Affiliate Feels Heat from California Amazon Tax Law – Moves to Nevada – Video
Wanted to share a story from WebProNews that testifies to the devastating effect the California Amazon Tax Law is having on affiliates.
*Advertising Disclosure Policy*California’s Amazon Tax Law Forces Affiliate Marketer to Move to Nevada
After years of operating a successful comparison shopping site in California, Nick Loper recently had to shut down his business and move to another state to start over. Why? Loper was one of the affiliate marketing victims of the online sales tax law that California passed earlier this summer…
Almost immediately after this law went into effect, online retailers, such as Amazon, cut ties with affiliate marketers in the state…
According to Loper, this action meant that a half dozen of his largest advertisers on ShoesRUs terminated their relationship with him, leaving him shy of 70 percent of his revenue. “It was, essentially, out of business overnight,” he said.
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#1 Justin Dupre wrote on August 16, 2011 :
It’s sad to know that there are laws like these affecting affiliate marketers.
#2 Veneta wrote on September 2, 2011 :
Sounds like survivor. He will be fine due to all experience there is always bread for people like Loper.