i tried to calculate how much would i make from bitcoin mining using an antminer s9, and i don't think it's worth it for me as the cost of electricity is high where i live, which is in the UK (it's 20 cents approx), i make like $300 profit a year. and obviously i can't use faucets as that will take years to get one bitcoin. so is the only way to even get any value from bitcoin is to buy it and hold it on for another few years? but it is a risky investment due to the price. or should i invest in new currencies that are cheap right now and have potential to grow to $4k a coin?

What do you want to say? Do you have a problem with how to reproduce your Bitcoins? If so, you can join campaigns. There you will earn bitcoins depending on your rank. And it's paid weekly, All you have to do is post depending on the required post you should be able to do in a week of campaigning. Because of the signature you are wearing as they are paid. So wait for about a month and you can join the campaigns
Joining on signature campaigns is not enough for him to earn 1 BTC, it will still take a lot of time before he does. Another about joining a bitcoin campaign is that it is really hard to get accepted because a lot of us really want to join one so the application in the thread gets flood immediately and the campaign managers of bitcoin campaign is a lot stricter than on altcoin campaign. So unless you will give effort to your post quality, you will have a higher chance of getting accepted there.
That is true. It is no longer easy to join in any signature campaigns at these times because of competition. There are just many new members in the forum that are doing all of their best to be accepted in the signature campaign.
I am already in the signature campaign for years already but is now in trouble I think because I just got a negative trust score even if I have done all of my best to respond responsibly to comments in the forum. I put my fate to our campaign manager for his decision and considerations of my case.
Anyway, my point is that, as time goes by, it is not getting anymore easy to be in the signature campaign at these time because even if you are already in the campaign, you are still under monitor and still can be kicked to the campaign if you do something wrong.