NyFalcon and Loxly sit down and try their hand at podcasting. Here is the first episode of the show “15 Minute Lessons by NYFalcon”. Let us know what you think!
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We are taking questions for future episodes, post your questions as comments here or in this thread over at the NYFalcon forum.
Deborah Carney aka Loxly was interviewed by Andrew Wee for is weekly Friday Podcast. They discussed how Deborah got started in affiliate marketing and moved into managing and developed the Team Loxly concept.
Have a listen and let us know what you think… either comment here on the blog or over at our thread at ABestWeb Affiliate Marketing forum or at the NyFalcon Forum
I will be recommending to Team Loxly clients that they not remove NYS affiliates.
1. Viator products are not subject to sales tax so they are unaffected. They already cleared this with their legal team.
2. Imagekind has no need or no plans to remove NYS affiliates.
3. PC Micro Store is also not in a position to need to remove NYS affiliates at this time either. They are very committed to making their affiliate program grow, so doing anything that would make it shrink is not in their plan.
4. Loxly Gallery will not now or in the future remove any affiliate based on location and legislation.
5. New clients TBA are also committed to their future affiliates and will not remove or restrict based on location.
6. All clients (that need to) have added the following to their Affiliate Terms and Conditions:
“New York State Affiliates clause:
If Affiliate is based in New York State or has office(s) located within New York State, Merchant will only allow Affiliate to promote Merchant brand(s) and/or web site(s) via Affiliate’s web site. Affiliate may not promote Merchant through any other marketing channel, that targets NYS residents, including, but not limited to: paid search marketing, e-mail marketing, offline marketing, (including flyers and physical newsletters), lead generation, mobile marketing or telemarketing.
New York State affiliates CAN use these methods to market their *own website*, as long as the ad copy, email, etc does NOT mention the Merchant directly.”
Any consulting clients Team Loxly gets will be fully informed and will be strongly encouraged to weigh all sides and see the benefits of remaining committed to affiliates if they want the affiliate channel to grow and be strong. If they are required to collect sales tax they will, if they don’t have the affiliate activity to consitute nexus in NYS we will work with them and our NYS affiliates to be sure that nexus isn’t established, or that when it is, the merchant will comply.
It is important to establish guidelines now, as more states will likely follow and we can’t allow state tax laws to regulate our industry. Using affiliate activity to establish nexus in any state is wrong, if internet sales are to be taxed, then all internet sales should be taxed and not put the burden of collecting on merchants that have affiliate programs. There are over 7000 individual tax districts in the United States and small to mid sized merchants do not have the accounting staffs to be able to manage collecting and reporting to that many states and agencies.
It is the states that many years ago set their laws to be specific to companies that have nexus in their states, redefining that now is most likely unconstitutional and hopefully Amazon and other companies that have stood up to file suit will be able to prove that.
Promote Colin Bailey’s art and photographic prints that are available on Loxly Gallery and you will earn and extra 5% on each print of his that you sell.
This is a manually tracked and applied bonus so you have to email dc at loxlygallery.com with your pages that have Colin’s links, print reviews or banners on them or let me know that you are doing DTM PPC to his specific prints.
The bonus only applies to Colin’s prints, so if the shopper purchases other prints, they are at the normal commission rate.
Here are some things to help you:
Log into Shareasale and then click this link to go directly to Colin’s banners.
And here is a “make a page” of all of Colin’s images as of 5/23/2008. There will be a second page posted shortly. Be sure to replace all instances of YOURSASID with your own Shareasale ID, and click the links to be sure they work 
If you download the datafeed (again you need to be logged in before you click that link) you can find Colin’s prints by sorting on “Manufacturer”.
Did I forget anything? If I did, then ASK Colin knows what affiliates want and is ready to provide whatever you need to help get his prints sold.
More info on Colin that you can use:
Colin’s profile on the Loxly Gallery Blog
You can create a custom link in Shareasale to that page or you can use the text and hotlink to the images provided that show the details of the painting technique.
Bonuses are fun aren’t they? Well here are a couple to get you motivated to put up links for Loxly Gallery and our great artists and photographers:
Quick Start Bonus #1:
Make 5 sales in your first 30 days as an affiliate (for current affiliates we are resetting the clock to today) and get a $25 bonus. This is a manually applied bonus so you need to email dc at loxlygallery.com to claim it!
Ongoing Bonus if you are not a quick starter :
$25 bonus when you send your first $250 in sales. This one is automatically applied within Shareasale, so you don’t need to email me to claim it.
So between the 2 bonuses you should be able to get $50 in Loxly Loot in a short time
Not your average “poster” affiliate program, Loxly Gallery sells art and photographic prints that are a step above the normal online offerings. Artists and photographers featured on Loxly Gallery are presenting images that your shoppers will love, unique art and photography that your shoppers are looking for. Not department store everyday images, but truly unique images that shoppers looking to decorate their own homes and offices, or to give as gifts, will be excited to see and purchase. And don’t forget the B2B market as well, hotels, hospitals, businesses are all looking for something new, fresh and different to feature on their walls. You can help them find it at Loxly Gallery.
