Amazon Associates is a gated referral pipe on Amazon’s terms: signup is not approval, rate tables move, and Influencer is a different job, not a passive salary.
ClickBank Gravity and marketplace labels measure affiliate competition, not your keep-rate. Vet the offer before you promote: hops and Top Offers are not a commission plan.
Target’s affiliate program: 8% ceiling, not a baseline. Category exclusions, cookie window, return lock—a due-diligence walkthrough for publishers who read the fine print.
PPC and affiliate dashboards both rise, yet profit stalls? Run this attribution collision audit to uncover where paid search silently erases affiliate credit.
