why would a newbie buy bitcoin if they have no idea what bitcoin is? mining is the fastest way but you need a good
capital for it and it is not recommended for newbies, sig. campaign,trading,faucets is a stepping stone for newbies to
start earning and when they are familiar and have expirience with bitcoin they can start earning faster than before.
But any people (both beginners and experienced) must realize earning bitcoin is not a possible fast process. You need to build your Rome (as Rome is not built in single day) similar to how other people are doing.
Mining. Yes. But not in this age. You will need a lot of money to start a mining business. A fast and really strong computer plus bills to pay. I wouldn't go that way. Maybe if I have a managet then I might. But now it takes a lot of capital to get ROi.
Mining is no more profitable now, it needs high capital to invest and if electricity cost is higher then its difficult to make profits from it.
some people insist on saying that mining altcoins is still profitable and although i have never tried it but i did some calculations a while back and i could conclude that mining even altcoins will not have a good ROI with my electricity bill.