Protect Yourself by Diversifying

Listen to one professional affiliate marketer explain the importance of diversifying your income streams.  Putting all your eggs into one basket can be financially devastating if tax laws are arbitrarily changed.  If you are interested in affiliate marketing, I highly recommend that you follow Lisa on YouTube, because she offers a lot of useful tips on how to succeed and avoid the pitfalls.

Big Box Store Hypocrycy

It has been widely publicized that the institution of Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws was instigated by big box stores, the biggest of all proportudly being the leader of the pack.  I won't mention any certain names, but I think most people can guess.  Now, oddly enough THAT particular big box store has it's own affiliate marketing program and does a significant amount of online business.  I belive this is just a move for this particular big box store to attempt to eliminate all of their online competition, Amazon in particular.

Unfortunately, way before this law has even been enacted, some advertisers have been dropping their PA affiliates.  I received this e-mail from one of the advertisers I was promoting early in 2012, and I had even sold thousands of dollars worth of merchandise for this particular retailer on E-Bay BEFORE I was even in their affiliate program.

Due to Pennsylvania implementing Affiliate Nexus Tax Law, we are compelled to unfortunately terminate this program for Pennsylvania-based Publishers.
As a result, we will terminate contracts with all Pennsylvania Publishers that are participants in the XXXXXXXXXXXX Affiliate program as of January 1, 2012. As of the termination date, Pennsylvania residents will no longer receive commissions for sales referred to XXXXXXXXXXXX .com or XXXXXXXXXXXX .com. Please be assured that all qualifying commissions earned on or before January 1, 2012 will be processed and paid in full in accordance with the regular payment schedule.
You are receiving this email because our records indicate that you are a resident of Pennsylvania. If you are not currently a resident of Pennsylvania, or if you are relocating to another state in the near future, please contact us for reinstatement into the XXXXXXXXXXXX Affiliate Program.
Regards,
XXXXXXXXXXXX Affiliate Team

PA affiliates, contact your state representatives and let's get this law buried.  http://www.house.state.pa.us/