Affiliate Marketing Secrets

please help me by rating my website according to following points
looks
content
niche
any other parameter that you may consider important

I’m setting up a website about travel and tourist destinations in North and South Carolina. I hope to make money when people click my affiliate links.
However …
I wonder if affiliate sites do better with a narrower focus like motorcycle roads in North Carolina, or things to do at the beach in South Carolina?

Are they a part of an affiliate system or are they just ads OR is the code/script available in a different location? I know they can be annoying but I have a techy website and it’ll fit in ideally. Would love any info. Thanks!

I want to apply in store and then order through the website to get cashback through affiliate sites. So the on-the spot discount at store does not help me a lot (since they give a coupon to be used online too).

I need hosting for my new affiliate auto-blog website (amazon, clickbank, wordpress). I got recommendation using
http://www.webhostingpad.com/10304.html
Is this ok for using this hosting and running auto-blog using some wordpress plug-in, etc..
hosting spec: All unlimited includes hosting space and monthly bandwidth, and price only USD1.99/month.
Please anyone who ever use this hosting help me..

I want to work from home with CPA (Cost Per Action) marketing. Generally CPA companies aren’t “get rich quick” scams, but rather advertising networks which allow a website owner to put ads on their website and make money.
They pay every time your website’s visitor clicks on their offers and either enters an e-mail or fills out a survey.
They do require SSN, as do most other affiliate networks.
Suppose that I know what I am doing and I want to put certain ads on my blog to earn money.
Would it be safe to provide my SSN to a company like Blam Ads? How about some other affiliate marketing company?
If it is not safe, then what is the alternative? Many people work for these companies, earning thousands. However, most require SSN in the application. So how do I get hired by one of these businesses without putting myself at risk?
And if this is all a bad idea, then what do I do with my blog?