According to a number of emails I’ve received over the last 2 days, it looks like some affiliates are stretching the truth (OK, preying on the desperate) when it comes to promoting ‘government grant’ offers. Apparently they’re suggesting that the business opportunities offers they promote are somehow connected with President Obama’s federal stimulus fund package. [...]
THRILLED to be Back Online
OMG, I’m connected to the Internet! Hurray!!!! Imagine being an Internet marketer at an affiliate marketing conference and not having an Internet connection from your hotel room for 5 days. Are you feeling my pain? Yup, despite paying $12.95 twice and $9.95 once, the Lodgenet service at the Rio was pathetic. Despite spending more than [...]
Stupid New York Tax Law Gets Affiliates Axed
How’s this for stupid? New York state brings in a new tax law that makes out-of-state businesses with New York based-affiliates collect sales tax on Internet purchases made by New York State residents, if the company’s affiliate sales in the state exceed $10,000. By result, merchants that don’t want to deal with additional tax collection [...]
Bank Rejects Clickbank XACH Payment
Yesterday, Clickbank sent me the following email: We recently sent you payment via XACH (International direct deposit) but it was returned to us by the bank. What bothers me more than the fact that my payment will now be late to arrive, is that it seems like NO ONE LISTENS! Before sending Clickbank my bank [...]
Website Advertising Enquiry Spam
Over the last couple of weeks the email address posted on my domain records has been completely inundated with emails sporting subject lines such as “Website Advertising Enquiry” as shown in the screenshot below. These emails typically show up with one of the following subject lines: Website Inquiry Website Advertising Inquiry Marketing Inquiry Website Partnership [...]
