Tricia Meyer

Affiliate Marketer, Blogger, and Consultant

Affiliate Impacting Legislation Before House Judiciary Committee

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US House Judiciary CommitteeThis morning I spent about 3 hours watching a House Judiciary Committee hearing on H.R. 3179, the Marketplace Equity Act. (I know, I’m both an affiliate and legal geek in so many ways.) Although the hearing got a good deal of coverage from the media, I was surprised to see so few affiliate marketers talking about the hearing. What is this legislation and why is it so important to Affiliate Marketing? I’m sure that the PMA will be writing something more in depth about all of this soon, but I wanted to get this information out today while people might be thinking about it.

What Is the Marketplace Equity Act?

H.R. 3179 is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow each state to collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers when purchases are made by residents of the state. It’s goal is to “level the playing field” between brick-and-mortar and online retailers. A similar bill, S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act, has already been introduced in the Senate.

Why Is this Important to Affiliate Marketing? [Read more…]

Excited to Be Joining AffPlan

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There is a strong connection in between amateur pornography and Web technology, particularly when it comes to home made porno sites, with user-content platforms. Everybody knows that the privacy offered by the Internet is commonly valued, amateur porno being delighted in by numerous people of different ages, race and sexual preference. Sitting behind locked doors and in the comfort of their own homes, a growing number of people become brought in to amateur porno and decide to publish home made porno videos themselves, hence adding to the growth of a currently expanding industry.

Thinking about the high percentage of Web users enthusiastic about amateur porn, we pertain to the conclusion that pornography has something to do with an innate desire of sexual fulfillment. Home made porno movies are seen by countless people thinking about defeating sexual taboos and showing their voyeuristic attraction. They get aroused by seeing other individuals participated in sexual relations or various other sexual circumstances, that destination being even greater when it pertains to amateur pornography, shot in a natural but appealing manner.

If the Web has actually become a necessity for a lot of us, it’s only natural to ask ourselves if home made porno movies stand at the same level. For a lot of us, seeing mobil pornostarts with curiosity but it’s extremely important that we preserve a level of self-respect and restraint. Amateur porno is brand-new and amazing, consisting of hardcore and soft core house made porno videos, for straight and gay individuals also. They are simple to be accessed from the intimacy of one’s house and are a specific contribution to the amateur pornography market.

Recent statistics have actually shown that each day a number of million people make use of the Web to look for amateur pornography videos. They prefer to use web sites where viewing is free of charge and the content is generated by users. The blend in between Internet technology and amateur pornography added to the availability of house made porno videos and the numbers of xxx postings enhance as we speak. No matter if you want see 2 ladies intimated with each others, couples discovering their deepest and wildest sexual fantasies or kinkier amateur porn video, you can certainly find anything you have an interest in on these internet sites.

The Internet is leader when it pertains to amateur pornography. House made porno videos are added by people from all over the world and their quality is more than excellent. These hot videos are complimentary but enhanced attention must be provided; they are not to be seen by those who are underage. Try to keep amateur pornography to the level it must stay, for grownups looking for something to enliven their sexual experiences.

If you are looking for privacy and you are interested in home made porno movies, then the Web is most shown. You can browse a large variety for amateur pornography porno izle, overstepping the boundaries and taboos imposed by the real world!

Rakuten LinkShare Report Good for Affiliates

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Last week at its Symposium in New York, LinkShare released the results of a study commissioned by LinkShare and conducted by Forrester. The study ran from December 2011 through April 2012. You can get the full white paper entitled “Affiliate Marketing – The Direct and Indirect Value that Affiliates Deliver to Advertisers” from Linkshare.

Sometimes it can be difficult to express to potential advertisers the value of affiliate marketing. This study gives us some great ammunition. Although the sample size was not huge (526 US-based online buyers, 9 affiliates, and an unnamed number of advertisers), the methodology was sound. The respondents were made up of varied ages and household incomes. For some reason, however, almost 70% of the respondents were college graduates or post-graduate degree recipients. That seems high to me in general but may be indicative of the total demographic of “online buyers.”

Affiliate Sites Drive Shoppers

As most of us would expect, the study bore out the belief that today’s customers are driven by deals. In fact, 55% of the respondents said that they check for deals before making purchases. 43% said that promotional offers from “coupon or deal sites, blog sites, loyalty or cash-back sites” will be a determining factor if they are undecided on a purchase. An overwhelming majority will visit 2-3 nonretailer sites before making a purchase. It’s not hard to surmise that most of the sites that they are visiting to find the deals and research the purchases are affiliate sites. [Read more…]

Small Business Owner? How Can I Help You?

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Small Business Help
How Can I Help You?

I’ve been a small business owner for 7 years now, and it has not been easy. My mom owned a business when I was growing up and I remember that although it seemed really cool that she could “do whatever she wanted,” there was also a certain amount of stress that always went along with it. Probably even more stress than working for someone else.

I’ve been fortunate enough to catch some lucky breaks and have a lot of people help me along my way to make my business successful. Some were friends who just wanted to extend a hand and others were total strangers who liked what I was doing.

I want to give back to my friends in the way that my friends helped me. Don’t worry, Kevin, I’m not going crazy and just giving away my affiliate marketing consulting services to anyone who asks. In fact, I am guessing that those services are not the ones that most of you need. Rather, I would like to do something small for each of you if I can. But I need to know how I can help you. Here are some ideas.

  • If you have a blog, list it below in the comments and I will check it out and leave some comments on your posts.
  • If you have a Facebook page or Twitter account, post those and I will follow them.
  • If you are the owner of a brick and mortar business in the Indianapolis area, leave a comment with the name and what you do. I’ll check it out and keep it in mind whenever I need services or have a friend asking for something you might be able to do. I am the queen of business referrals!!
  • If you are a writer and looking for some exposure, hit me up and we’ll see where you can do a guest post on one of my sites. Surely one of them has to be a match for something you write!

That’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. If you think of anything else, let me know. It never hurts to ask! I am a firm believer that we all have to do what we can to help ourselves and those around us. I hope that there is something that I can do for YOU.