It depends. If you have many money in your pocket, you can but 1 btc in the market then hold it. And it depends also on what you need and what are your necessities. Do you depend your life in bitcoin or do you have a regular job? If you just rely on bitcoin, it is hard to earn 1 btc in a year. Maybe you will take more than 2 years just to earn 1 btc. Even faucet sites, your time will be useless because they will give you cents every time and it's just a waste of your time.