Go online

Post advertisement for obvious scam

Get no sales

ThinkingFace.jpg

Spend more money on advertising

Get a few tiny nibbles at my scam

ThinkingHarderFace.jpg

Spend enormous amounts of money on advertising

Finally, some traction. Approaching break-even point. I can see the light of day on the horizon. Perhaps I can turn a profit in another few months.

Look at my budget. Oops! All Advertising!

Realize I could have operated a real for-profit business that made something useful and turned a profit much faster