Affiliate Marketing Secrets

I’ve been an internet marketer for quite some time, mostly affiliate marketing. I’m thinking about building some adsense sites, and want to hear from some who are successful google publishers. How many sites do you have?

Okay so I was on the internet today reading a researching about making money online. Like making money on autopilot. Basically it’s this software you can make that will do all the work for you and you just bring in money all the big big gurus use it and it is suppose to be one of their secrets to make large bills online it works really good with affiliate marketing my bestfriend uses it but he is so busy on vacation and buying mansions and sports cars he has no time for his long time bro. They say you have to be good a computer programming so where and how to do I start.
-Chris

That would be hard to determine since the Google update affected all websites that practised keyword spamming and other over-optimisation methods.
My guess would be the popular niches with a lot of competition, like the making money online and computer/electronics niches.

Or if you have a better way of making money online..but what is the cheapest One with the biggest payout?

When I talk to people about trying out internet marketing, talk to my dad about HOW MUCH BETTER it would be than FLIPPING BURGERS, people think I’m deceived, that I will fall for a scam.
Yet, most affiliate networks are not scams and they do pay. Yes there’s people making money online.
And guess what the general public’s attitude towards THEM is? Internet marketers are “scammers too lazy to get a real job”.
Why?

Most affiliate and CPA networks are legit in that they do pay if you’ve earned money. And most will safeguard your SSN, just like any other employer. But there are a few that will look OK, will pay its affiliates, but will also sell SSN’s to criminals on the side.
SO, making money online is great. THERE IS NO GRIND! NO COMMUTE! NO BOSS! NO CUBICLE! Plus people make money online all the time.
So if one tries to do that, how can he protect himself from SSN/credit fraud?
P.S. DON’T say “get a real job”, because working online is in many respects BETTER than a real job, if you know what you’re doing.