Second Life - Get Rich Quick Or Disconnect Trying?

Second Life is perhaps the most controversialThe second, more profitable (and much more
MMO I think I've ever come across. It's hardlydifficult method) to earn money in Second Life is
even a game, as there is even less plot in Secondby offering goods and services to avatars by
Life than that which exists in most online gamesmeans of shops. If you can code a hat, or a chic
of the genre. However, Second Life's popularitypair of shoes, then you may just a livelihood in
approaches the absurd, and there is a very goodthe virtual world. On the surface, this method is
reason: Second Life pays players real cash tovery appealing to the skilled computer artists and
exist in the game world.coders, as they can leverage their unique skills to
Okay, so it's not THAT simple, but Second Life isgenerate income (by selling bits of cosmetic
perhaps the only legitimate MMO in which playerscomputer code no less). However, anyone who's
can profit from playing, without breaking theever made a model in Maya or Mudbox will be
EULA Terms of Service. Being an avid gamer andquick to tell you the process is involved, and any
a veteran of several MMORPGs myself, thiscomputer programmer that you meet will tell you
concept of making the game (which is invariably athe job is difficult and filled with pitfalls. Second
tremendous time dump) worth my while intriguesLife has tools that help facilitate the process of
me. We all want money to some extent, and thecreation, but be prepared to spend long hours
gamers who spend lots of time in virtual worldscreating something that people will wish to spend
are drawn to Second Life's promise of wealth -their hard earned Linden Dollars on.
and the hype can be pretty intense. This article,The third, final, and vastly profitable method of
though dated, is the pinnacle of money frenzy -reaping wealth in Second Life is, surprisingly, the
people have really succeeded in real life by playingreal estate business. Buy your own piece of
a game! How do they do it? Can you do it?virtual earth, whether it be an island, a block on a
Maybe, Maybe not.street, or some other geographical nugget, and
Second life's methods of earning are split intoyou might just sell it for thousands of real dollars!
three major disciplines. The first, and the easiestThat is the crux of our Second Life millionaire's
and lowest-paid, is that of the part time job. Youbusiness plan: real estate in a virtual world. The
guessed it - there are wage jobs in Second Lifepractice is far older than online gaming, of course,
just as there are in the real world, and companiesand there's a science and discipline to it that most
will pay players to act as hosts and hostesses ingamers don't possess from day one, but with
their virtual environments. Players who get hiredsome starting capital (perhaps earned from easier
will end up entertaining visitors to a company'sjobs within Second Life) and an eye for future
virtual space, and perhaps doing some humandemand, and this is where prospective earners will
advertising on the part of the employer. Themake their bacon.
Second Life conversion rate is about 240 LindenI've been tempted to pursue the last method
Dollars for $1, meaning at the rate of one or twomore than once, but a lack of funds to invest has
L$ a minute, you'll be getting paid a small amountso far prevented me. If any of you aspiring
just to chat. No-one's getting rich this way, butmoguls find wealth in Second Life, be sure to tell
for the social butterflies of the Internet, theyour success stories here!
appeal is easy to see.