From the category archives:

Story of NY Affiliates

The Story of John, a New, New York Affiliate

December 21, 2008

At first glance, I am sure the title of this post looks like a major typo but it is not. I received an email last month from a fellow New Yorker who over the summer got started in affiliate marketing. It was only last month that he first heard of the NY Tax issue; he got rejected [...]

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The Story of Herb, NY Affiliate

November 30, 2008

Over the last few weeks I have been reviewing the stories of many NY Affiliates. In reaction to the NY Affiliate Tax, hundreds of merchants terminated NY Affiliates. The merchant terminations of NY affiliates had devastating effects on the businesses of thousands of NY affiliates. Hearing the stories of its impact is extremely tough. Many NY Affiliates [...]

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Story of NY Affiliate – My Voyage

November 10, 2008

The last seven months or so have been an incredible journey. A year ago, I was eagerly looking forward to a great year of growth for my sites. I had recently redesigned some sites which really paid off, and started a couple new ones which were picking up nicely. I believed that 2008 would be [...]

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Story of Kevin, Former NY Affiliate

November 8, 2008

During May, as Kevin Webster, of 72kilowatts was busy getting back to building affiliate websites, he became concerned about the impact of the NY Internet tax law. Kevin was just getting started as an affiliate again. He had recently dissolved his SEO/OPM (Outsourced Program Manager) firm and while he was managing affiliate programs he was [...]

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Story of Janis, Affiliate from NY

November 4, 2008

Janis is an affiliate from NY and has agreed to share her story although she has requested her true name be protected. Last year Janis, a single mother of three, was able to rely on her affiliate income to help support her family. Janis lost her husband a few years ago. Like many other affiliates, having an [...]

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