Yes. And "some people" win a shitload of money on the Lottery. Just because you have a really slim chance of winning a whole lot doesn't mean it's the smartest way to go about earning money.

It's also hard to be a pro tennis player. Not everyone can do it. But that doesn't mean trying is like buying a lottery ticket.

Succeeding with an ad supported business model, believe it or not, takes skill. Being acquired is probably more luck, but I'd say is still pretty 'doable' if you have the right approach.

Sure it is, but it's much easier to just build and provide a service which people are willing to pay for.

Everyone is free to do whatever they think suits them of course, I'm just saying that a lot of the time people take the harder path that leads them nowhere at all.

If you're really passionate about some particular kind of web service or product, then naturally you're going to use whatever model suits that particular service.

But, if you're simply looking to make money while you sleep and are open to building a number of different services, chances are pretty good you're going to make more money, and sooner, if you make a great service and charge a price for it.

>> "Sure it is, but it's much easier to just build and provide a service which people are willing to pay for."

People keep repeating this. How do you know for sure? Have you tried both? Are you sure you learnt how to do both well enough to be sure of your abilities in each model?

Why do you think making money from advertising is hard?