Since my last post on the bad news from California, Governor Brown has signed the bill [more here], while Amazon has announced its decision to cut ties with its California-based affiliates (which includes not only affiliates of Amazon.com, but also of all its subsidiaries, such as Audible.com, Endless.com, Zappos.com, 6pm.com, […]
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Bad news has just come from the state of California — the affiliate nexus tax, which I frequently cover in my blog, seems to be on the threshold of materializing. No, not into cash — the state treasurer is right on the money when saying that the online sales tax
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It’s been a while since I have had a contest that didn’t require you to do much but post an answer to a question/riddle… So, I’ve decided to put one together for you today. Below you will find three photographs which have been taken within a 10 minute period. You
Contest: Guess Place and Time, Win My Newest Book Read More »
I was asked this before, but ever since the launch of Affilinomics the volume of these questions increased substantially. Every second prospect I talk to asks something along the following lines: So is your company like the Commission Junctions of the world? Or do your services differ from what they
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Many people blog these days, but in very few instances can I say that I enjoy every post that this or that blogger puts up. There are, however, bloggers out there that I follow daily (or as frequently as they post), and anxiously wait for their next post. Every time
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We may argue about the effectiveness of social media presence/campaigns for business promotion and sales generation, but one thing that no one seems to doubt is that it is one of the hottest topics in present-day marketing. Whether fueled by a global hype or not, but Google Instant keeps popping
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A recent post by Lisa Barone gave me an idea for this one. She wrote about the questions customer would typically ask prior to committing to do business with a company. With affiliates it’s the same way — there are a number of things they want to know prior to
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I’m honored, and can’t help but blog about the latest two reviews of my newest book published less than a week apart. Why? Well, first and foremost, because because of the people they came from. Last Wednesday Todd Farmer, winner of Affiliate Summit’s 2011 Affiliate Marketing Legend award [more on
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Nearly everyone knows that some 25% of all online sales, and for many book titles 50% or more of their sales [source] happen on Amazon.com. Amazon also ranks books by sales, and I thought it’d be interesting to go to the e-tail giant’s website, and see what are the top
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While some may say there is a million and one reason to attend conferences, when it comes to conferences on marketing I like every attended trade show to bring measurable results. Then it has a truly positive ROI in my eyes (hence, a good reason to be there). Just as
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