Great tips. What really helped me is a Seedbox. On some sites, I could barely maintain a 1-to-1 ratio, but after paying for a decent Seedbox, my ratio is 20+ If you are serious, spend a little money.
You have a really good point with the seedbox thing, but I find it really ironic how we're here pirating stuff because we don't want to pay, then end up paying money to help us pirate stuff more efficiently. haha