In the other thread you wrote:
"Part of my AM thinking was i have merchant friends who simply could be doing so much better if they had affiliates working on their behalf."
Hmmm, well if you are thinking about helping them START programs from the ground up I think it would be pretty hard without experience. I think you have the savvy to educate them and sell them on why they need an affiliate program, but then making it happen takes a lot more than you may realize.
It depends on your personality and what you like...
but for me if someone offered me $10,000 I still would not set up an affiliate program. In fact I wouldnt do it for 50 or 100K either. I've done it before but have NO interest in doing it now.
Managing an existing program would be easier to step into.
The other option, if you decide you don't want to be an AM, is to convince your merchant friends they need an affiliate program and then work out a referral agreement and refer them to an existing OPM. That way you can go become an affiliate and still make money from your existing contacts but not have to do the grunt work yourself.
