OK… So it’s not fairly that simple, but it doesn’t need to be much more complicated either.
Let’s start having a few definitions. An advertiser, or merchant http://www.thenflcoltsshop.com/Youth-Marlon-Mack-Colts-Jersey/ , will be the company who is promoting a product. An affiliate, sometimes known as a publisher or companion, is an additional person or company who assists within the promotion of the product and earns a commission for performing so. (That could be you!) In between will be the account management service that partners the advertisers with the affiliates and keeps track of the sales and commissions.
If you want to become an affiliate, you first need to choose either a product you want to sell http://www.thenflcoltsshop.com/Marlon-Mack-Colts-Jersey/ , or an account management service. You'll end up with each, but the option of 1 will figure out the option for the other. In the event you choose the product initial, the advertiser will direct you towards the account management service that they currently function with. If you choose the account management service first, they will provide you with a list of merchants that they do business with.