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Merchant-Affiliate Relationship

Are You a NY Affiliate Friendly Merchant

November 4, 2008

A reader wrote me and said that it would be helpful to start a list of merchants that accept NY Affiliates. I thought a bit about the best way to do this. There are many merchants, probably thousands, who welcome NY Affiliates so it is going to be very difficult to list them all. There is just [...]

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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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Impact of the NY Tax Session at Affiliate Summit

August 15, 2008

The NY Tax session at Affiliate Summit East was an incredible experience for a few reasons. The impact of this session is tremendous. Of course having the opportunity to present to merchants and affiliates a solution that would enable them to resume a business relationship was the primary objective, we accomplished other things. The NY [...]

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Time for Affiliate Voices to be Heard

July 11, 2008

When I created this website I simply wanted to share my perspective on various issues as an affiliate from New York. With the exception of the impact from the NY tax law and the resulting decision of merchants to terminate NY affiliates, my experiences are probably similar to an affiliate from any where else. In spite [...]

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