If a well known and successful internet marketer takes a strong stand on one side or the other of this question, would it help you? Would it help you choose a direction for your home business?

If so, please read on because I'd like to bring you up to speed on an enlightening discussion at the Warrior Forum recently. This is where internet marketers including home based business owners get together online. Even though there is much to wade through at the forum, some golden advice is dispensed at times.

The question was whether affiliate marketing or product creation was best.

"Andrew" (not his real name but let's call him that - he gave his real name, by the way) shared the fact that he had paid out a FIVE FIGURE SUM in affiliate commissions last month. That means his sales figures last month were at least $20,000 if he is paying commissions of 50%.

Maybe they sold a whole lot more than $20K too.

With sales figures like this, and the fact that he uses his own name at the Warrior forum, Andrew has immense credibility.

So I paid special attention to what he said:

* Product owners would prefer you focus on affiliate marketing because you will promote THEIR products.

* Product owners don't want any NEW COMPETITION, so they encourage you to promote their stuff rather than create your own.

Not ice that in all of this, there's nothing about what is best for YOU.

Andrew made the point that ALL his highest earning affiliates are either experts in their fields or they have their own products or services which they are selling.

So... his recommendation is simple:

Create your own products. And also supplement the income that comes from them with affiliate recommendations. But creating your own products is #1.