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I. Affiliate marketing guides
Amazon has pulled the plug on its affiliate program in Colorado thanks to a new state regulation on sales
tax collection. The company sent a notice to its Colorado-based affiliates Monday morning to let them
know about the decision, urging residents who depend on the affiliate program to contact their
lawmakers if they want the program back.
Most states only require retailers to collect sales tax if they have a sufficient enough brick-and-mortar
presence thanks to a 1992 Supreme Court decision on Quill Corp. v. North Dakota. Despite this, a
handful of states have tried to pass laws in recent years (often dubbed the "Amazon Tax") that would
force Amazon to start collecting sales tax if their affiliates—that is, those who use Amazon's affiliate
links on their own sites or blogs in order to earn a return on referrals—are based in those states.
The Colorado law in question is HB 10-1193, which targets sales made by affiliates through out-of-state
retailers such as Amazon. Because the affiliate lives in Colorado and is "targeting" other Colorado
residents (in sort of a roundabout way via the Internet, since the Internet really targets everyone in the
world), state legislators feel that Amazon should collect and pay Colorado sales taxes.
According to Amazon's e-mail to affiliates posted by Global Geek News, "[t]he new regulations do not
require online retailers to collect sales tax. Instead, they are clearly intended to increase the compliance
burden to a point where online retailers will be induced to 'voluntarily' collect Colorado sales tax—a
course we won't take."
As for current payments, everything earned before March 8 will be paid out by the end of the month,
but Amazon won't pay for any further referrals after today. Amazon says that it will still sell its products
to customers in Colorado and advertise through other channels, including through its affiliates in other
states. Ouch.
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2. Colorado isn't the first state to try and get taxes out of Amazon through its affiliate program. New York
first started the trend by passing a very similar law in 2008, which caused Amazon to file a lawsuit. The
retailer argued that it does not own or lease any space in the state of New York and has no
representatives soliciting business there. Similarly, as noted by NPR, Rhode Island and North Carolina
have also passed laws along these lines—Amazon responded to those by simply cutting off its affiliate
programs in those states like it did with Colorado. (Presumably, Amazon has not cut off affiliates in New
York yet because the market is too big to give up.)
Amazon's letter makes it clear that the company believes HB 10-1193 is neither "constitutionally-permissible"
nor evenhanded. Indeed, with the Supreme Court ruling in place, it looks as if these states
are just trying to find workarounds, especially since they are obviously hurting for tax revenue. Amazon
urges its (former) Colorado associates to contact the General Assembly and Colorado Governor Ritter
over the issue.
II. Affiliate marketingstrategies
Affiliate marketing is a low-cost
way for merchants to build
awareness and showcase their
products and services. The model
is simple; it works as a
commission-based referral
system. A partner or affiliate
markets a merchant's products
for a "piece of the pie."
Affiliate marketing experts often make an income that can tally over five figures
per month, however only 1 to 5% of thousands of marketers achieve this level.
When an affiliate reaches this elite level they are often referred to as a "super"
affiliate.
How does one become a super affiliate? Can anyone do it? Super affiliates have
common tactics that they embrace and put into place. Anyone can become a
super affiliate, but it will not come without blood, sweat, and a hefty time
commitment. The typical super affiliate possesses the following traits:
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3.  Persistence
 Patience
 Thirst for Knowledge
These three traits combined with the following strategy gives you the formula for
the makings of a "super" affiliate.
1. Find a Unique Niche
The mistake that many affiliate marketing hopefuls have in common is that they
try to offer everything under the sun rather than focusing on a specific niche
market. Do not scatter your efforts, focus on your niche, promote it, and sell it
well.
2. Search Engine Marketing
Once you've built your affiliate storehouse you will need to promote it. Many
affiliates use pay-per-click engines. I suggest that you learn how to achieve organic
search results or hire a search engine marketing company. This will save you from
spending all your profits on pay-per-click engines. Only use pay-per-click engines
if you know what you are doing, otherwise all your profits may end in the hands of
Google Adwords or Overture.
3. Know Your Product, Know Your Audience
Create a resource. By taking the time to learn about the products and/or services
that you are offering you can create information that builds your credibility. That
credibility builds trust. If your viewers do not have trust in you more than likely
they will not purchase from your storehouse. If you want more information on the
psychological process that an online buyer goes through I suggest that you read
my article on the Five Levels of Internet Marketing and the Sales Process. This will
help you in creating a web site that converts well, which in return will increase
your cash flow.
4. Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
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4. Promote products from different merchants. This way if you have a problem with
receiving payment from a merchant, or their products do not convert well the
effects on your business will be minimal. Watch out for exclusivity agreements;
remember this is your business. Protect yourself and diversify so that you do not
feel the famine effect if something goes wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with promoting niche products from different merchants.
5. Seek Knowledge and Embrace Change
If you are familiar with Internet marketing at all you know that what worked three
months ago may not work today. Stay on top of the trends. Seek knowledge, start
by learning something new about affiliate marketing daily. For example remember
those marketing tools called "banner" that use to drive sales at an astronomical
rate a few years ago? Well those banners developed a term called "banner
blindness." That means most online viewers will not click on banners even if they
do pertain to what they are looking for. To be a "super" affiliate you must always
spend time reading, learning, and embracing the changes in Internet marketing.
6. Don't Give Up
It's hard to do, and most of the time those dabbling in affiliate marketing give up
way too soon. Monitor your statistics, watch to see what is working and what is
not. Make changes when necessary. Do one thing daily to promote your storehouse
and be patient. Before you know it you will start getting payments.
Remember that it will not happen overnight. Encompass and develop the
persistence, patience, and knowledge. Then follow the tactics I've mentioned
above and you are on your way to becoming a "super" affiliate.
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