This is an excellent thread. I think the main difference between "then" and "now" is that the people making the coin keep it to themselves, back "then" people bragged and posted bank statement scans. Why, I've no idea... maybe it was to elbow their way to the top of the pile.. I'm not sure.
I do know that if I was making massive amounts of money these days, I'd sure as hell be keeping tight lipped about it, why the hell would I want everyone and their dog snooping around trying to find out how I'm making money...
As for affiliate programs, I'm more than guilty of being one of those "way to go" cheerleaders... it's hard not to be when they're a sponsor of Oprano. But goddamn it's mind numbingly boring checking out the same cookie cutter programs out there...
It's been along time since I saw a program the stood out from the crowd, in fact I think the only program to even slightly impress me lately has been Jayman's - mainly because they've chosen to specialise in certain areas, rather than cover every niche with cookie cutter sites...
I'm not really sure where I was going with this so I'm just going to stop and think about it for a while
