The competition is similar to Upwork and other freelancing websites. The few times I bid for a mentorship, it was me and a dozen other guys.. I've given up on w

The competition is similar to Upwork and other freelancing websites. The few times I bid for a mentorship, it was me and a dozen other guys.. I've given up on websites like these and focus instead on local connections. I've tried to build webapps, websites with content, lots of other things, but I always ended up demotivated by the lack of feedback and interaction. The internet is a very crowded place and there's too much competition. You're either very very good, or lucky (or know how to play the algorithm's games). My realization is that one should either find a (quite) smaller niche, or it's better to focus in the people around you, where you can engage personally (i.e., in person or email/phone/chat/whatever).