My Favorite Canvas review for impact.com Affiliate Marketing

I knew I made a mistake when the Impact team offered me a $100 gift card to provide a 5 star review immediately after I signed a 1 year contract. The Impact app and portal were not even set up yet for my store. Then I would learn that Impact would not provide any case studies or best practices with me. I only learned much later from agencies that started pitching me their affiliate management services through Impact that Impact doesn't provide any guidance like I was seeking but I was expecting based on the Impact sales pitch. According to one agency, they said I was mislead by Impact and that only the 3rd party agencies provide the guidance and support I was requesting. This was a terrible investment (about $6,500 for 12 months) for me as someone new to affiliate marketing.