanetAndrea (Andrea Schoemaker)

Are you ready to enter the world of PlanetAndrea?

Here goes:

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: hi Andrea, this is Andrew Wee, how’re u doing today?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I’m great Andrew!

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Great! You’re Shoemoney’s (Jeremy Schoemaker) co-host on the Net Income radio show, and I think most people kinda associate you as being his kid sister, don’t they?

Andrea Schoemaker says: That is often the case

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I hear you’re coming out with something interesting, aren’t you?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Yes, I have been tagged “little sister” however I do have my own things I do yes.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: What’ve you up to?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Jeremy had asked me to come onboard Net Income as co-host to setup a format, book guests, and moderate questions from the chatroom and forum. I’ve also joined in on discussions and given my own experiences in the industry.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Cool. How’s it been so far?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I love doing the radio show, I’ve been in contact with some pretty amazing and smart people in the internet marketing/affiliate industry.

It’s been really great getting to learn and discuss current industry issues with those people that not many get the chance to do.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Who’s been the most interesting so far?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Honestly, every guest since I’ve started co-hosting has been enlightening to me. I’ve been able to take away something from all of them and learn.

I even use a lot of the tools and ideas they talk about on the show to use within my own sites and business.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: That’s great. I’m really envious of your opportunity. By the way, what do you do business-wise?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I have my business site, PlanetAndrea.com which I am currently “remodeling” at the moment. The site will detail my skills and business ventures that I am currently doing.

It will also contain a blog about internet marketing thoughts and ideas that I come across.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I hear you used to or maybe still maintain quite a number of blogs?

Andrea Schoemaker says: As far as sites go, I have a lot of blogs out there that I started a long time ago as a “newbie” in this industry.

I started blogging about 3 years ago, and I was able to teach myself my own version of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) without even knowing what SEO was.

Using tools from the DigitalPoint.com forum and reading a lot of forums about optimization and marketing really helped me after my sites were up and running.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Wow, that’s really cool. You’re a self-taught blogger?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Yeah, before the days when everyone and their brother had blogs, I started making blogs about my hobbies.

I had blogs about cooking, scrapbooking, travel, and family issues.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Interesting. Are you still an active blogger?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Absolutely. I feel that the roots of where I am now are a staple in my adventure.

I still add content to my blogs but now I have many new ideas and concepts on how to optimize them

It’s been a very interesting road watching what blogs have turned into over the years.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: How’ve blogs changed?

Andrea Schoemaker says: It’s frustrating to see so many blogs with useless content. I started my blogs because I think people can actually “use” what I give them.

I am not a fan of the “made for adsense” blogs.

A lot of people have strayed from what a blog should be about, at least from my point of view.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I take it you have lots of original content on your blogs?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I do have original content on my blogs, yes. However, there are items that I blog about from interesting sites I find that might be of use to other people who read my blog as well.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: That’s a good balanced approach

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: By the way, Andrea, are there some tips you could give to aspiring bloggers?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I’d like to highlight something important to me. People like personalization.

If they are able to feel a connection with the site, they will keep coming back for more. That is why it frustrates me to see so many spam blogs out there now. It’s lost the personal touch I try to keep on my sites.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: How do you define personalization?

Andrea Schoemaker says: In the age of reality tv, people enjoy either conflict or struggle. If you have a personal blog, I’d recommend that you give a little bit of yourself in the posts whether it be some type of commentary or opinion about the blog post itself.

It’s all a part of making the connection with your readers.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: How’ve you managed to make yr blogs personal?

Andrea Schoemaker says: On my personal blog (which is currently under construction) I gave highly intimate details of my life. Anything from relationship issues, personal dilemmas, etc.

If you show honesty and keep things real, then people feel like they know you and want to keep reading more.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: From what you’re saying, it’s almost a voyeur-ish appeal?

Andrea Schoemaker says: It’s interesting, yes. People like reading gossip, hearing about your struggles, seeing your achievements, etc.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I think it definitely adds to the reality of it, and from a reader perspective, I can ‘feel’ that I’m ‘connecting’ with a fellow human being, even if I’m starting at a screen filled with words and pictures.

I get a sense of what you mean by getting personal.

Does that make you feel vulnerable? Being so open?

Andrea Schoemaker says: My personal blog has become an issue I’ve been considering making private, but have not done it yet.

Ever since I started my business, I’ve noticed my blog entries have changed and have been less personal. I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately, and I feel that it is important for people to truly know who I am.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Is it easy to balance the business and the personal? How do you do it?

Andrea Schoemaker says: Business I base off of the work that I do.
Personal I may rant about struggles I’m having making the business end happen.

In my personal blog, it’s all about how I’m feeling when I blog. If I’m frustrated, I’ll let it all out.
That’s why I made the blog in the first place. A personal journal of my life. I’d like to keep it that way.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: That’s a good way to separate the public and private lives.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I guess the personal blog would be less income-oriented?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I didn’t make my personal blog to make money. It began just for my use only and I started getting regular readers and it spread from there. I’ve dabbled with different ad companies just for the sake of testing, but it’s certainly not a large income generator.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: I think bloggers can certainly learn a lot from your experience.

Can they take a look at your blogs?

Andrea Schoemaker: Currently I’m remodeling my site PlanetAndrea from my old personal blog, to now my business website.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: What’ll your business website do? What’s its focus?

Andrea Schoemaker says: My business site will focus on my abilities and what I have to offer. I’m venturing out into many new areas of internet marketing, advertising, and event planning. I just want people to see what I’m capable to do, and go from there.

I love doing project management for other people, and I’d like to give people the opportunity to utilize my organizational and personal business knowledge skills.

While I was attending college, I did a lot of odd jobs for people online. I still enjoy doing the occasional odd jobs for people because it still keeps me in the loop of what’s happening online.

Hey, I have to meet a client shortly.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Thanks for your time. Any parting advice? An online word from the wise?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I’m pretty excited about my business and expanding my knowledge. The Internet is a constantly changing medium that so many people don’t have any idea how the backend works.

I’m glad to be a part of it all.

AND I’m looking forward to expanding my business and watch it grow.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: glad to have talked to you today, Andrea. Keep us updated when PlanetAndrea.com is up.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: When’s it supposed to be ready, by the way?

Andrea Schoemaker says: I’m hoping to have everything up and running around mid-November

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: tks, and you take care.

Andrea Schoemaker says: Thank you Andrew, it’s been my pleasure.

WhoIsAndrewWee.com says: Bye!

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You can check out Andrea’s current projects at:

• Elite Retreat (Internet Marketing Mastermind Workshop)
• PlanetAndrea.com (coming soon)
• Net Income radio show