Affiliate Tax in Mississippi

January 26, 2010

Mississippi is the latest state to jump on the Affiliate tax bandwagon. Senator Tommy A. Gollott of District 50 introduced Senate Bill SB2927, “Use tax; person soliciting remote sales through representatives in this state is subject to use tax.” It was referred to the finance committe on 1/18, requires a majority vote, and [...]

Read the full article →

Colorado Affiliate Tax Legislation Imminent

January 24, 2010

A bill was introduced to Colorado Legislation on Friday the 24th, Colorado House Bill 1193, that brings the Affiliate Tax to that state.
Here’s the pertinent section of the bill:

According to some folks in Colorado, there is a hearing on Wednesday January 27 to where a number of Colorado-based affiliate marketers will surely be rallying.
The Performance [...]

Read the full article →

Virginia Affiliate Tax Looks Real

January 23, 2010

The Virginia Affiliate Tax appears to have surfaced as Senate Bill no. 660 on January 21st, 2010. There have been rumors of this bill being in the works this past week.
It contains the standard copycat language that the other state bills contain. Here’s the pertinent section, highlighting is theirs indicating the new text:

If [...]

Read the full article →

Virginia Advertising Tax Pending?

January 21, 2010

According to the Performance Marketing Association’s contacts, a state senator in Virginia will be proposing an advertising tax bill soon.
We were just notified by our lobbying contacts in Virginia that a state senator will be proposing an advertising tax bill. The specifics, such as the decision makers, and where it is in the process, are [...]

Read the full article →

New Mexico Affiliates, come on down! You’re the Next Contestant …

January 21, 2010

According to Melanie Seery at Affiliate Advocacy, an Affiliate Tax copy-cat bill has been introduced in New Mexico.
This one looks like the real deal, though according to the Performance Marketing Association, it isn’t getting any support:
Some media outlets picked up on an advertising tax proposal by New Mexico Representative Eleanor Chavez. But our lobbying sources [...]

Read the full article →

Datafeed Panel at Affiliate Summit West 2010

January 11, 2010

Next Monday morning at Affiliate Summit, I’m moderating a panel titled, “Datafeeds: The Next Level”. I know what you’re thinking, how can so much excitement be contained? The truth is, Las Vegas is the only venue large enough to discuss such an awesome topic.
OK, seriously. I realize that there are more exciting topics [...]

Read the full article →

New Network Impact Radius

January 11, 2010

Todd Crawford and Lisa Riolo have finally lifted the veil on the super-secret project that they’ve been working on for, what, two maybe three or more years?
ImpactRadius launched today in a public beta. It is a new network that, based on my conversations with Todd in the past year, promises to turn the performance [...]

Read the full article →

My Passion Project for 2010

December 31, 2009

A friend of mine whom I saw this past September at a “mastermind” type group meeting made an insightful observation about me.
He said, “Scott, I don’t feel like you’re passionate about anything you’re working on.”
I protested, “But I’m passionate about my business…” He cut me off.
“No, those are [...]

Read the full article →

Now That’s a Guru Check!

December 30, 2009

Awesome surprise delivered by the UPS guy today.
Return address was ShareASale and from the shape of the package, I was afraid hoping it would be a lifesize image of Brian Littleton tending goal.
Instead, it was a massive check that any online money-making guru would be proud to stand behind, congratulating us for being in the [...]

Read the full article →

Today’s Must-read: Search, but You May Not Find

December 28, 2009

From Today’ NY Times:
Op-Ed Contributor – Search, but You May Not Find – NYTimes.com: “Today, search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft’s new Bing have become the Internet’s gatekeepers, and the crucial role they play in directing users to Web sites means they are now as essential a component of its infrastructure as the physical [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →