I ran across this article in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago. Based on what it says, more companies are choosing to advertise via personal blogs and individual recommendation sites. The article estimates spending in this type of marketing to rise by 22% on a year-over-year basis to $1.9 billion. So what does that mean for us? On the surface the impact is obvious; more companies using affiliate programs leads to more opportunities for internet marketers. In addition to this, on

Hi everyone, my name is Justin Pratt. I'm just getting started in WA and affiliate marketing. I thought it would be a good idea for me to put together a blog to track how things are going with my business from the start. In addition to keeping track of my business, this should serve as a means to increase my network within the WA community, remind some of the marketing gods here just how awesome WA is for beginners and hopefully show some other newcomers just how easy it is to get things up-