I started in this business in late 1999, during my peak period i was making upwards of $50 000 a month, with 2 months above that.
In 2001 i basically had to start from scratch since all of my sites were stolen.. and i had to steal them back but by the time i did all the traffic was gone.
As it is i’m making around half of what i used to make. The reason i wanted to mention that i started from scratch the second time around is just to show that it doesn’t matter how early or late you get into something. I also believe that my earnings are down not because i’m sending less traffic but due to a deteriorated market. Credit card rejections are at an all time high. Over half of players cant deposit money, and sometimes this figure is much higher. Advertising costs are also significantly higher than when i first started. I remember buying a click at overture (back then called goto.com ) for a $1.50 now that same click costs $25 or more.
For more information about me you can visit: http://www.dotaffiliate.com . In the article about casinos i give some other type of details about how i do with gambling.
The best of luck,
Antoine