A second way that many people take is to find a site that is a bit friendlier than Stack Overflow, where reputation comes easier. Once you get 200 reputation on any single SE site, then all of your SE sites get a 100 reputation bonus. And then you aren't stuck at the limited reputation levels.

A second way that many people take is to find a site within the StackExchange network that is a bit friendlier than Stack Overflow, where reputation comes easier. Once you get 200 reputation on any single SE site, then all of your SE sites get a 100 reputation bonus. And then you aren't stuck at the limited reputation levels.