Both are great ways to make an income. Different niches’ would be more appropiate for one than the other because of the type of sales they generate or if they do at all.
If you look at my earnings and the part provided by adsense and other ppc networks and the part provided by affiliates program you could say I prefer ppc. But in my head I know it’s an on-going mistake I’ve done of not investing more time in learning the ropes of affiliates marketing and instead devoting lot of time to improving my skills in increasing search engine traffic for mass traffic (as opposed to targeted traffic for affiliate programs)
As your knowledge about Affiliate Marketing is the best choice continues to grow, you will begin to see how Affiliate Marketing is the best choice fits into the overall scheme of things. Knowing how something relates to the rest of the world is important too.
I tried several years with adsense but no luck. That’s the time I started with CPA and Clickbank and the result is beyond my expectation… getting stronger and stronger… low risk.
Both work well when integrated together. It doesn’t have to be an either or type of question.