This was the topic of our discussion with Anita Campbell on her today’s Small Business Trends Radio show. It was a good interview chock-full of information that any small businesses can take, and start using right away. Anita asked over a dozen of great practical questions (I am a huge […]
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A worrying news has come through today: following New Mexico the state of Virginia — which is facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit this year [more here] — is now considering an affiliate tax as well. I’ve read about it in Scott Jangro’s AffBook blog [link to post], Googled the
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Having read the Internet Retailer’s comparison of the online storefronts of these two merchants (my bullet point summary of it may be found here), the only logical next step for me was to see how Walmart.com’s affiliate program compares to Amazon.com’s associates program. By looking at the information provided in
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Melanie Seery of Affiliate Advocacy has tweeted: New Mexico has introduced its 2010 House Bill 50 (second edition) “clarifying nexus in regard to certain Internet sales.” The nexus definition/basis is very similar to those in the other states affected by the tax, namely: “A person with a business with no
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It is a known fact that Walmart.com has made it its goal to become the number one online merchant, dethroning its major competitor in the e-tail space, Amazon.com, and beating such well-established rivals as Target.com, Overstock.com, and Buy.com. Competition is always war where while some merchants win, and others lose,
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As I was flying from from Washington, DC to Las Vegas for the Affiliate Summit West 2010 this morning, I’ve been reading this month’s Internet Retailer magazine, and here are some of the interesting things I’ve picked up so far: Ashford.com – whose sales saw an increase from 6 million
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Have you ever wondered how popular affiliate marketing is among bloggers. It turns out to be quite popular among those that do monetize their blogging efforts. According to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report, in popularity it beats paid postings, rich media ads, and is third only to display
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As it was earlier announced in this press release, and then reemphasized both by Shawn Collins and Scott Jangro, a new kind of an affiliate marketing platform was born yesterday morning, and given the name Impact Radius. I have interviewed two of the co-founders of Impact Radius, Todd Crawford (TC)
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Gary Kibel of Davis & Gilbert LLP has tweeted: I’ve just finished reading the Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) article he has linked to. While the article seems to view the affiliate tax as primarily Amazon’s trouble, it provides a good recap of what has happened on the affiliate tax
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Two weeks ago I wrote how holiday-related niches can make an affiliate an annual salary within just one month (however, cheesy this may sound, it’s true). A few days later I blogged about the staggering statistics that out of the 62% of consumers that shop after the holidays 10% don’t
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