This would start the whole process in which strangers will turn into your subscribers by downloading the lead magnet, from there they'll start getting your automated emails which also have your affiliate links.
While attractive at first glance as it doesn’t require building solid trust and a reputation with your target audience, it has many disadvantages as you rely solely on paid ads and just hope for the best. If you try out this form of affiliate marketing and manage to get high conversion rates, you should probably consider yourself lucky as it is no easy feat.

Marketers that struggle with this step when attempting to do in-house outreach may benefit from working with an affiliate marketing company on an as-needed basis to get conversions and learn more about how to make this business work.
The GDPR caused a bit of a panic when it was first rolled out. There’s no reason to let old posts or warnings put you in a panic. The GDPR is the European Union’s stricter policy guidelines for affiliates. This gives heavier protections on data privacy and affiliate disclosure for those websites that are doing business in Europe. This includes websites based elsewhere that sell in Europe via programs like Amazon UK or any Amazon program in EU countries (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, etc.).