My newly published article appeared in Issue 9 (January 2010) of FeedFront Magazine. This magazine will be distributed to attendees of Affiliate Summit West 2010, taking place in Las Vegas next month. You can view the newest FeedFront magazine online. My article is titled “How Trust Leads to Success” and is on page 12. It appears in its entirety here:…
My second published article appeared in Issue 8 (October 2009) of FeedFront Magazine. This magazine will be distributed to attendees of ad:tech New York, Blog World Expo, and PubCon. You can also view the entire magazine online. My article is titled “Lessons From North Carolina’s Affiliate Tax Fight” and is on page 26. It appears in its entirety here: Over…
The August 2009 issue of FeedFront Magazine (Issue 7) featured an article I wrote titled “Inside Information on Affiliate Classifying”. Here is that article, in its entirety: When my company takes over the management of an existing affiliate program or launches a new one, we do so using the Structured Diversity Method I have developed. Affiliates are categorized into three…
Missouri seems to be considering adding Nexus Tax Law classification which specifically targets affiliate marketers. Continue reading
As an industry, we have been working very hard to fight the “Amazon Tax” which is very close to being implemented in North Carolina. While we have made headway with numerous NC Legislators, it is time to take the fight to the desk of the Governor, Bev Perdue. July 1, 2009 was the deadline for the signing of the new…
Tomorrow the mgecom team, along with affiliates from around the state and other representatives from our industry will be spending the day at the General Assembly in Raleigh in an effort to show our elected representatives the egregious errors in SB202 regarding digital sales tax, nexus, and what is known as the “Amazon Tax” or “Affiliate Tax”. We need your…
In the fight against the North Carolina Affiliate Tax, we have to use every available avenue. We need you to reach out to your representatives TODAY. We are unfortunately on a very short timetable, with the new laws expected to be signed by July 1, 2009. Here are the steps you need to take: 1. Sign the online petition 2.…
Update: Sign the online petition today Unfortunately the affiliate tax, or “Amazon Tax” as it is not-so-affectionately known amongst internet marketers, has reared its head in a big way in North Carolina. House Bill 558 and Senate Bill 487 are both currently under discussion in the Finance Committees. Even worse, both seem to be on the fast track and are…
I am very happy to announce that mgecom, inc. is now using our newly designed corporate logo! After 3 years of using the original logo we designed when the company was started in 2006, I thought it was time for an upgrade. I’m happy with how it has turned out, and I have to say that the sign we have…
Many people choose to become affiliate marketers because it’s a concrete way to set up a successful stream of revenue in addition to their regular career. And many of these people quickly realize that, the more effort they put into that separate source of income, the more potential it has to earn them real money. As marketers get more serious…