Priest Willis, Sr is CEO of Affiliate Mission – the fastest growing affiliate management startup in North Carolina. Priest got his start in affiliate marketing in early 2000's where he cut his teeth building a few niche affiliate sites and eventually started managing company programs like Lenovo, Atomicpark.com and BuyCostumes.com.

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Key Takeaways

• Affiliate marketing is not MLM, get rich quick scheme.
• Amazon was first to put together affiliate programs.
• Entrepreneurs are hungry.
• Many millionaries have 7 streams of income.
• Affiliate marketing is a pay-for-performance model with no inventory.
  • Little risk is involved because no inventory.
  • Build up an audience and be an influencer.
• Subscription boxes are doing really well.
• As a merchant, it's a cheap way to extend your marketing program.
• Find a hot niche right now like Suicide Squad and then sell costumes.
  • Position yourself to look for the new hotness.