Operation Super Affiliate http://operationsuperaffiliate.org Killer Strategies To Winning The Affiliate War Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 ShoeMoney System Theme Song Contest http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/shoemoney-system-theme-song-contest/ http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/shoemoney-system-theme-song-contest/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:32 +0000 admin http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/shoemoney-system-theme-song-contest/

There is a theme song contest for the ShoeMoney System, a program from Jeremy (ShoeMoney) Schoemaker that helps new affiliates learn how to make money online.

Jeremy has posted a video about the ShoeMoney System theme song contest that features some unique vocal styling.

Highlights include some auto-tune work and a Miley Cyrus cover.

In order to enter, just upload your ShoeMoney System theme song and post the URL in the comments on ShoeMoney’s blog post about the contest.

He will accept submissions until March 26th and then he will have a final vote off for the winner, who will receive $1,000.00 cash.

Video: $1000 ShoeMoney System Theme Song Contest

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]]> http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/shoemoney-system-theme-song-contest/feed/ 0 Advertising Tax Will Worsen Budget Problems, Deter Business http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/advertising-tax-will-worsen-budget-problems-deter-business/ http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/advertising-tax-will-worsen-budget-problems-deter-business/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:32 +0000 admin http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/advertising-tax-will-worsen-budget-problems-deter-business/ The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, has released a special report indicating that expansive nexus standards burden interstate commerce and harm economic growth.

This report follows an article by the Providence Business News about how the advertising tax, also known as the Amazon Tax or Affiliate Tax, has not generated revenue for the state of Rhode Island.

Here is the executive summary of the report, “Amazon Tax” Laws Signal Business Unfriendliness And Will Worsen Short-Term Budget Problems:

Citing significant budget shortfalls and the inability to collect sales taxes on many Internet-based transactions, a number of states are considering the adoption of “Amazon taxes.” Such laws, nicknamed after their most visible target, require retailers that have contracts with “affiliates”—independent persons within the state who post a link to an out-of-state business on their website and get a share of revenues from the out-of-state business—to collect the state’s sales tax.

Contrary to the claims of supporters, Amazon taxes do not provide easy revenue. In fact, the nation’s first few Amazon taxes have not produced any revenue at all, and there is some evidence of lost revenue. For instance, Rhode Island has seen no additional sales tax revenue from its Amazon tax, and because Amazon reacted by discontinuing its affiliate program, Rhode Islanders are earning less income and paying less income tax.

Amazon taxes also do not “level the playing field” between brick-and-mortar and online businesses; the laws actually mandate disparate burdens on online businesses. Litigation over the constitutionality of Amazon taxes is ongoing, with scholars on the left and right disputing their wisdom and legality.

Enacting an Amazon tax law also sends a signal of hostility to businesses engaged in interstate commerce, runs the serious risk of retaliation from other states and from affected businesses, and undermines efforts to improve the uniformity of state sales taxes.

Get the special report at http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/25949.html.

This post originally appeared on the Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins

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]]> http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/advertising-tax-will-worsen-budget-problems-deter-business/feed/ 0 Amazon Terminates CO Affiliates, Monetizing the Oscars, and Panties.com in a Bunch of Trouble http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/amazon-terminates-co-affiliates-monetizing-the-oscars-and-panties-com-in-a-bunch-of-trouble/ http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/amazon-terminates-co-affiliates-monetizing-the-oscars-and-panties-com-in-a-bunch-of-trouble/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:31 +0000 admin http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/amazon-terminates-co-affiliates-monetizing-the-oscars-and-panties-com-in-a-bunch-of-trouble/ Download audio file (affiliatething-030810.mp3)

This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about Amazon terminating affiliates in Colorado, monetizing the Oscars, and affiliates upset with a contest from panties.com.

Also, data feeds in WordPress, the ShoeMoney System, and Affiliate Marketing 101 from Jonathan Volk.

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]]> http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/amazon-terminates-co-affiliates-monetizing-the-oscars-and-panties-com-in-a-bunch-of-trouble/feed/ 0 The Future of buy.at in a Post-AOL World http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/the-future-of-buy-at-in-a-post-aol-world/ http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/the-future-of-buy-at-in-a-post-aol-world/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:20:31 +0000 admin http://operationsuperaffiliate.org/2010-03-09/the-future-of-buy-at-in-a-post-aol-world/ 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.

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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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