A Genuine Guide To Making Gil

I hear nonsense like this all the time: "Everyone knows that crafting just isn't that profitable any more, so what's the point?"

'''This is because most players want to believe that ANYTHING they craft, regardless if it's in demand or not, should immediately sell. You have to do a bit homework. It is so easy to make money in FFXI if you pick a craft, develop it, research your product and learn from your mistakes.'''

Then I hear more idiocy like this: "Crafting/Selling is worthless because: a) Real Money Traders who'll drop the price to make a sale. b) People with 100+ skill running HQ3 for almost pure profit. c) Combine a) and b) and you already have problems. Also, note that the profit margins are also very slim in almost all cases. The savings only add up across the whole range of tools. Feel free to try though... "

'''THIS IS NONSENSE. Don't believe discouraged, jaded people just because they can write self pitying garbage on the magical inter-webs.'''