-First use Faucets. It's a pain but most of the faucets give you at least 300 Sat a view
-Signature campaign here, could also make sense
-Use lending. For example you can bring some BTC to Poloniex and block them for lending. You receive there interest. Of course, you need to have something to start, so it's not a strategy for newbies. In addition you need to trust Poloniex. It's an Altcoinexchange, it's not so safe.
Using faucets is the best method for newbies with Bitcoin's world, but as you noticed it's a pain and consume a lot of time and effort as well
Signature campaign and lending could be real and solid methods to earn some bitcoins