1. People.
Understand other people, listen to their story and what they do. Learn from them, be open, and tell things as they are.
The best way is to put yourself out there somehow — start a channel, post on social media; often people in the same field will respond and get to know who you are. Then, when meeting in person, communication will be warmer.
Afraid to leak a trick? Don’t make me laugh; I’ve leaked so much and haven’t burned out anything yet—I’ve even revealed my site, niche, and income. People already have plenty to do.
Another option is offline networking; for example, Sprut hosted moneymaker meetups where you could chat. For introverts, this is a more stressful option—you have to step out of your comfort zone, talk to strangers, and find common ground.
I remember one guy came for 15 minutes and then quickly left—that’s an option too! Nobody forces anyone. If you don’t feel like it, you don’t need to force yourself to be the life of the party. I’m just sharing my personal experience and what helps me.
2. Websites.
You look at websites. But one person sees one thing, while another sees nothing at all) It all depends on your knowledge level and how well you can reverse-engineer what was done on the site. Ideally, know its revenue and know the person running the site. Many things I use I find on other websites. The real challenge is spotting what matters.
3. Knowledge.
Knowledge, unlike websites and people, is more detached from reality. After all, it’s one thing when your bro spills insider secrets to you firsthand or when there’s a site getting traffic. That’s a fact. But knowledge needs to be applied to become a fact. That’s harder, because there is so much knowledge and information out there, but processing and applying it for yourself is the real question.
That’s why I often see people overwhelmed with information, yet it brings no results. There are plenty of channels, but no increase in money.
All because they haven’t talked face-to-face with at least one person who makes 10–100 times more in the same field—just to feel like a pauper so that their fixed mindset that «this can’t be real» shatters! And only after that can a breakthrough happen.