Just got an email today from the eBay Partner Network, eBay’s Affiliate Program, about their new “EPN Mobile” reporting features within the EPN dashboard…

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So… I got this email today:

Dear Publisher,

Yahoo! continuously evaluates and prioritizes our products and services, in alignment with business goals and our continued commitment to deliver the best consumer and advertiser experiences. After conducting an extensive review of the Yahoo! Publisher Network beta program, we have decided to close the program effective April 30, 2010. We expect to deliver final publisher payments for the month ending April 30, 2010 to publishers no later than May 31, 2010. All publishers eligible for 1099s for the 2010 tax year will have those mailed by January 31, 2011.

Because our content will no longer be delivered to your ad unit spaces after April 30, 2010, we recommend removing all YPN ad code from your pages by that date.

For the opportunity to continue earning revenue, we suggest using Chitika, a leading advertising network that syndicates Yahoo! Content Match and Sponsored Search ads. Chitika has set up a special process for YPNO beta publishers to participate in its platform.

We thank you for your participation in the Yahoo! Publisher Network beta. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact our Support Team at (xxx) xxx-xxxx, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT.
Sincerely,

Your Partners at Yahoo!

What a drag…

On a couple of different fronts.

YPN was possibly the 2nd largest ad network next to Google Adsense program, which means that we now have to switch all of our sites back to Adsense, or if you don’t have access to Adsense, it means you’ll have to go with Chitika or some of the other 2nd or 3rd tier ad networks.

Secondly, this means I have to go into dozens of sites and switch out the code! :( (creating more work for me… and other publishers using YPN).

In any event, I’m actually a bit saddened that the YPN network is falling to the wayside… but perhaps this will mean that Chitika will become a stronger alternative.

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If you have a business online that pays out to affiliates… READ THIS.

If you’ve ever paid out to an affiliate without getting the right Tax Forms from them, you could get into some serious legal issues with the IRS.

You are required to have signed IRS forms so you know who you are paying…
if you don’t have all of your paperwork in order and get audited by the IRS, you will have to pay the taxes ON BEHALF of your affiliates.

On top of that you could be faced with fines, penalties, interest and even criminal charges.

So, don’t screw around with that stuff.

Mike Filsaime knows first hand what can happen, and created a totally free site that helps you track all the forms for your affiliates in order to keep the IRS happy.

It’s called PayPeopleOnline.com.

If you have a business that pay affiliates, you owe it to yourself to check it out today.

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If you’ve been affiliate marketing for any length of time, one of the things you always look for are new exciting products that you can promote on your website or list.

There are the old standbys like ClickBank’s marketplace and PayDotCom… the downside with these guys is that a lot of these products have been over-sold, so finding “fresh blood” is important to keep the edge.

So, just this past week a brand new affiliate product portal opened up called RAPBank (http://rapbank.com).

RAPBank.com offers “Instant Commission” products that are running on the Rapid Action Profits platform.

This platform is cool on a few different levels:

1. It gives affiliates a new place to find products
2. It gives affiliates an Instant commission product
3. It gives product creators a way to advertise their products (if it’s running on RAP)

So, if you haven’t checked it out yet, I encourage you to go over to RapBank.com and check it out for yourself.

Disclaimer: This blog contains affiliate links that compensate my company should you make a purchase.

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