Affiliate Marketing Secrets

I’m planning to sell stuff outside the us, however is us made. I plan to buy it via Amazon, however to enter the Affiliate program they request a tax ID and is a not-negotiable feature. What do you recommend?

We are taking a 10 day cruise to the Panama Canal. Heard that there are some honest and some not so great shops for jewelery. Does ANYONE know of shops in Cartagena, Grand Cayman or Limon? Not planning to get off in Aruba. I know that the cruise ships are affiliated with lots of the jewelery stores ie Diamonds International and prices are high. Is that true and how do I know if I am getting ripped off?

i’m planning on creating a website affiliate/mlm and was wondering if there is an automatic way i can pay them for the commissions that they make?

I am a resident of Ontario planning to attend University in the U.S. starting in the fall. I have looked into OSAP but my school is not affiliated with OSAP. How else can I obtain a student loan?

When you put an affiliate link onto your site, do you incur any expenses by leading the user to that site? Google and Linkshare in general.
Be nice to know if I am planning on building a directory with over 500 affiliate links.