rfung - 9:04 am on Jan 23, 2005 (gmt 0)

Check Shopping.com :) that's one of the biggest aff sites around on the net.

I'd suggest changing the banners for adsense. Probably a lot more on target to your audience's interest.

To answer your question more directly, your site doesn't need to be a walking advertisement, although there are many sites out there that are just that. The question is wether you are seeing this as a hobby, or you're 'hardcore' into making this a living. If you want to be in the business of making money online, then you have to expand your views to find out what's profitable, which may not be anything you're interested in. And sure, they may end up being thinly disguised full page advertisements.

But, with enough traffic and the right affiliate products, you can make a pretty penny off your one hobby site.