It is important to remember this as you work with affiliate and marketing managers, as they all will have specific revenue goals, which can be majorly impacted by their affiliates.
There are a few reasons you don’t monetize the content right away. The first reason is that without regular traffic, you earn so little it is not significant. Second, this helps you focus on creating your engaging content – because without that you will not make any money.

Have you ever noticed how different sites choose to monetize? There are many different methods out there. On my largest affiliate site I use a lot of product review listicles where the buying links are a linked picture (which clearly states it is linked to stay on Amazon’s good side) and a Check Current Pricing or Buy Now button at the end of each section.
While the onus is on you to manage the strategic aspects of your channel, recruitment agencies will still offer guidance on making your offer and commission structure attractive to prospective partners. They will typically also help negotiate better deals with affiliates through existing relationships they’ve established.