Are affiliate programmes useful?

I have changed my tune recently about online earning. I used to think that if you had to pay for something it was a big waste of time and a scam. I was wrong. In the real world, when starting up a business, you have expenses, this is true for the internet as well. Now why do I say that? Well, I recently got into Internet Marketing, or becoming an affiliate, and I really believe it is the only way to really get earning online. My favourite part is that there is no more referring, simply learning the steps and continuing this with various campaigns. If you are serious about affiliate marketing and want to be shown step by step how to do it, I suggest you look at the program in my profile at the very top. Within 10 days of becoming a member, I made my very first sale. That means, in 10 days, the site did what it said it was going to do. I may be a success case for the site, but I can assure you that in the forum I chat daily with people that make hundreds in a day and $10,000 a month. Those are the people I want to learn from and associate with. :) Good luck.