How Much Do Affiliates Make?

[swiftrhett]

I'm amazed at how many rakeback affiliates there are, and how many employees they hire, and advertisements they buy (ads on this site were pretty expensive the last time I checked).

I've found that a lot of the people respected as great players use their fanbase to run their affiliate program. The thought crosses my mind that if some of these guys are making $300k / year or whatever, then why are they bothering to be a rakeback affiliate?

There are also a few professional type sites, and loads and loads of scammers.

My guess is that the professional type sites might make $10k / month (NET) while it might be more like $3k / month for the typical awesome player with fanboys.