I have made money online all the various ways essentially. My experience with affiliate marketing was once I really got it cranking the parent companies would do a not so obvious rugpull and change everything breaking all your links after you just created a working cashcow. That happened to me several times when the flow really started cranking. Same thing with eBay or PayPal or some other entity. Once things really cranked up suddenly they are there trying to put a noose on you.
Been in crypto since 2013 and in the STEEM / Hive ..... other various ecosystems since 2016. It is one of the best for sure to keep the flow going. Being part of this ecosystem is hard to quantify in some respects because for instance when CubDefi launched I had already figured out the BSC stuff so I was able to jump on that opportunity and work a strategy that fortunately played out well for me and currently I'm still in the ecosystem in the bHBD-BUSD pool earning over 20%. Best in the industry.
This place is an entire economy. Frustrating at times but positioned to weather the regulators storm.