The buy.at U.S. team traveled to the U.K. last week following their acquisition by Digital Window.
Amy Ely of buy.at has posted an update on the company at their ABestWeb forum.
The company will be relocating to new offices in their existing regions, and all current US staff were offered positions within the new organization, according to Ely.
She also mentioned that Affiliate Window and buy.at will continue to maintain two separate brands for the time being, but they plan to combine them in the future.
More details at http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?p=1004397.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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The buy.at U.S. team traveled to the U.K. last week following their acquisition by Digital Window.
Amy Ely of buy.at has posted an update on the company at their ABestWeb forum.
The company will be relocating to new offices in their existing regions, and all current US staff were offered positions within the new organization, according to Ely.
She also mentioned that Affiliate Window and buy.at will continue to maintain two separate brands for the time being, but they plan to combine them in the future.
More details at http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?p=1004397.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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The buy.at U.S. team traveled to the U.K. last week following their acquisition by Digital Window.
Amy Ely of buy.at has posted an update on the company at their ABestWeb forum.
The company will be relocating to new offices in their existing regions, and all current US staff were offered positions within the new organization, according to Ely.
She also mentioned that Affiliate Window and buy.at will continue to maintain two separate brands for the time being, but they plan to combine them in the future.
More details at http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread.php?p=1004397.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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Colorado-based affiliates of Amazon received a termination letter earlier today. Just a month ago, it seemed affiliates were in the clear, but they still ended up being collateral damage of HB 10-1193.
The Amazon letter below provides a couple links for affiliate marketers to express their views to members of the General Assembly in Colorado, as well as Governor Ritter.
From: “Amazon.com Associates Program”
Date: March 8, 2010 1:07:36 AM MST
Subject: Important Notice from the Amazon Associates Program
Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate:
We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to inform you that the Colorado government recently enacted a law to impose sales tax regulations on online retailers. The regulations are burdensome and no other state has similar rules. The new regulations do not require online retailers to collect sales tax. Instead, they are clearly intended to increase the compliance burden to a point where online retailers will be induced to “voluntarily” collect Colorado sales tax — a course we won’t take.
We and many others strongly opposed this legislation, known as HB 10-1193, but it was enacted anyway. Regrettably, as a result of the new law, we have decided to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado. We plan to continue to sell to Colorado residents, however, and will advertise through other channels, including through Associates based in other states.
There is a right way for Colorado to pursue its revenue goals, but this new law is a wrong way. As we repeatedly communicated to Colorado legislators, including those who sponsored and supported the new law, we are not opposed to collecting sales tax within a constitutionally-permissible system applied even-handedly. The US Supreme Court has defined what would be constitutional, and if Colorado would repeal the current law or follow the constitutional approach to collection, we would welcome the opportunity to reinstate Colorado-based Associates.
You may express your views of Colorado’s new law to members of the General Assembly [ http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2010A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset= ] and to Governor Ritter [ http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1177024890452 ], who signed the bill.
Your Associates account has been closed as of March 8, 2010, and we will no longer pay advertising fees for customers you refer to Amazon.com after that date. Please be assured that all qualifying advertising fees earned prior to March 8, 2010, will be processed and paid in accordance with our regular payment schedule. Based on your account closure date of March 8, any final payments will be paid by May 31, 2010.
We have enjoyed working with you and other Colorado-based participants in the Amazon Associates Program, and wish you all the best in your future.
Best Regards,
The Amazon Associates Team
Affiliate Advocacy will be conducting a conference call on Tuesday, March 9. Register ASAP for the call, as space is limited, so you can participate in the discussion.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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Affiliate Compliance 101 panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.
Insight, guidelines and a complete view of compliance from both the advertiser and publisher sides of the table, including how affiliate email practices can affect the reputation, image and deliverability rates of a merchant.
Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.
Video: Affiliate Compliance 101
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My basement got flooded last week, because my sump pump died. The bad news was that a lot of stuff got trashed. The good news was that none of the three computers, or any other electronics were ruined.
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I had flooded basements in the past, due to sump pump issues, so I got a battery back-up. Some advice for you – battery back-ups don’t work after the battery dies. Check those suckers.
Anyhow, I know a lot of affiliate marketers have their office in the basement, and there is a little gadget you ought to get that starts at $10: a water alarm.
I’ve got three of them now – one for the sump pump, one for the hot water heater, and one for the bathroom.
These things aren’t going to stop any water, but they’ll give you a piercing alert to rescue your stuff and stop further water damage.
Also, if you’re not doing it already, be sure to regularly back-up your files.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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Domaining and Address-Bar Driven Traffic presentation from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.
How domain owners, web developers and businesses can increase revenue by owning a portfolio of domain names. This program examines the various strategies for domain traffic monetization.
Note: the companies and positions listed above were current as of the time of the conference. Some of this information may have changed since then.
Video: Domaining and Address-Bar Driven Traffic
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The ShoeMoney System, a program from Jeremy (ShoeMoney) Schoemaker that helps new affiliates learn how to make money online, has reopened.
Shortly after I wrote about the ShoeMoney System a couple months back, it sold out.
But now it is open again, and I’d suggest this video training program for anybody new to affiliate marketing, as it walks affiliates through the steps to make money online.
As you may have heard, Jeremy won the Pinnacle Award for the Best Blogger at the recent Affiliate Summit West 2010 conference in Las Vegas.
So, he knows his stuff – he’s not one of those guys making false claims about his success. He walks the walk.
Get more information on The ShoeMoney System.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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Internet Marketing from the Real Experts is an affiliate marketing book, but then again, it’s not.
The book has 88 authors covering affiliate marketing, as well as email, search engine marketing, social media, productivity, and more.
There are 130 articles in Internet Marketing from the Real Experts, and 60 of those articles are about affiliate marketing.
Most of the articles are 500 words or less and you can read through them in about 3 minutes each.
Since marketers don’t want fluff, these articles are designed to get to the point quick.
Video: Affiliate Marketing Book
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Affiliate Eric Nagel revealed on his blog how the panties.com affiliate program cheated him out of a bonus he earned.
Eric had mentioned the panties.com contest on an episode of the both sides of the tracks podcast. When I heard it, I thought it sounded too good to be true.
We are so confident you’ll make a sale that we’ll pay you $50 if you put one of our new panties.com banners on your website and do not make a sale by February 28th!
I guess it was.
As Eric documents on his blog, there was one purchase through his panties.com affiliate link, and it happened to take place on February 28 by a panties.com employee.
So, he gets a $7.20, instead of a $50 bonus. Not cool.
There is a discussion on the Panties.com affiliate contest situation on ABestWeb and affiliates aren’t happy with them.
This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins
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