Which one is better than the other when it comes to making more money: Affiliate marketing or own online?

business? Marketing/business or investing? I need serious answers and please no scam. If you could also recommend books on affiliate marketing/online business/business and how and where to invest, I will be very grateful. Thank you

I have seen plenty of expert advice indicating that having your own product is key to the most profitable internet businesses. The experts also advise that customers be made repeat customers by offering upgrade, side-grade back-end products. (Similarly a typical infomercial order conversation might include 7 different add-on offers) It’s best to identify a small pond (niche) where you can be a big fish, rather than a competitive field like diet, pharmaceuticals where your new business ends up on page 10 of the search engines.

Some suggest the shortest path to fast money is in CPA promotion, in which you have to be prepared to promote borderline scammy offers like free gift trials and take some financial risks. One pricey training program The Arbitrage Conspiracy is starting a second series, the first time around some students made it big but more lost thousands in search of their "golden nuggets".

Some people blow thousands on secret formula tutorials containing recycled information. I have heard experts without vested interests suggest one can learn enough hanging out at marketing forums like WickedFire or WarriorForum, a well focused work ethic is ultimately more valuable than the latest marketing trick.