Q) How to start making money through auditing? Assuming you have built up a decent skillset, the following strategies may work: 1⃣ Pick a protocol niche (DAO, Perps, Dex/AMM, Lending/Borrowing, Bridges/Cross-Chain etc) then study all the past contest & private reports for protocols of that type, learning all the vuln types & gotchas inside-out. Then focus on contests with that protocol type. Eg @windhustler is known as The LayerZero Guru 2⃣ Apply the same technique to bug bounties, especially if you specialize in some really niche stuff like Fuel/Sway or interactions between Solidity/Rust components - some very high value bug bounties have been found in these newer niche areas where there is less demand but also far less competition 3⃣ Choose a service niche to specialize in, provide a great service and market yourself effectively (people have made $ specializing in all sorts of things like gas optimization @PopPunkOnChain , fuzz testing @getreconxyz , formal verification @alexzoid_eth. Aim to post once per day with content for your niche, become known as the expert in that specialized area 4⃣ Publish high-impact research that gets featured in @blockthreat ; you could take all your learnings from 1,2,3 above and use it to write and publish vulnerability deep dives and all sorts of other valuable content 5⃣ Build a brand - a lot of the security business is branding, protocols are buying not just your services but also the brand name. Once you have a decent brand name you can likely start doing private audits for small protocols, especially in this market there is tons of demand 6⃣ Build a portfolio - create a portfolio of your work showcasing your accomplishments. This is great both for getting private audits and also taking a full-time role at a firm 7⃣ Commit - none of the above will happen overnight. Commit to working hard for the next 6-12 months and see your life change. The only people who didn't make it from when I started are the ones who gave up and disappeared - everyone who stuck around and put in the effort is now printing $$$,$$$ and some even more!