Many buy bitcoins and altcoins, they wait when the price will rise and sell. What other ways do you know?
Working in bounty campaigns, taking part in different airdrops and other activities of that kind... Mining as well. Different faucets and crypto games also. There are many ways

Today, none of these ways are lucrative, but a waste of time and money. If you have good experience in trading, you can be busy with it. Otherwise, it is best to get a few reliable crypto and wait.