It is quite arbitrary. I have been involved in many ventures in the online earning space. Money can be made anywhere, but there is always a cost. Instant cash never made sense to me. I might get some quick bucks, okay, but that is all.
A few years ago, I read a piece that summed up what I was looking for. It helped me understand why there is such a hyper fixation on certain things. The bell curve is the traditional path: a person invests time and money to get better at something and then lands a job. It is stable and ideal.
Then there is the power curve. Unlike the traditional path, it starts at zero. No money is needed, but it can scale the further you go. This was important because it gave me direction.
I worked as a data annotator for a while. The money was more than good. Still, a silent voice kept saying, “These things don’t last long.” Because of that, I started moving around and kept tedious work to a minimum.
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I got into a project called RollerCoin. It sounded too good to be true. Spoiler: it was. There is no such thing as finding something and making instant money.
What matters to me is ease of entry, no money barrier, and sustainability. I gave my all to RollerCoin because it had everything I liked: gaming, market manipulation, assembling strategies, and getting the best results from them. It is very addictive and somewhat financially sustainable. Still, I can never put all my trust in one thing. I sit around rank 3500 with a passive income that fuels my trading.
MiningBlocks was similar, yet very different. The progression styles were different, and the grind was much harsher. The good part was the other opportunities it offered, like cheap advertising and selling resources for crypto. Even though I did not make much from progression alone, the advertising and marketplace gave me a decent income.
Advertising helped me move into more projects, and a second layer was formed. I no longer had to do tedious work. I could focus on marketing better. Arbitrage marketing was the most fun because it was a learning experience. It felt like passive learning. Even when something failed, I still learned from it.
It all started with cheap advertising. Publish0x was at the center of this. The next big step was making people aware of these projects. I thought I could build an affiliate funnel.
Then I found platforms like Hive and Blurt, where writing felt different. Writing took a step forward. I realized I was enjoying it. The loops are still running. Arbitrage marketing makes me money, and the platforms remain sustainable. So now I get to learn and write.
The only answer is through moving, and moving we shall do.
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