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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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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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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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