I don’t know if anyone else is dealing with this, but Reddit is such a weird place when you’re genuinely trying to help people without sounding like a scammer.
My whole thing is helping people start normal side hustles. Nothing flashy. Websites, small online income, boring but real stuff. But the moment you sound like you actually know what you’re doing, people either assume you’re lying or expect a full step-by-step blueprint and then disappear once you actually reply.
It often feels like shouting into the void.
I’ll see posts like “How do I start a side hustle with $0?” and think, cool, this is literally my lane. I comment, try to be genuine, no links, no selling, just experience. Sometimes it pops off. Sometimes mods nuke it. Sometimes I get DMs like “bro can you explain everything from scratch” — and then they ghost after two messages.
Or they want results yesterday.
Like… sorry my guy, this isn’t a get-rich-quick TikTok reel.
The funny part is that the people who DM are usually the most confused. They’ve watched 100 YouTube videos, saved 50 Twitter threads, and still haven’t done step one. They don’t really want advice — they want reassurance. Validation. Someone to tell them they’re not behind.
I catch myself halfway through typing a long reply on my phone thinking, why am I working harder than the person asking for help?
I guess if there’s a lesson here, it’s that Reddit inbound can work, but only if you’re okay with chaos, patience, and a lot of conversations that go nowhere. Most seeds don’t grow. A few randomly do.
Still trying to figure out if that’s just how it is, or if I’m doing something dumb.
Probably both