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Some merchants made some bad decisions. Some cancelled New York affiliates, others gave bad advice such as telling NY affiliates to incorporate in another state, then reapply. I know some merchants are still confused and have their heads in the sand, hoping this will all just blow over, so they need to read…

I’ve been wanting to share with everyone news from the July 28th meeting affiliates had regarding the New York Amazon Tax problem. If you are an affiliate or merchant affected by the New York Amazon Tax Law you’ll want to be sure to read this. They had an attorney at the meeting who gave some good advice.

Tomorrow on the Affiliate Marketing Insider radio show at WebmasterRadio

I watched with interest all weekend as Affspot a new affiliate marketing forum was born. Seems like a very friendly place with lots of familiar faces.

I think affiliates are going to be livid at this decision to preinstall MS’s toolbar as it will potentially interfere with their income. The PC maker will install Web browser toolbar that can tell when Web shoppers are searching on Google for certain products, then lure them to Live Search for a rebate.

I’m pretty sure all the top 10 have affiliate programs but I never hear affiliates talking about any of them. Except eBay which came in at 10. Also other stats affiliates and merchants should find interesting. It shows average conversion rate by traffic source including from referrals.

In a paperless society RevUpCard is the perfect affiliate commission payout tool for the 21st Century. Deliver payments to Affiliates, Vendors, Employees, and Contractors worldwide. Instantly!

Jeff Molander did a survey of affiliate managers and what they want and need. The questions are loaded and seem like market research for some new idea, but I’m not sure that’s the case. That’s just how it sounds to me.
Here is some of the feedback Jeff got from the survey…

Due to the economy and gas prices, more parents will be shopping online. Many retailers are pushing hard to grab their share of school shopping and they are pushing earlier than ever. Ck merchant promos and try to cash in if you have a relevant site.

If you are a newbie affiliate or even a newer affiliate that just wants to learn some more new tricks of the trade, then you may want to join the 30 Day Challenge - it’s FREE! The pre-season videos so far give good tips about how to use 2.0 tools like Friendfeed, Twirl, Flock, Google Reader tricks and more.

I was able to secure reprint rights from the National Retail Federation about the fact that the New York Senate had Voted to Repeal the Amazon Tax.

Got an email from a former NY political staffer, turned affiliate with DETAILED instructions about what NY affiliates can do right now to try to push this repeal through or at least influence the outcome.

Just launched their new Affiliate Marketing TV channel (serious). Some funny affiliate TV shows I’d like to see. Dog the Affiliate Fraud Hunter, America’s Funniest Affiliate Videos, Days of our Affiliate Lives, More… You can join the fun by adding your wacky affiliate TV show ideas below.

Time is money, right? Well the new My Yahoo is wasting my time and costing me money. Anyone else hating it as much as I do?

The New York state Senate has voted to repeal the controversial “Amazon Tax” that went into effect last month requiring out-of-state Internet merchants with affiliate sellers in the state to collect sales tax. But it is unclear whether the repeal measure will be approved by the state Assembly.

I have a bit of a crisis to deal with and need to leave today so here are 5 Copywriting Keys to Landing Page Credibility a good clean landing page example.

I often hear express disappointment and even pain over not seeing results faster. They feel they have tried so hard to reach the next level and nothing seems to work. Disappointment is “mental pain”…and like physical pain, it’s an indication that you must make changes.

In this issue we have 8 new affiliate programs for your linking pleasure plus a big affiliate contest giving away a Motorcycle, a Cruise, a Trip to Vegas and cash prizes

WHOA - big contest. Chance to win 31 prizes including a Honda Motorcyle - 6000 value, a cruise - 2000 value and a trip to Vegas - 3000 value. In all, prizes totaling 18,500…

Congrats to the following industry leaders who have been elected, by their peers, to represent the performance marketing industry in the formation of its inaugural professional association. And the FAB 11 are… Congrats Michael, Scott, et all…