You can start by participating in bounty campaigns(social media, signature and media campaign)- make sure you obey the rules to avoid being kicked out from the campaign. You can further fill in recaptcha on faucets and earn a few satoshi's(don't depend on this one since the payment is very low, it might take you years to gather a bitcoin). Invest in mining equipment and start mining, or probably go for cloud mining. You can further earn coins through referrals.
You said it yourself, it will take you years to make money from faucet sites. This is basically like trying to find money in the streets. Sure, you can make money from it but it will take you decades to earn something from it. Next, cloud mining site. Cloud mining sites are the surefire way to lose your money. It's like donating to the scammers your hard earned money.
The only thing that's profitable in what you said is signature campaign. I'm well-aware that it's being bashed a lot in this forum but it's really profitable. Instead of being busy trying to learn how to do cloud mining site, instead of promoting your referral link to earn dust, you should just focus on yourself trying to learn bitcoin fundamentals. After that, signature campaign will be an easy thing to do because it's just like talking to other people and discussing about things.
