The 'make money online' niche is a big market.
It's only a big market because there's a lot of fools who have ambition but lack talent or any kind of business acumen and they want a quick and easy way to earn money, so they're suckered into these kinds of 'make money online' schemes and forums. Most aren’t the genuine money making offers they claim to be and are like you said just other people trying to get referrals or sell you a scam.
Yeah exactly. The best way to make money is to either set up a business or find a reputable online way of working for money. There are no quick 'easy' ways to make money without first learning how the systems work. I would argue that CPALead has given me some very easy money, but it was a learning curve and took a lot of work to get things up and running. You can spot a fake a mile off now as there are so many. People offering you a 'push button' system.
All crap. Start a business. If you suck at sales, get someone else to do it for a commission. I know this sounds over simplified but it really can be this easy. This is how our web design and hosting business started in our local area. We hired a sales team that worked commission only. We might have been lucky to find them but either way, there are options out there.
Don't fear what you can't do. Just get someone else to do it.