Comments on: Amazon Throws Tantrum, Screws Minnesota Associates

By: Amazon Updates Associates Agreement – Boots Minnesota | Passive Income PostPassive Income Post

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:18:07 +0000

[…] The change that stands out in this is the exclusion of Minnesotans from being allowed to participate in the affiliate program. They now join the residents of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina and Rhode Island in being banned and none too happy about it. […]

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:20:09 +0000

I will look into it.

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:32:00 +0000

Greg, If you were an Amazon affiliate, take a moment to go to the website and check out Skimlinks. I spoke with them last year and I believe the way it works is you become an affiliate of Skimlinks and since they are not located in the US, the are not subject to Nexus. Check it out for yourself, but I did hear one drawback was a longer delay in receiving payments.

By: soner sar?kabaday?

soner sar?kabaday? — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:40:58 +0000

They did the exact same thing in CA a year ago. Yes, good idea. Thanks a lot

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Do Gooder Press - The “it’s been a day” linkdump. — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:19:05 +0000

[…] Amazon has pulled its referral revenue-sharing program for Minnesota because the state wants them to pay sales … Given the company’s creative ways of claiming they aren’t based anywhere taxable, in […]

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:31:39 +0000

I’ve decided that I’m just going to get a virtual mailbox in Nevada and open a Nevada based LLC. It will be easier than moving out of state. However, it might make my taxes way more complicated but I’m making $2,000 a month with Amazon and don’t want to lose that income. It’s what I use to pay my bills and feed my family.

By: Fred Overtaxed

Fred Overtaxed — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:48:48 +0000

Perhaps it’s worth considering that Mn Governor Dayton’s idiotic, lame brained approach to taxing Minnesotans and related businesses out of every last penny should be a thought for consideration. Don’t like it? Call you legislators. Don’t blame Amazon for cutting their losses. Want to whine more about a business choosing where to do business, too bad, not listening. Dayton screwed Minnesota first, not Amazon. I do agree with the impending end of civilization as we know it, though.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:53 +0000

Kay, I think Skimlinks might just turn stuff in a blog post into the appropriate affiliate code, and would not get me out of using Amazon as a Minnesota resident.

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:07:10 +0000

I just received my Amazon email today. One option is to join Skimlinks.com. They are located in Australia and they are an affiliate of Amazon (and other programs). You will still be able to sell Amazon’s products through them and earn an income. They work with over 17,000 retailers and last time I checked even Target was one of them. : ) Unfortunately, you are still going to have to change your links which is a big hassle.

By: Justin Adelmann

Justin Adelmann — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:05:12 +0000

Tantrum is correct. More like acting like school girls who got snubbed by not getting invited to the big party of the year. They did this because Minnesota is making Minnesotan customers pay for sales tax at point of sale instead of waiting till they file taxes and don’t do it. This in no way shape or form impacts Amazon’s bottom line. They just didn’t get their way and instead of fighting the unconstitutionality of it in court, they take it out on the little guys.