With a bunch of people getting into Bitcoin now days it would be pretty easy to write that the newer people will be into promoting affiliates because they would want to get paid money online though I am pretty sure that would be a false claim. Most people want Bitcoin because it's rising up in price, promoting affiliates won't net that much money at all.
The affiliates would be able to benefit by promoting affiliate programs and getting paid in bitcoin so they will be able to keep stacking up their bitcoin so as it rises the earnings will increase.