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One way to earn InterStellar Kredits (ISK) is to haul goods from one location to another, buying low and selling high.   
One way to earn InterStellar Kredits (ISK) is to haul goods from one location to another, buying low and selling high.   


'''Establishing a Hauler Alt Character'''
=='''Establishing a Hauler Alt Character'''==


Eve University students can make a good income as haulers, even during wartime, by setting up a hauler alt character outside of the corporation.  The EVE University library includes a recorded lesson [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Jericho%20Alar%20-%20Alt%20Hauling%20101.mp3] on setting up an Amarr character with a Bestower freighter with the necessary skills in less than a day.
Eve University students can make a good income as haulers, even during wartime, by setting up a hauler alt character outside of the corporation.  The EVE University library includes a recorded lesson [http://classes.eve-ivy.com/Jericho%20Alar%20-%20Alt%20Hauling%20101.mp3] on setting up an Amarr character with a Bestower freighter with the necessary skills in less than a day.
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With this base level of skills, the Bestower will carry 4,800 m3 of cargo, without any modifications.  Eventually, with maxed out skills, 4 Expanded Cargohold II mods, and 3 Cargo Optimization rigs, the Bestower will carry a whopping 24,114.9 m3.  In short, with an Amarr hauler alt, you can get started quickly, and eventually end up with a very well equipped industrial ship.
With this base level of skills, the Bestower will carry 4,800 m3 of cargo, without any modifications.  Eventually, with maxed out skills, 4 Expanded Cargohold II mods, and 3 Cargo Optimization rigs, the Bestower will carry a whopping 24,114.9 m3.  In short, with an Amarr hauler alt, you can get started quickly, and eventually end up with a very well equipped industrial ship.


'''Discover the Value of EVE-Central'''
=='''Discover the Value of EVE-Central'''==


[[File:MarketUploaderWindow.png|200px|thumb|right|EVE-Central MarketUploader]]The hauler's most vaulable resource for finding profitable trade routes is EVE-Central Market Aggregator site [http://eve-central.com/home/]. Register your hauler character there and download the free market data uploader. [http://eve-central.com/home/software.html]  There are currently two versions of this program: one that requires a manual upload (v1.3.1), and a new alpha version that automatically uploads market data from your memory buffer (v2.0).  (As of December 2009, v2.0 was not a consistently performing program, and so the remainder of this guide assumes use of the more reliable v1.3.1.)
[[File:MarketUploaderWindow.png|200px|thumb|right|EVE-Central MarketUploader]]The hauler's most vaulable resource for finding profitable trade routes is the EVE-Central Market Aggregator site [http://eve-central.com/home/]. Register your hauler character there and download the free market data uploader. [http://eve-central.com/home/software.html]  There are currently two versions of this program: one that requires a manual upload (v1.3.1), and a new alpha version that automatically uploads market data from your memory buffer (v2.0).  (As of December 2009, v2.0 was not a consistently performing program, and so the remainder of this guide assumes use of the more reliable v1.3.1.)


Using this tool, any hauler can routinely earn 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk, even with a minimum of capital or experience.  Here is the process :
Using this tool, any hauler can routinely earn 300K ISK or more per trade run in high-sec space with virtually no risk, even with a minimum of capital or experience.  Here is the process :
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12. Go to step 7 and repeat for the next few trade runs. Every half-dozen or so trade runs, go back to step 5 to upload refreshed market data on all your target trade items.
12. Go to step 7 and repeat for the next few trade runs. Every half-dozen or so trade runs, go back to step 5 to upload refreshed market data on all your target trade items.


'''What's the payoff?'''
=='''What's the payoff?'''==


Using this process, haulers can easily make 1 million ISK about every 20 minutes - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Not a bad return for something that is almost risk free.  
Using this process, haulers can easily make 1 million ISK about every 20 minutes - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Not a bad return for something that is almost risk free.