Using external tools to haul profitably: Difference between revisions

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Consider the following two points before you embark on your first hauling adventure:

* Try finding quick, zero-jump trade routes in a high-sec system with lots of stations. This does not have to be in a [[~~Trade Hubs~~|trade hub]] like Jita, Hek or Rens. In fact, trade hubs tend to have higher turn-over rates in their markets, making online databases frequently out of date for these systems. If you are starting an Amarr hauling alt, consider a system like Penirgman which has 19 stations and is close to the Amarr starting areas. Zero-jump trade routes won't necessarily be the most profitable per trip, but the trips are very short.

* Try finding quick, zero-jump trade routes in a high-sec system with lots of stations. This does not have to be in a [[trade hubs|trade hub]] like Jita, Hek or Rens. In fact, trade hubs tend to have higher turn-over rates in their markets, making online databases frequently out of date for these systems. If you are starting an Amarr hauling alt, consider a system like Penirgman which has 19 stations and is close to the Amarr starting areas. Zero-jump trade routes won't necessarily be the most profitable per trip, but the trips are very short.

* Make sure your hauler alt always has enough capital to buy trade goods in sufficient quantity. For hauling consumer and industrial goods, you'll need about 10M ISK to start carrying near-full loads. If you don't have that amount on hand, don't worry - you can carry partial loads and you can earn the necessary capital over time. You'll always want to keep a buffer of ISK in your wallet that is sufficient to fill up your cargo hold if you can. Keep this in mind when you find yourself with enough money to add modules to your ship that increase its capacity, or upgrade your ship altogether. If you spend a significant portion of your ISK on the modules and/or new ship, you won't have enough left to be able to use the added volume. For those that are starting an Amarr hauling alt, your first upgrade to your Bestower will likely be four Expanded Cargohold IIs (~2M ISK) which will increase your cargo capacity to just over 13,000 cubic meters.

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 Consider the following two points before you embark on your first hauling adventure:
-* Try finding quick, zero-jump trade routes in a high-sec system with lots of stations. This does not have to be in a [[Trade Hubs|trade hub]] like Jita, Hek or Rens. In fact, trade hubs tend to have higher turn-over rates in their markets, making online databases frequently out of date for these systems.  If you are starting an Amarr hauling alt, consider a system like Penirgman which has 19 stations and is close to the Amarr starting areas.  Zero-jump trade routes won't necessarily be the most profitable per trip, but the trips are very short.
+* Try finding quick, zero-jump trade routes in a high-sec system with lots of stations. This does not have to be in a [[trade hubs|trade hub]] like Jita, Hek or Rens. In fact, trade hubs tend to have higher turn-over rates in their markets, making online databases frequently out of date for these systems.  If you are starting an Amarr hauling alt, consider a system like Penirgman which has 19 stations and is close to the Amarr starting areas.  Zero-jump trade routes won't necessarily be the most profitable per trip, but the trips are very short.
 * Make sure your hauler alt always has enough capital to buy trade goods in sufficient quantity. For hauling consumer and industrial goods, you'll need about 10M ISK to start carrying near-full loads. If you don't have that amount on hand, don't worry - you can carry partial loads and you can earn the necessary capital over time.  You'll always want to keep a buffer of ISK in your wallet that is sufficient to fill up your cargo hold if you can.  Keep this in mind when you find yourself with enough money to add modules to your ship that increase its capacity, or upgrade your ship altogether.  If you spend a significant portion of your ISK on the modules and/or new ship, you won't have enough left to be able to use the added volume. For those that are starting an Amarr hauling alt, your first upgrade to your Bestower will likely be four Expanded Cargohold IIs (~2M ISK) which will increase your cargo capacity to just over 13,000 cubic meters.