You are correct - Recruiting affiliates *can* be difficult but not impossible.

I would recommend recruiting out of network. Just a few ideas for you:

- Look at who is promoting your competitors (Google Search, active running PPC campaigns, etc.).

- Find aligning sites in your industry that might not look like a standard affiliate relationship; there is not a single mold for an affiliate!

as a side note: Working with *certain* coupon affiliates that can still drive value (not just last click, biggest discount) can be a fruitful relationship. You just have manage it and give them perhaps separate terms to work off of.

Hope this helps! Happy to take a call if you have further questions or need more in-depth details.