also once you get into the biz, start using statsremote. i got so used to it, that when my comp crashed last week and i gave it into service (im now using a rental laptop), i realised that life without statsremote sucks those guys surely got a good business going there, making me pay quarterly rates…
I love my stats remote, I am what you would call totally addicted to it!! I dumped coffee on my laptop and had to get it fixed and now I can only run the beta version, it is ok but I miss the original 
The guys are great and add new programs as soon as you send them in, well worth the money.
Working with an affiliate program that can serve your content needs is as well very important – Banners and text links are standard but its content that will make your rank higher on Google.
I couldn’t agree more, coming from the last few weeks of working almost non stop it is essential that my programs provide me with adequate tools to market their brands.