also for hosting, as the reseller you are the one with the relationship with the client, whereas with affiliate, you often have no idea who the client was. they just sign up off your link, and your job is done, you get the commission, and everything else is then handled by the company your an affiliate for. There is also a lot more responsibility as a reseller. You are the one that the client comes to when there is a customer support issue. It is for people who are committed to that particular calling. Affiliate programs or even websites, people can just walk away from, but when you have customers of your own who depend upon you, you cannot just walk away. Becoming a reseller for web hosting is a lot like getting married, whereas being affiliate is more like dating, but not always seriously. you can jump around as you like and jump ship whenever you want to.