Archive for April, 2011

Affiliate PayPal Taxes & Assett Protection Strategies

As you may know, this year PayPal will start reporting the income received by many affiliates via the PayPal. While this is limited only to those who receive more than $20,000 in payment AND 200 transactions, it will affect many affiliates.  Please remember, however, while this law only requires that PayPal report these transactions, reporting all sources of income to the IRS is required by law.  This however raises a question about many affiliates method of both bookkeeping and reporting income, so I felt it was time to give some advice

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Amazon Leaves South Carolina Over Tax Exemption

Amazon has left South Carolina after they lost a legislative bid for a tax collection exemption for a one-million-square foot planned distribution center which would have brought an estimated 1,249 jobs to the area.

Paul Misener, Amazon Vice President for Global Public Policy said:

“As a result of today’s unfortunate House vote, we’ve canceled $52 million in procurement contracts and removed all South Carolina fulfillment center job postings from our (Web) site,”

South Carolina Representatives rejected the tax break 71-47. The partially finished center will be completed and then mothballed.

Techflash has stated that Amazon’s “our way or the

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Program Agreement = Affiliate Contract

Program Agreement = Affiliate Contract

April 27, 2011 – 5:50 pm by Sarah Beeskow

Your program agreement is your contract with the affiliate partners you are working with.

If you have any restrictions you would like to implement, special commission tiers, or terms beyond the network agreement it should be laid out in this document.

This is your legally binding agreement with affiliates. So any program restrictions that will be enforced will need to be added here. Without an agreement, your

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Five Proven Techniques on Improving Conversion Rates

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Inside the OfferVault is a performance marketing publication with a focus on CPA based advertising and networks. We are the official publication of OfferVault, the leading offer search engine. Inside the OfferVault is edited by long-time expert Pace Lattin

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Using Data To Build A Better Online Business

Online marketers that understand how to use data to improve their online business are reaping the benefits. No longer are they relying on emotional hunches to make choices. They are making informed decisions about their businesses and where to invest their efforts because they understand how to collect and use data analytics to their advantage.

I previously discussed how several digital marketing sites cited data as a big trend this year, and why it is one of the most crucial aspects to your business growth. I highlighted ways in which

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Cashing Out: Week of April 17th – 23rd 2011 in Online Marketing News

Walmart seeks to strengthen e-commerce with acquisition of Kosmix

April 18 Walmart announced a new acquisition which they hope will strengthen their presence beyond brick-and-mortar retail. The deal, which will close during the first half of 2011, involves the purchase of Kosmix, a social media technology provider and developer of a platform for filtering and organizing content across social media.

Kosmix will join Walmart’s new Silicon Valley-based @WalmartLabs as part of what the group’s Vice Charmain and former Walmart CEO Eduardo Castro-Wright dubs an effort “to accelerate the development of

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Kerry-McCain Bill May Be Best Online Marketers Can Hope For

If online marketers have learned anything, it’s not to depend on big government to solve big problems.  In fact, oftentimes it seems big government legislates and regulates to make the business environment even more challenging than it already is.

Now the Kerry-McCain bill (written by two of the most unlikely senators to collaborate), officially known as “The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011”, attempts to regulate online privacy in a way that refutes the FTC’s suggested “Do Not Track” mechanism, which it said it wanted late last year.

Any

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The 10 People Who Led Me to Success

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Although I am young, what you may not know about me is that I have been an entrepreneur for 10 years. Looking back I’ve learned a lot and, as you already know, I’ve tried to share some of my experiences on this blog.

But what I never talk about are the people who got me to where I am today. Without them I wouldn’t be an entrepreneur or nearly as successful as I am today.

These people are the reason I am successful today:

Mom and Dad

You’re thinking

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Advanced Search Engine Marketers Head To Seattle

SMX Advanced Seattle – June 7-8, 2011

SMX Advanced is billed as the only search marketing conference designed exclusively for experienced internet marketers, and is quickly approaching.  The crown jewel of search engine marketing conferences will take place in Seattle on June 7th and 8th and according to their recent blog post, there are only 175 tickets left and the $300 early bird discount expiring on April 30th.

I will be heading out there to cover the event for ReveNews.com.  If you have some specific questions you

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10 Reasons To Outsource (Some) Marketing (6-10)

Previously, we looked at 5 of 10 reasons why you might consider outsourcing some of your marketing to an agency. In that last installment we explored factors such as specialized expertise, bandwidth, outside perspective, education, and RD as potential reasons to outsource.

Well, in this installment, we look at 5 more reasons you should consider outsourcing some part of your marketing to an agency. Now, whether this means outsourcing your SEO, PPC, or affiliate management is up to you to decide. After all, you know your business better than anyone else and only you can judge how much weight

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