Loxly Gallery will be running their affiliate program exclusively through the Shareasale network. As an affiliate you will be able to promote all the art and artists on Loxly Gallery using a variety of creatives that will include, but not be limited to a Team Loxly
* that is available for affiliates to link to and to use content from.
Click here to join the Loxly Gallery Affiliate Program
Incentives and Loxly Loot to be posted shortly!
Other notes:
*No coupon prompt in the shopping cart, sales and specials that do not require codes will be used instead.
*Some of our artists are names and faces you will recognize from right here at ABW, I will let them introduce themselves.
*Artists have already approached me to offer special commission upgrades and bonuses on *just their own work* so watch for incentives and commission bumps on special artists and photographers. They have already supplied artist specific banners and will take requests for additional creatives.
*First Loxly Loot!*
To reward you for getting started as an affiliate right away, we are going to chose (randomly) an affiliate to receive a free print of their choice on Tuesday May 27, 2008.
If you succeed, we succeed, so we plan on giving you all the tools you need to succeed!
*to be available shortly
A cool new place to shop for Museum and Vintage art, PLUS independent artists can upload their own artwork and photography and make it available for sale and for affiliates to promote. If you have a site that features art or posters or is about decorating homes and offices, this is an affiliate program you want to be a part of!!!
Imagekind is a Shareasale Exclusive Merchant.
Click here to go directly to ImageKind
Click here to Join the Affiliate Program and start earning money!
Visit our Affiliate Support Forum
Imagekind.com is currently the fastest growing seller of custom framed unique photography and art on the internet. Your site shoppers can find reasonably priced, high quality unframed and framed wall decor at Imagekind.
The Imagekind affiliate program offers:
*20% commission on base sales, prints and framing services.
*Return day/Cookie setting of 30 days.
*No action limit.
*Shareasale exclusive merchant, on Auto Deposit
*Consolidated payments with Shareasale.
*Unique banners produced by Imagekind artists.
You’ll be selling more than 5.5 million combinations of art, frames, and papers. Your shoppers are sure to find exactly what they’re looking for.
Viator: Latin for Traveler
Viator is the leading online provider of destination travel products: sightseeing tours, theater tickets, attraction passes, theme parks, even zero gravity flights…the things you do when you get there. Our market-leading selection of products includes 4,000+ tours and attractions, in over 400 destinations located in 65+ countries worldwide.
A sampling of our product offering:
Whale Watching
Helicopter Tours
Classes
City and Rail Tours
Cycling & Hiking Tours
Airport Transfers
Dinner Shows/Opera/Plays/Theater
Shopping Excursions
Safaris
An Incremental Revenue Stream:
Add customer value and earn extra revenue by joining Viator’s Publisher Program. We guarantee low prices from trusted tour operators and have 24/7 customer service to answer any purchase inquiries. When your customers book with us they can also earn airline miles on Delta, United and American. We accept payment in USD, AUD, EURO and GBP currencies. Our product catalogs are also available in all four currencies. The products are the same just the currencies differ. Be sure to choose the catalog in the currency that best suits your needs. And what’s more you’ll be earning 4% commission on every sale!
Why partner with Viator?
Viator is complementary to a publisher already working with online travel companies. The best way to sell our products is to promote it as tours and sightseeing products, and integrate the content at various points of your website. Although banner links show the highest EPC, our text-links, product catalogs and content integration will be beneficial for sales. By selling direct through us you get more selection and revenue! With Viator your customers can explore a city, go on land or sea adventures, or even learn a new set of skills. The possibilities are endless!
Sign up for the Viator Affiliate Programat Commission Junction. (Takes you to a page to login to your CJ account.)
Viator.com
Do you have travel traffic? Give your site visitors choices of what to do once they reach their destinations!
Viator is the leading online provider of destination travel products: sightseeing tours, theater tickets, attraction passes, theme parks, even zero gravity flights…the things you do when you get there. Our market-leading selection of products includes 5,000+ tours and attractions, in over 450 destinations located in 75+ countries worldwide.
Benefits to Joining:
» Earn 4% commission.
» 30 return days. Gives you an advantage on conversion and earnings.
» Great variety of creative banners, text, keyword and content links.
» Guaranteed low prices from trusted tour operators.
» 24/7 customer service to answer any purchase questions.
» Customers that book with us can also earn airline miles on Delta, United and American.
» Payment accepted in USD, AUD, EURO and GBP currencies.
Sign up for Viator’s Commission Junction Affiliate Program. (Takes you to a page to login to your CJ account.)
