The Affiliate Whale That Owns The Interwebs

The company that is quietly taking over the internet

If you spend too much time on X and YouTube (who doesn’t), you most likely think of affiliate marketers as lone shadowy figures operating on the Wild West fringes of modern capitalism, Ayn Randian turbo geniuses or complete degenerate scumbags who must be stopped at all costs (depending on your preexisting notions).

There’s an element of truth to this.

But as with all stereotypes, there’s also a lot more to the story.

Affiliate marketing isn’t JUST small-timers operating from their (mom’s) basement.

There are much bigger players out there.

You’ve likely given them money at some point in your life without even knowing it.

These companies have managed to quietly blanket the web with their affiliate links, yet you’ve never heard of them. Most people haven’t.

That’s by design.

By flying under the radar, operating under different brand names and subsidiary companies, these giga-affiliates are able to siphon off a small cut of the countless e-commerce transactions consumers make every day, making themselves very, very, very rich in the process.

Let’s take a look at a one of the biggest players and what they’ve been up to.

Giga-Affiliate Uncovered: Three Ships

Three Ships is a company that owns a few different internet marketing brands.

They outright own a large portfolio of affiliate and lead gen sites. But they’re also making a TON of money in a really sneaky way: through parasite partnerships with some of the most ‘reputable’ media brands in the world.