Combat exploration is actually kind of kick ass, it’s just that you have to figure out what sites you should be running (and what’s the best way to go about running them). For example, the combat anomalies (sites that can be warped to without scanning) tend to suck, while DED sites tend to be lucrative (can be scanned down or gotten as escalations from combat anomalies). So, maybe you shouldn’t give up just yet. However, if you are set on trying other stuff, check out the last link.
https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Combat_sites
