There’s been a handful of posts made in the community about specialization and finding what you’re good at – by me, by guest authors here, and guest authors on MEAB. 

I’ve always believed in diversification of plays to avoid one shutdown completely killing you, even if that means accepting some low-hanging fruit that isn’t super exciting on the surface. 

But just because you’re dabbling in a bunch of different things doesn’t mean you don’t end up naturally gravitating towards a particular category of churning and MS that best fits your preferences and situation. 

Whether that means hyper-focusing on one scalable play in a category, or running a variety of similar plays that add up to a meaningful bottom line, figuring out what general area of MS you’re best at makes everything more enjoyable.

There’s a lot of different factors to consider when deciding which MS category to focus on most, and each has pros and cons. 

For example, street MS is more stable and has been around forever. But it also requires free time and proximity to certain brick and mortar locations. 

Gambling can be extremely lucrative for both spend generation and liquidation, but carries additional risk and even stricter geolocation.

Probing new fintech channels from your couch removes some of the physical limitations and can be done in less time. But the community’s appetite for a new couch MS panacea means that new platforms are going to get absolutely clobbered, and if you aren’t a whale, there may not be much to earn. 

Beyond of the inherent qualities of each category, you also want to make sure that the category you gravitate towards fits your own preferences.

Do you love talking to people and social engineering? Street MS is a great fit for you. And if you don’t like talking to people? That’s ok too, but you shouldn’t force yourself to spend hours a day at the money services counter if you hate it.

Are you super risk-averse? Then you probably don’t want to take up dealing with offshore casinos. Do you lack the ability to get to your local warehouse store a few minutes before opening? Good luck beating the local arbers to the jackpot. 

I’ve always been a big proponent of finding your probe group, and I think this idea of specialization fits really well within a small group too. If everyone has a handful of things they’re really good at, the whole group can scale into areas that individuals might not know as well.

For example, due to where I live, I can’t do precious metals arbing at the scale a lot of you are. But I’ve been able to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves because I’m fortunate to know people who know that category extremely well. And in return, I can fill them in on what they missed while chowing down on a chicken bake. 

So, what’s the next step? If you haven’t already figured it out, it’s time to take a look at your situation and the facts of each specialization to determine what makes the most sense for you to focus on. 

It took me awhile to figure it out, but I’m glad I did. There’s less spinning your wheels on things that aren’t really moving the needle. Good luck figuring out what it is for you!

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