Learning about affiliates

Day91
I just can’t resist Easter designs. They are so fresh and pretty and meaningful!
Here’s another great set I found today from the forums:
http://www.cafepress.com/gmonte34/1227871?pid=4370506

I started reading a new (to me) affiliate’s forum today and feel somewhat lost. I thought I sort of understood the affiliate program from the CafePress tutorials and those forums, but this one, which is mostly the affiliates, as apposed to shop owners, is much more advanced. It almost feels like an “us and them” kind of situation. Oh, well, the more I know, the better off I will be!