so i posted about trying to start affiliate stuff without any traffic before and honestly it's been a mess. tried a couple of newbie-friendly programs like Amazon and Clickbank but the commissions are tiny unless you get super lucky with sales. recently, i saw some guys talking about CPA networks that don't require upfront traffic or big email lists sounds kinda sus but also like maybe there's a shot. one network even paid out like 30 bucks per lead which ain't bad for no traffic at all, but the catch is you gotta fill out some crazy forms and hope they approve you. ngl i'm still trying to understand how folks actually get consistent results without traffic - does anyone have a real case? i'm thinking maybe micro niches or smth, but honestly it's all kinda confusing still. wanna figure out a legit way to get rolling without wasting months.