Affiliate Marketing Secrets

Can anyone answer whether internet marketing works or is it all crap.I have two websites and loads of materials trying to be an affiliate and I have been doing it for about two months and never earned a single penny.If any body know,s any different let me know,there are big noises out there is you know what I mean and all they do is give you free tips,nobody actually shows you how to get the money;beginning to think it is a waste of time.

our government is screwed up. i want to be an efficient voter but i feel like voting for someone who makes sense and can really relate to the common person is a waste of time. it seems like whoever has the most attention from media automatically wins.
i want to change that.. maybe the best leader for america is a shy person, but they can make intelligent decisions. i am not affiliated with any specific party. i just want to make the country (and world for that matter) a better place for everyone.
where can i start making myself heard on this issue?

im kinda new to affiliate marketing and i want to know if i need my own website to make money on clickbank or can i do without one???whats the minimum i have to invest in the advertising??? is there anyone in the central valley, California that wud be willing to help me out in person???
PS
no dumb answers like ‘its a scam’, ‘no one makes money of that’, ‘its a waste of time’…….etc……im serius about this

I hate that there are so many areas of design now-a-days and I’ve found that many design students are afraid to look outside their niche. Frankly, I love all areas of design. This is why I’ve decided to go for a second major in Industrial design to go along with my major in graphic design and I seem to be doing well in both areas. When I tell people what my two majors are they just look at me like I’m crazy or they ask “what does graphic design have anything to do with Industrial”?
My question is, is it a waste of time and energy pursuing both of these degrees only to find that the job market is just as segregated as design schools are?