The grassroots efforts seem to be working!! Joining together to defeat the “advertising tax” means that the affiliate marketing industry will continue to thrive and grow.
But we still need your help. Here are two easy ways to you to show your support.
Post the Unified Message
We have witnessed first-hand that lawmakers and groups supporting the so-called “advertising tax” are searching the Internet – specifically blogs – to gather information about how the affiliate industry plans to fight these proposed bills. By disseminating a unified message about the affiliate community’s opposition on these legislative issues we hope to educate those searching the Net for information on this issue.
Make a Video
In many of the grassroots campaigns lawmakers were influenced by the human-face on the story of affiliating marketing. However, not everyone can get to their state capitol to meet with legislators, so sending a video message is a great way to for representatives and senators see affiliates as real people with viable small businesses.
Tag It
To help with search ranking and to make it easier to aggregate all this content, please use these tags in posts and video: advertising tax, Amazon tax, affiliate tax, noadtax, affiliate tax, nexus, and the name of the state where you reside.
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Here is the unified message. Feel free to post it on your website or blog.
The Advertising Tax Hurts Affiliates
As an active member of the affiliate marketing community, I am opposed to any state legislation that would attempt to use affiliates to establish nexus for out-of state merchants.
I depend on my relationships with many out-of-state merchants for my livelihood. I put their advertisements on my website and earn a commission when someone clicks on that link to make a purchase or registers with that merchant. I am not an employee of any of these companies. I do not collect any money. I do not make the transaction. And I do not ship any goods. I simply advertise these offers to consumers for merchants.
This type of business model does not meet the definition of nexus. If bills like this pass in my state, many retailers will terminate their relationships with me and I will lose a large percentage of my income. That will impact my ability to provide for my family. I t will also impact the levels of income tax I pay to the state.
In fact, a handful of states that have passed legislation of this type (such as Rhode Island) have publically admitted that the states never realized the projected revenue and lost many small businesses in the process.
I want the affiliate marketing space to continue to thrive and grow. These types of laws will put small businesses, like mine, out of business.
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Quick tips for making video opposing the advertising tax:
*state your name
*provide your business’ name (if appropriate) and give out the URL, if you wish
*talk briefly about your business and how it will be impacted by such legislation
*be yourself
*please keep the video to about 1 minute
*post the video on Youtube.com
*don’t forget the tags
Your efforts can make a difference. You can also register your support here.