From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Amazon Lawsuit Dismissed

January 13, 2009

It appears that the Amazon and Overstock lawsuits against the NYS Internet Tax have been dismissed. This means the Internet tax still stands and those companies with a physical presence will need to collect the sales tax. The reason that the case was ruled in the favor of NYS is that the law clearly states [...]

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Do You Twitter?

January 10, 2009

In response to queries received, yes, I “Twitter”. Twitter is an interesting service used for both personal and business issues. If you’re not familiar it is a mini social networking tool. You form a circle of friends and business associates and text little updates -140 character max. Nice and short, although sometimes too short. All sorts [...]

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Is The Merchant NY Affiliate Friendly

January 9, 2009

This post is another installment in my series on ‘Finding and Evaluating Merchants to Promote’. If you are not a NY Affiliate, you can of course, skip this step. With the likelihood of other states enacting similar tax legislation, it might be a good idea for all affiliates to familiarize themselves with this information so [...]

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Is This Good Bye to Janis, NY Affiliate

January 6, 2009

Back in November, I wrote about Janis, a NY Affiliate and how she was affected by the NY Affiliate tax. At that time, I wrote that Janis had adjusted by replacing merchants with either other merchants or with various paid ads. Now that the holiday shopping season has ended, Janis took the time to evaluate [...]

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Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards

January 1, 2009

I was surprised to learn I was one of the finalists for an Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Award. Affiliate Summit, founded by Shawn Collins and Missy Ward, is the premier affiliate marketing conference. This year, Affiliate Summit West 2009 is taking place in Las Vegas January 11-13. The third annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards will be awarded [...]

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