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Story of NY Affiliates

Survey on Impact of the NY Advertising Tax

July 29, 2009

The impact of the NY advertising tax or the NY Internet sales tax has been devastating for many NY affiliates. I’ve chronicled several of our stories in the series “Story of NY Affiliates”. I interviewed and wrote until it became too overwhelming for me. Affiliates lost their entire business, suffered severe financial and emotional stress. As other states [...]

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Lesson NOT Learned

June 30, 2009

I am angry, disappointed and sad. I am also truly dismayed at how little has been learned from last year and how little has changed. Lesson has not been learned. Last minute terminations are pouring into the emails of affiliates in Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island. Last year everyone blamed day before terminations on the lack [...]

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Kim Salvino, Trust and Value

February 5, 2009

One of the more positive results of the NY Affiliate Tax is that I have had a chance to work with some very amazing people. I’ve profiled a few of these amazing people in “Stories of NY Affiliates” including the stories of Kevin, Herb, Jannis and others. Working with people on any project often gives [...]

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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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Another NY Affiliate Story

January 1, 2009

This is the sixth in a series of profiles of NY Affiliates and it is by far the hardest one to write. This is the story of another NY Affiliate. ***This space intentionally left blank.*** There is nothing to write. This is the story of a NY Affiliate who is [...]

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