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It's probably not really an epiphany, but it's one of those things you suddenly "get" when you look at the world a little bit differently.
Ever realised there always seems to be a middle man? And, Isn't that where the money is?
Take this forum for example, it acts as a middle man between me, the person writing this posts, and you, the person reading it. If it wasn't here, how would we communicate? We might be lucky enough to bump into each other perhaps, but I doubt it.
I was reading the outsourcing thread that is currently (at the time of posting) on the front page about being a middle man between clients and outsourcers, and I think that is what tipped me off to this;
There are always middle men.
If you're the middle man in the grocery business you're probably Costco, Tesco, Walmart/Asda, Sobeys, Sainsbury's, whoever. You're not the guy producing the potatoes, the bread or whatever. You're the middle man. The person (company) between the supplier and the consumer.
Payment processors are massive middle men, by allowing a large amount of transactions through them, they make what sounds like a small percentage on each deal, compound the amount of transactions they're capable of and you've got a lot of cash flowing your way.
Ever tried to buy a property without a real estate agent? Someone still got paid somewhere in the middle, be it a lawyer or property inspector.
When was the last time you paid cash for something direct from the person who made it from the land they lived on, who cultivated that product and sold it to you via only non paid advertising methods?
Even if you managed that almost impossible feat in today's world, who told you about what you bought?
Who was/is the middle man?
Ever realised there always seems to be a middle man? And, Isn't that where the money is?
Take this forum for example, it acts as a middle man between me, the person writing this posts, and you, the person reading it. If it wasn't here, how would we communicate? We might be lucky enough to bump into each other perhaps, but I doubt it.
I was reading the outsourcing thread that is currently (at the time of posting) on the front page about being a middle man between clients and outsourcers, and I think that is what tipped me off to this;
There are always middle men.
If you're the middle man in the grocery business you're probably Costco, Tesco, Walmart/Asda, Sobeys, Sainsbury's, whoever. You're not the guy producing the potatoes, the bread or whatever. You're the middle man. The person (company) between the supplier and the consumer.
Payment processors are massive middle men, by allowing a large amount of transactions through them, they make what sounds like a small percentage on each deal, compound the amount of transactions they're capable of and you've got a lot of cash flowing your way.
Ever tried to buy a property without a real estate agent? Someone still got paid somewhere in the middle, be it a lawyer or property inspector.
When was the last time you paid cash for something direct from the person who made it from the land they lived on, who cultivated that product and sold it to you via only non paid advertising methods?
Even if you managed that almost impossible feat in today's world, who told you about what you bought?
Who was/is the middle man?
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