Okay, let’s be real for a second. If you’re curious about how to make money online, you’ve probably encountered countless ads and scrolled past the clickbait. You know the ones I’m talking about—the promises of passive income dripping with enough glitter and hyperbole to blind a unicorn. “Set it and forget it! Make thousands while you sleep! Quit your 9-to-5 and live the laptop lifestyle!” Ugh. Barf. Enough already. Look, I won’t tell you how to make money online is impossible. It’s not. People are making money online. I know people making money online! But the truth is, for most of us, the “set and forget” dream is just that… a dream—a shiny, attractive, slightly misleading dream. The reality is a lot messier, much more rewarding, and a lot more… work. Let’s ditch the fantasy and dive into the truth about how to make money online. Prepare yourself because it