The Unicorn, The Dragon, And -The High-Earning Affiliate

The affiliate model is a "high reward/low risk" Web site monetization option...



you don't have to develop excellent products -- it has already been done for you. You simply judge and pick the best available ones, from the best available merchants!
you don't have to spend large amounts to manufacture and store inventory
no need to take and process a single order, or worry about getting paid (you don't even need a merchant account!) -- you simply send people to your affiliated merchants, then get paid when they buy
you don't have to handle or ship a product -- your merchants do that
you'll never have to answer customer e-mail (inquiries and support are 24/7 issues that can easily eat up 50% of your day)
they cost nothing to join (beware of the few that do)
your affiliate business can be started part-time, on a shoestring. Here's an example.
Sounds great... and the "affiliate model" has mushroomed since Amazon.com first brought it into public prominence in 1997. Millions of affiliates send billions of visitors to tens of thousands of companies in return for a payment. Major research houses like Forrester Research project the affiliate model to grow exponentially over the next few years.