Method links do not exist - Laravel 5.5 - php

Question

I'm getting the following error:
Method links do not exist
I also tried render function which gives me the same result.
This is my code:
public function welcome() {
$products = DB::table('products')->paginate(12);
return view('welcome', compact('products', $products));
}
When I call {{ $products->links() }}, it shows an error but if I remove {{ $products->links() }} I can see the results.
This is my view:
#foreach($products as $product)
<div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3">
<!-- Product item -->
<div class="product-item hover-img">
<a href="product_detail.html" class="product-img">
<img src="images/default.png" alt="image">
</a>
<div class="product-caption">
<h4 class="product-name">{!! $product->name !!}</h4>
<div class="product-price-group">
<span class="product-price">{!! $product->price !!} KM</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="absolute-caption">
<form action="{!! route('store') !!}" method="POST">
{!! csrf_field() !!}
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ $product->id }}">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="{{ $product->name }}">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="{{ $product->price }}">
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-success btn-lg" value="Dodaj u korpu">
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
#endforeach
{{ $products->links() }}

Answer 1

You should use Eloquent instead of query builder.
Use:
$products = \App\Product::paginate(12);
instead of
$products = DB::table('products')->paginate(12);
to make it work.
(Of course you need to have created Product model first extending Eloquent model)