joliboy, mingling with people is definitely the best. Then again part time online and part time mingling with people can also be enjoyable. All depends on ones personal focus. I would rather do fulltime ministry than earn any money, then again I have a family that for some reason still spends money, so what can I do :-)
Maybe I can assist you with know-how if you ever want to be a freelancer that deals with real life local small businesses in your city. Or if you want to spend a few hours online per day instead, I do something like this right now and perhaps you want to join me. In any such case drop me a line at fastmedia [at] fastmail.net - and we can chat about anything you like.