€30k in sales, only €3k profit — thin margins in affiliate content business

A 20-year-old creator based in Italy makes a living by promoting products through online content and earning a each time a sale happens through that content, rather than running an store directly. They rank in the top 100 creators in the 'mixed' category in their country. Last month their content drove roughly €30,000 in sales, but only about €3,000 actually ended up in their pocket, a