Affiliate programs may not have the buzz they once had. Many webmasters were turned off by affiliate programs when the dot-com crash came, affiliate programs were canceled and many checks went unpaid. However, despite the crash and the industry slump, the affiliate industry continued. Today, affiliate providers like Linkshare.com, CJ.com, Performics and BeFree continue to connect merchants with website owners. And companies like Amazon.com continue to rake in profits from its large independent network of affiliate websites.
Source: Ecommercetimes.com, Affiliate Program Resources.
