Not Enough Gold?

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best way to make money in all the MMO's I played. It always came to the same thing, if it was worth it, it took effort. People think they use alot of effort when trying to make gold/plat/adena, but is it real?

WoW was the first MMO that I used theroycrafting extensively to make gold. I didn't discover the secret to making gold on forums or blogs, but I refined it using them. I won't put myself in the realm of Marko or Gevlon but they helped me immensily.

A post by Gevlon today http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2009/05/low-on-gold.html brought to light something I was thinking at the sametime when I was reading the farming forum on JMTC http://20kleveling.com/JMTCforum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=25. Why are people spending 1 hour farming a dungeon making 0-300 gold when they can farm another area and make 500-800 gold an hour?

Apparently what I thought was effort was actually just being effiecient. It's ok if you just want to have some fun in , but to make gold at least pick the most efficient dungeon.

In conclusion I think the real reason why people struggle to make gold is not due to lack of effort, its because they put to much effort into it. An old mentor once told me if you want a job done effieciently, task the laziest person. They will find the quickest most efficient way to accomplish the task.

Cheers,
Nitro