The other day I was talking with some of my colleagues at the local pub about what I do to make ends meet: affiliate marketing. In my audience there was one other internet marketer, but the rest of the group were involved in other businesses, and so they had little knowledge of some of the problems that I faced in my chosen occupation. In the middle of one of my explanations, George, a stockbroker, interrupted with a question: “Why would you hide affiliate links? How can someone click them if they’re hidden?” Well, dear reader, how would you answer the question?