Gov. Brown Approves Amazon Sales Tax Deal
According to the Bloomberg, California Governor Jerry Born signed a bill in a compromise with Amazon.com Inc.
Currently Amazon has a one-year reprieve from California collecting sales taxes on the Internet. Both California and Amazon have agreed to work together for a national standard on taxing online sales. Thus, Amazon has until September 2012 before it begins to start turning over taxes to California if no national standard is in place.
What does it mean for affiliates? The 25,000 web-based entrepreneurs will have their Amazon affiliate status reinstated after the legislation is sign.
However, California is getting more good news from Amazon. It appears that Amazon is planning on hiring 10,000 workers in California, as well as, spend $500 million on facilities in the state. A definite lift to California and individuals looking for work.
For details check out Bloomberg's article, Bloomberg California Sales Tax Reprieve.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Is Your Article Aging Gracefully
Is Your Article Aging Gracefully?
What do I mean when I ask the question, "Is Your Article Aging Gracefully?" It really means, is your article gaining viewers on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. If it is gaining viewers, then yes, your article is aging gracefully. And that my friend, is the essence of true article marketing.
If you are looking to articles to help you in your marketing process, you must write articles that give individuals specific information. If you make your article overly promotional, you risk having your target market click away and the search engines ignore you.
However, if you write in-depth articles, specific to your niche, you will find people willing to link to you. Which means, you are collecting quality backlinks that will give you more readers.
This is just a small tidbit of information about article marketing. Check out Article Writing and Your Marketing Edge for additional information about writing online.
What do I mean when I ask the question, "Is Your Article Aging Gracefully?" It really means, is your article gaining viewers on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis. If it is gaining viewers, then yes, your article is aging gracefully. And that my friend, is the essence of true article marketing.
If you are looking to articles to help you in your marketing process, you must write articles that give individuals specific information. If you make your article overly promotional, you risk having your target market click away and the search engines ignore you.
However, if you write in-depth articles, specific to your niche, you will find people willing to link to you. Which means, you are collecting quality backlinks that will give you more readers.
This is just a small tidbit of information about article marketing. Check out Article Writing and Your Marketing Edge for additional information about writing online.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Update To California "Amazon Sales Tax"
Update To California "Amazon Sales Tax"
As you may recall from my post about Amazon Sales Tax in California, not many people were happy.
For affiliate who reside in California and dropped by Amazon, this may be of interest to you. According to "The Sacramento Bee" Amazon has persuaded California lawmakers to delay tax collection.
Tentatively, Amazon has reached an agreement with California state lawmakers and brick-and-mortar stores to stop fighting a requirement that Internet retailers collect sales tax on any California purchases. Under a handshake deal, Amazon has accomplished delaying the sales tax in California until September 2012.
What does lay the groundwork for? Could it be a national online sales tax law. It's seems that Amazon and retails like Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble has agreed to lobby Washington over the next 11 months for an Internet sales tax law that would go across 50 states.
However, if no federal deal emerges by July 31,2012, Amazon would have to begin collecting California sales taxes starting on Sept. 15, 2012.
Currently state lawmakers are going to introduce a bill that will delay implementation of the online sales tax law until that date according to Assemblyman Charles Calderon D-Whittier. However, Gov. Jerry Born has not weighed in on the issue as yet.
For complete details you can read the Sacramento Bee.
Okay, this could help all affiliates if Amazon and other retailers can get a federal sales tax law implemented. Can our Congress stop arguing enough to do it? Hm-m-m, that's an interesting question isn't it.
As you may recall from my post about Amazon Sales Tax in California, not many people were happy.
For affiliate who reside in California and dropped by Amazon, this may be of interest to you. According to "The Sacramento Bee" Amazon has persuaded California lawmakers to delay tax collection.
Tentatively, Amazon has reached an agreement with California state lawmakers and brick-and-mortar stores to stop fighting a requirement that Internet retailers collect sales tax on any California purchases. Under a handshake deal, Amazon has accomplished delaying the sales tax in California until September 2012.
What does lay the groundwork for? Could it be a national online sales tax law. It's seems that Amazon and retails like Wal-Mart and Barnes & Noble has agreed to lobby Washington over the next 11 months for an Internet sales tax law that would go across 50 states.
However, if no federal deal emerges by July 31,2012, Amazon would have to begin collecting California sales taxes starting on Sept. 15, 2012.
Currently state lawmakers are going to introduce a bill that will delay implementation of the online sales tax law until that date according to Assemblyman Charles Calderon D-Whittier. However, Gov. Jerry Born has not weighed in on the issue as yet.
For complete details you can read the Sacramento Bee.
Okay, this could help all affiliates if Amazon and other retailers can get a federal sales tax law implemented. Can our Congress stop arguing enough to do it? Hm-m-m, that's an interesting question isn't it.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Adsense's New Publisher Application
Adsense's New Publisher Application
Just a quick note. It looks like Adsense is updating their new publisher application process. It will include more visual reviews by Google before any new site is accepted into the Adsense program. They are wanting a better experience for publisher and advertiser a lot. And, I would have to assume to verify the quality content on the site.
In any event, you'll need to be sure to follow their instructions in their email as each step is completed. For complete details on the New Publisher Application Process look at Adsense Basic Tutorial on my site, under the subheading of Adsense Application Process.
Again, this process is directed toward those individuals who are new to the Adsense program.
Just a quick note. It looks like Adsense is updating their new publisher application process. It will include more visual reviews by Google before any new site is accepted into the Adsense program. They are wanting a better experience for publisher and advertiser a lot. And, I would have to assume to verify the quality content on the site.
In any event, you'll need to be sure to follow their instructions in their email as each step is completed. For complete details on the New Publisher Application Process look at Adsense Basic Tutorial on my site, under the subheading of Adsense Application Process.
Again, this process is directed toward those individuals who are new to the Adsense program.
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