Why is it difficult for beginners to find legitimately good traders?
IMO it’s really the beginners hosing themselves. There’s little reason to do what they want because it's unrealistic. Why would I offer one on one mentorship when 99% of the people are looking to be a millionaire in a week from a $100 investment; all while doing zero work and then complaining when this totally unrealistic thing doesn’t happen.
It also doesn't help that the CPM (how much you get from ads) is generally highest for the finance categories. So, the scammers have the most incentive to go after people wanting to trade as they'll make the most money "teaching" when in reality all they're trying to do is sell you a dream, so you watch more of their videos. The legit traders aren't out there making videos because we don't need the money.
But what about this blog then, why do I do it? Boredom. Why is it paid? To weed out the trolls and time wasters. I'm not making tons of money off this, frankly at this point it's under $50 a month. I'd make far more money if I made YouTube videos but that's more work. A blog just keeps me busy when bored. If I wanted to make money teaching, I'd sell a course for a few thousand bucks, not a monthly blog subscription.
That's why it's hard to find legitimately good traders who teach, many people are looking for the wrong thing. Most new traders don't even want to hear the truth, you tell them they won't be a millionaire next week and they rebuttal by showing you some news story about a kid who got lucky with Bitcoin ten years ago.
If beginners sat down and actually wanted to learn, the other people would be
