[zivkovicp]

Don't feel bad, there is a lot of luck involved.

I used to be able to (late 1990s/early 2000s) make a living on a mixture of niche websites, affiliate marketing, CPC arbitrage, and similar; but it just started drying up as more people gravitated to social media platforms, and unless you can skill up on social media marketing while getting lucky with their algorithms, you probably won't get far.

I decided to just move on because I never really liked the platforms and wanted stable employment for a while, but even now that I would be willing to risk the unpredictable income, it's nigh on impossible to get anything rolling. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lampshades]

Similar situation here. I built several very successful sites back around 2000/2001 and made money with affiliate marketing. Can’t seem to get traction on anything anymore. Although, the amount of money that makes it worthwhile for me has increased drastically.