According to an AHRefs report, 90% of pages get ZERO organic search traffic from Google. This statistic is frightening and can be off-putting but, done right, keyword research can help you to be in the 10% of pages that do get traffic. Keyword research is one of those aspects of affiliate marketing that beginners should look to invest some money in, in order to give themselves the best chance of success.
Mass media sites, or large media sites, are built to bring in tons of traffic. On these sites, you'll find reviews and comparisons of different products, many of which are affiliate products. These sites act as a depository of social proof for the products and services on them. They tend to promote products through banners and contextual affiliate links.

You can also create pins for freebies like webinars and ebooks, so you drive people to your email list and promote your affiliate links via email—no blog required. Create several different freebies and make a dozen pins for each.
Here are the topics that I’m going to walk you through in this guide. Although this guide is more of an affiliate’s guidance, I’ll warp up the merchant’s part as well.