[bhcbum]

I am relatively new to the affiliate space and am trying to get my arms around it. I know that cookies are used to track web traffic by the leading affiliate marketing sites. How does this work?

Also, if you want to partner directly with a company that is not registered as an affiliate on one the big sites, what are best practices for auditing that you are getting credit for every referral/lead?

Thank you very much for your help!
Pete