Being active in communities/Discord, some networking.
It can of course crash, but take it as an opportunity to learn things and build up relationships in bear market, and when things go green again you'll have it pay.
About the payments, it's usually in the form of crypto (or getting some tokens from the project).
It did crash and I've lost a lot in the past, but I've always cashed out MUCH more than I've lost so it's a win if you get timings right.
It can of course crash, but take it as an opportunity to learn things and build up relationships in bear market, and when things go green again you'll have it pay.
About the payments, it's usually in the form of crypto (or getting some tokens from the project).
It did crash and I've lost a lot in the past, but I've always cashed out MUCH more than I've lost so it's a win if you get timings right.