Just curious as I look to venture into the business (not to make tons but just to make the signup process easier for friends)

Just curious what other forums/overall affiliate sites are recommended other than PAS (Poker Affiliate Solution)

anyone with any experience would be greatly appreciated.

have you seen pokeraffiliateware ?

i got some deals through them , pretty good.

If you are just doing it casually for friends then you are certainly better off just using someone like PAS as setting up a site from scratch and getting all the deals in place yourself is a big time commitment.

I've used PAS. I like the software setup, very easy to customise if you know html (and if you don't it doesn't matter as the basic templates are fine). Not the fastest cashouts last time I used them.

RakeTheRake also have a similar service called Rakeback Partners. You have much less control over the actual site content but it's super easy to set up and as they are the biggest rakeback provider the promotions they offer are very good. You'll get lower commission rates but getting paid out is very easy.

Although you have less customisation options with RBP than with PAS, the RBP site looks good straight away so it doesn't matter unless you want total control over the look and content.

There are a couple of others, rakeback engine is one I can remember the name of, but I've only used PAS and Rakeback Partners so those are the only two I can advise on.