Quality educational content is definitely hard to find in this space. I've found that understanding the fundamentals is just the first step though - the real challenge comes when you start running campaigns and need to track everything properly. Most beginners get the traffic part figured out but then lose money because they can't tell which campaigns are actually profitable. That's where having proper tracking becomes crucial. I use
RedTrack for affiliates to monitor all my campaigns from click to conversion so I can see exactly which traffic sources and offers are making money. Without accurate tracking you're basically guessing about what works and what doesn't