The Purple Moonlight Haze Guide to Making Gold
{without spending real money}
Hi all! I thought we should all put together a guide on making Gaia gold (and generally having fun on Gaia) since most guides I've seen are somewhat lacking. you up for it? Just add your tips 3nodding
{without spending real money}
Hi all! I thought we should all put together a guide on making Gaia gold (and generally having fun on Gaia) since most guides I've seen are somewhat lacking. you up for it? Just add your tips 3nodding
1) The Daily Chance
- If you still have it activated (for some reason my sister doesn't)- keep clicking it everyday. Usually, it only gives you a minimal amount of gold and common-as-muck items, but every little bit helps. After all, it's free!
2) Keep Social
- Post all over Gaia! Talk in the forums, comment on profiles and vote/comment in the art/avatar/home arena, make your own Threads - be social.
3) Fishing
-Fishing is a good way to earn gold; even if it doesn't look like it at first (What with your endless reams of guppies that sell for little more than 1 or 2g each). If you keep at it, you'll build up quite a collection, which can sell on the marketplace well.
Alternatively you could save the fish and use them to buy one of the fish-related items to sell in the marketplace instead.
I'd say invest in a half decent rod; especially if you're planning on catching anything more than guppies. I have a strength rod that has served me well so far. Although it takes longer to catch fish, they rarely escape. Explore each of the fishing sites (not just the default Bass'ken lake).
4) Sell!
- If you don't like the items you have, sell them.
5) Invest
-You can't deny that your monthly items are a great investment. You can get them for 'free' by buying them with real money, but for those who can't do this, it's equally a nifty investment to buy them during the month that they're new. The prices can only rise. Unfortunately you actually have to already have money in order to do this- d'oh!
6) Marketplace:
The new marketplace makes things easy for keeping track of A-what you want and B- what's new/ending soon.
It can be a nifty investment to watch the 'ending soon' categories. Usually these auctions end within a couple of seconds and you (being the sneaky money-maker type) can swoop in at the last moment and nab a bargain before the auction expires.
So, for example, I recently found a nifty 'Ubi fan' in these 'ending soon' listings and the bid price was 76g from a buy price of 500g. "YOWZA!" I thought, so - my typing fingers at full speed- i bidded. Lo and behold, a second later a message told me I had got it
Now actually the fan's value rests at about 180g (not 500) but it's a nifty profit no matter which way you look at it.
This teaches you two important things when regarding the "Buy Low, sell high" mantra of Mr.Gambino...
1) Be educated. Know roughly how much stuff is worth beforehand. There's no point swooping in at the last minute to bid on an item that is worth three times less than you paid for it.
2)Go for it! You can sweep in and grab a bargain when you least expect it.
The only problme is now I don't wnat to sell my pretty little fan lol
So: the marketplace is a cool place to make some gold if you practice the way of- THE BARGIN NINJAAAH!
*bows*
Ithankyou.
New Tips
7) Other games:
lots fo otehr game sgive out gaia cash or tickets/bachelor credits that can be exchanged for items or gold on the marketplace!
cool ZOMG!
Thankyou to FightThePowah for the tip! Zomg can provide you with some decent items that lots of people want (after all, quest based games mena that people wnat better items to be stronger!) - tehre's a potential fortune to be made in this market smile
9) Selling your talents
You're talented. simple as - everyone has soemthing theyt're good at. A good artists? sell art commisions. A good photoshopper? sell banners Good pxel artist? sell icons/dolls A good chattermouth? sell your bumping prowress or offer your service to advertise guilds.
check out otehr people's shops for inspiration, charge fairly, and try to be origional ^_~
