I have a coaching client who has done fairly well building his online business. He’s got a funnel set up that is totally automated and makes a decent income, and it works like this:
He runs ads to send traffic to a squeeze page where visitors opt in to get a freebie. Then the autoresponder sequence kicks in and sends people to various sales pages where he makes money.

Paid advertising is great because once you’ve got ads and a funnel that works, you can turn on the switch anytime you’re willing to spend money to make money.

Anytime and every time you do anything in your business, write it down.
Found a new resource? A new shortcut? A new market? Had a brilliant idea? Or even a crazy idea? Write it all down.

I’m not endorsing what I’m about to reveal.
But I’m also not going to judge (much). Instead, I’ll simply report on this method and let you decide for yourself.

Here’s a simple little case study that you can employ in almost any niche.

This gal I know writes simple little reports that are evergreen. Example topics might be:
How to build a sales funnel using other people’s products
How to build a Facebook Group of 3,000 in 60 days and earn $10,000 a month
How to build a simple membership site and get 25 new members every month, regardless of price