Originally Posted by CDSmith

A thread like this could just as easily be about me.

I have traffic, yes, but I have it spread out over 40+ sponsors, so I only send a trickle of signups to any one sponsor at any time. Basically I try never to put all or even most of my eggs in one basket, so I call it what it is.... diversity, which actually adds up to a more stable and reliable income, for me anyway. But I rarely get gifts from sponsors. Most of mine know me a lower-level steady affiliate who is in for the long haul, not the short gain.

I make a decent living, but I've never thought of myself as any size 'player' here.