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AM-Affiliate Relationship

AMWSO Steps Forward

December 1, 2008

In a couple of posts I have commented on the silence that is sometimes too common in the affiliate industry. My opinion is that silence and lack of action is detrimental. Silence, whether due to apathy, fear of speaking/acting or simply a lack of a sense of urgency, the result is the same. Things will not improve and may, [...]

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Where NY Affiliates Stand

November 3, 2008

As we are approaching the six month anniversary of the NY Affiliate Tax, I decided to take some time to evaluate how NY Affiliates are coping. If I were to choose one word to sum it all up, that word would be “Adaptation”. Adaptation is the process of changing or adjusting to conditions in order to [...]

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Celebrate Express Values All Affiliates

September 24, 2008

Merchants have decided to address the NY affiliate situation in different ways. After careful evaluation some merchants have decided that the best solution is to start charging NY State sales tax in order to resume working with NY affiliates. One merchant leading the way is Celebrate Express, a leading retailer in the party supply industry. On September 2, [...]

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Tax Solution from NYS Meeting

July 29, 2008

The NYS Affiliate meeting in Albany on July 28 was a great success. It accomplished several things and it will most likely take a couple posts to get it all in. I will post summaries of the major points over the next couple days. We also had time for some fun and will write about that but [...]

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Some Things We Got Right

June 9, 2008

It wasn’t all bad. As promised, I wanted to take some time to talk about what we got right in dealing with the NYS internet tax. Many people, both in public and behind the scenes, really stepped up and it is only right to acknowledge it. There is no way that I can make this [...]

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