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Affiliate Marketing in November: Remember and Give Thanks

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Thankfully, it's not hard to remember the big holidays and observances in November…

  • 11th – Veterans Day (U.S.) Remembrance Day (UK, Canada)
  • Thanksgiving (U.S.) – the fourth Thursday of November
  • Black Friday – Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States
  • Cyber Monday – Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States

But did you also know that it's National Aviation month? As a former air traffic controller with many pilot friends, that's a biggy in my books!

Here are the celebrations by Month:

  • Aviation History Month
  • Child Safety Protection Month
  • International Drum Month
  • National Adoption Awareness Month
  • National Diabetes Awareness Month
  • National Epilepsy Month
  • National Model Railroad Month
  • National Novel Writing Month
  • Native American Heritage Month
  • Peanut Butter Lovers Month
  • Real Jewelry Month
  • National Sleep Comfort Month

And as usual, there are all sorts of eclectic and wonderful days to celebrate throughout the month of November among which Black Friday and Cyber Monday will always have a special place in my affiliate marketing heart.

  • 1 All Saint's Day
  • 2 All Soul's Day
  • 2 Deviled Egg Day
  • 2 Look for Circles Day
  • 2 Plan Your Epitaph Day
  • 3 Housewife's Day
  • 3 Men Make Dinner Day – first Thursday of Month
  • 3 Sandwich Day
  • 4 King Tut Day
  • 5 Book Lovers Day – first Saturday of the month
  • 5 Gunpowder Day
  • 5 Guy Fawkes Day
  • 6 Marooned without a Compass Day
  • 6 Saxophone Day
  • 7 Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
  • 8 Cook Something Bold Day
  • 8 Dunce Day
  • 8 U.S. General Election Day – first Tuesday of the month after first Monday of month
  • 8 Young Readers Day second Tuesday of month
  • 9 Chaos Never Dies Day – you've got that right
  • 10 Forget-Me-Not Day
  • 10 USMC Day
  • 11 Veteran's Day
  • 12 Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
  • 13 National Indian Pudding Day
  • 13 Sadie Hawkins Day
  • 13 World Kindness Day
  • 14 Operating Room Nurse Day
  • 14 Wolrl Diabetes Day
  • 15 Clean Your Refrigerator Day
  • 15 America Recycles Day
  • 15 National Philanthropy Day
  • 16 Button Day
  • 16 Have a Party With Your Bear Day
  • 17 Electronic Greeting Card Day – now who do you think created this day!?
  • 17 Great American Smokeout – third Thursday in November
  • 17 Homemade Bread Day
  • 17 Take A Hike Day
  • 17 World Peace Day
  • 18 Occult Day
  • 19 Have a Bad Day Day
  • 19 National Adoption Day – Saturday before Thanksgiving
  • 20 Absurdity Day
  • 20 Beautiful Day
  • 20 Universal Children's Day
  • 21 False Confession Day
  • 21 World Hello Day
  • 22 Go For a Ride Day
  • 23 Eat a Cranberry Day
  • 23 National Cashew Day
  • 23 National Tie One On Day
  • 24 All Our Uncles are Monkeys Day
  • 24 Evolution Day
  • 24 Thanksgiving – Eat, drink, and be thankful.
  • 25 Black Friday – Friday after Thanksgiving
  • 25 Buy Nothing Day – always the day after Thanksgiving…does anyone abide by it!?!
  • 25 National Parfait Day
  • 25 You're Welcome Day – the day after Thanksgiving
  • 26 Shopping Reminder Day
  • 27 Advent begins
  • 27 Pins and Needles Day
  • 28 Make Your Own Head Day
  • 28 Red Planet Day
  • 29 Square Dance Day
  • 30 Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day

What's up with the picture of the poppy?

The red remembrance poppy is an emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem “In Flanders Fields”, written by Canadian physician Major John McCrae on May 3, 1915.

These red poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour became an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled during in the war.

Nowadays, in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth, we wear the poppy in November to commemorate soldiers who have died in battle.

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Those Pesky W-9 and W-8BEN Forms!

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Tax time is fast approaching again and many affiliates have been asked to complete W-9 and W-8BEN forms for their merchant partners.

A few affiliates have expressed concern about what these forms mean, so here is the Ros' Notes version.

If your merchant partner asks you to submit a W9 or W8 form , do so.

In many cases, the merchant will not legally be able to continue paying your commissions without having a completed form.

The forms are quick to fill out and require only the most basic information.

Basic information about the W9 and W8-BEN forms is included below.

W-9 Forms

If you are a U.S. person, including U.S. citizens and resident aliens, you must fill out a W-9.

Your merchant partner needs this form along with your identification number (TIN), or social security number, to report income paid to you to the IRS.

With a completed W9, and if you report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return, payments you receive from merchant partners will not be subject to backup withholding (currently at a rate of 29%).

W-8BEN Forms

Foreign person, non-resident alien or foreign national performing working outside the U.S must fill out a W-8BEN.

Foreign persons are not subject to U.S. income tax withholding if performing the work outside the U.S.

If you receive certain types of income, including prize money won in affiliate program contests, you must provide a Form W-8BEN to establish that you are not a U.S. person, and claim that you are the beneficial owner of the income for which Form W-8BEN is being provided.

Forms and further information is available at:

Note: This is not official legal or accounting advice. For more information, please contact either your affiliate program manager or your accountant.

Happy accounting!

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