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Purecharlie made many really good points. To expand on number 4 a bit.......An affiliate program is a great idea for traffic. One suggestion I would make is to become an affiliate yourself, not only to your site, but to some other sites. Get and idea of what being an affiliate is and what tools you would like to see from a program to effectively market.
Design some blogs so you have an idea of what tools would be needed for your affiliates who market this way.
Look into buying a few tgp submit accounts and submit galleries to get an understanding of not only the submission process, but also the kind and quantity of content you will need for your gallery submitters.
Ask for "specific" feedback from affiliates on when you make changes or are about to make changes to your affiliate program. Many will not reply, but the ones that do will have useful information.
Putting yourself in the place of your affiliates will provide valuable knowledge for further marketing your site, while also allowing you another income source via being an affiliate yourself.
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