i wish there was a better way... i make about 2 bucks a day on a site that costs many more times that to run and most of my success (haha 1.00 a day is a success? meh) is based upon luck - that changes every month depending on what google thinks my content is worth...

yet those that cheat the system or have the money to "pay to play" dominate it... just not sure that they're actually making any money.