ADOTAS – As evidenced by the upswing of e-commerce and mobile users and the sold-out Affiliate Summit East 2012, it’s obvious that affiliate marketing is hotter than ever! Marketing professionals estimate that the number of full-time affiliate marketers making over $100,000 a year will triple this year. Many attribute this increase to the steady increase of Internet-based companies and the growing number of consumers who use their mobile phones to make online purchases. As such, small and large companies are willing to invest part of their profits to get exposure that only affiliates can provide. Just think: In the year 2000, only a billion people worldwide used mobile phones. This year, telecommunications experts estimate that…