Before diving headlong into the world of affiliate marketing use this free affiliate sales calculator to look at the power of a 2-tier affiliate program with monthly recurring income.
The numbers are amazing. This simple calculator will show you how many accounts and affiliate sales you will need in a year to make a specific monthly income.
When you have your own sales data, enter it in the calculator to determine your ongoing monthly earnings and then determine what you need to reach your desired income level.
If you have no data, I would recommend being cautious and using a figures of 1 – 5 sales a month, and I would only allow for half (50%) of your sales actually becoming affiliates themselves.