Comments on: Amazon shafts Colorado based affiliates http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/ Your best friend in affiliate marketing. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:14:28 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Warrick http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 Warrick Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:37:48 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-3157 No biggy really, just do what I did and got a business/postal address in a different part of the country, I pay $19 a month for it, I can have mail and parcels sent there which is then forwarded on to me. No biggy really, just do what I did and got a business/postal address in a different part of the country, I pay $19 a month for it, I can have mail and parcels sent there which is then forwarded on to me.

]]> By: dangerbrown http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2536 dangerbrown Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:59 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2536 Hi Zack and Jim! Good to hear from you. My only peace of mind is that I run all my internet endeavors through a Wyoming LLC. Personally I'll sidestep any Colorado specific legislation but I still get fired up about it. It just ain't right to crush the little guy so casually. Steven, I'm happy to see your link here and that you want to boycott Amazon, but personally I'm against sales taxes on the internet. So while I disagree with your being a proponent of implementing internet sales taxes I appreciate your comment. Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Hi Deborah! Folks, this is my mother-in-law. She's the one in our family affected most by this move by Amazon. I'm not joking about the class action. I think it's called for. Hi Zack and Jim! Good to hear from you. My only peace of mind is that I run all my internet endeavors through a Wyoming LLC. Personally I’ll sidestep any Colorado specific legislation but I still get fired up about it. It just ain’t right to crush the little guy so casually.

Steven, I’m happy to see your link here and that you want to boycott Amazon, but personally I’m against sales taxes on the internet. So while I disagree with your being a proponent of implementing internet sales taxes I appreciate your comment. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Hi Deborah! Folks, this is my mother-in-law. She’s the one in our family affected most by this move by Amazon. I’m not joking about the class action. I think it’s called for.

]]> By: Jim Kreinbrink http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2535 Jim Kreinbrink Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:44:18 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2535 Thanks for posting this Danger. With Zack, I'm concerned other networks will follow Amazon's lead. Thanks for posting this Danger. With Zack, I’m concerned other networks will follow Amazon’s lead.

]]> By: Steven Ames http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Steven Ames Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:57:29 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2531 Thanks for the post Danger, I agree wholeheartedly that Amazon scores poorly on the fail-o-meter. Whether we agree with the actions of the Colorado legislature or not, at least they listened and actually changed the wording of the bill to protect Colorado affiliates. Amazon could care less about Colorado affiliates and is only trying to manipulate us to put more pressure on our elected officials and to try to scare legislators in other states. I don't know about you, but I don't like being a political football, and I'm getting tired of megacorporations trying to control the government. I personally think we need to be focusing at least as much energy towards communicating our ire towards affiliate merchants who use these kinds of tactics as we do towards the government. If you're interested, Progress Now Colorado is circulating a pledge to boycott Amazon until they stop using Coloradans as pawns. It's political, but so is what Amazon's doing. This may be one way to get their attention (I doubt it, but it is at least an option and a way to vent a little). Here's the link: http://progressnowcolorado.org/ShopMainStreet Thanks for the post Danger,
I agree wholeheartedly that Amazon scores poorly on the fail-o-meter. Whether we agree with the actions of the Colorado legislature or not, at least they listened and actually changed the wording of the bill to protect Colorado affiliates. Amazon could care less about Colorado affiliates and is only trying to manipulate us to put more pressure on our elected officials and to try to scare legislators in other states. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like being a political football, and I’m getting tired of megacorporations trying to control the government. I personally think we need to be focusing at least as much energy towards communicating our ire towards affiliate merchants who use these kinds of tactics as we do towards the government.
If you’re interested, Progress Now Colorado is circulating a pledge to boycott Amazon until they stop using Coloradans as pawns. It’s political, but so is what Amazon’s doing. This may be one way to get their attention (I doubt it, but it is at least an option and a way to vent a little). Here’s the link:

http://progressnowcolorado.org/ShopMainStreet

]]> By: Deborah http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 Deborah Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:29:13 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2525 I too am fuming, steaming mad in fact. Great post. I too am fuming, steaming mad in fact. Great post.

]]> By: Zack Katz http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 Zack Katz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:45:59 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2524 The bastards. I am pissed about this, especially because it might provoke other idiots to follow suit. I was going to post the message on my blog, but thanks for doing it for me -- I was too fumed! :-) The bastards. I am pissed about this, especially because it might provoke other idiots to follow suit.

I was going to post the message on my blog, but thanks for doing it for me — I was too fumed! :-)

]]> By: The Affiliate Tax is Killed in Colorado!!! | Danger Brown http://dangerbrown.com/amazon-shafts-colorado-based-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 The Affiliate Tax is Killed in Colorado!!! | Danger Brown Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:50:12 +0000 http://dangerbrown.com/?p=317#comment-2523 [...] Amazon shafts Colorado based affiliates [...] [...] Amazon shafts Colorado based affiliates [...]

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