Hello,
I am new to this forum and just started my journey of creating an affiliate website. So far I have some of the basics down, yet I stumbled upon a concept I am not quite sure of. Affiliate networks.... My understanding is they are the middlemen between the affiliate and the merchant, they give you access to merchants and they take a cut when you make money. This seems like a standard practice for affiliates. This may seem like a silly question, but do I need one of these affiliate networks in order to succeed? Any tips on what I should know before deciding to work with one of these networks? Will merchants work with me without an affiliate network? Tons of questions I know...any insight/info would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Agatha