Unlike real world where there is always necessity
to fulfill our basic needs, comforts and luxuries, in virtual worlds we do have these
needs as well. You may often hear virtual world being an escape for us, a
window to live our imaginative life to the fullest. So, when there is no
requirement of any necessity to be fulfilled, we still love to shop.
Who does not like to shop? Our bags are full
of items we used once in our entire virtual life time or never used at all. Most
of us know how to bag the pennies and feel the struggle.
Here are a few tips for the starters and a list
for the existing Second Life residents:
The following are the ways to earn lindens if
you are just starting.
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Trivia Balls
There are clubs in
Second Life that have trivia balls. A random general knowledge question is asked
in local. If you give correctly answer you get a few lindens.
For a starter this is one of the best ways to
earn some. One such venue is located in Wasteland
Reloaded http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sommerinsel/225/34/23 , answer trivia questions to win L$2.
You can
also use your event search and type in the keyword “trivia” to find other places to earn lindens with your knowledge.
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Contest Boards
One of the main
activities which helped me purchase my first home in second life are contests.
Clubs across the grid host contests to dress according to a theme. To
participate in most contests, it it required to join their group as a VIP and
click the “Join Contest” on the Contest Board. After about two hour or at the
end of the shift, voting starts. Some clubs either select one winner or three
or as many winners as they choose. Participants may ask for votes during the voting
time if the rules permit. They vary between venues hosting contests. Contest participants can win a substantial of
amount of lindens this way.
Most clubs put in L$250 which is split among
winners. However, clubs may give out as high as L$2000 up for grabs. For
example: Club Vanity http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Carnival%20Land/93/198/1804 Energy Club http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Energy/103/112/21
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Traffic Huds
There are many huds available on the SL
marketplace. Add the hud to your outfit. Each hud has info on how to operate. Always read the info before you start. Once
you wear the hud, you will be given a place. Teleport to the place and move
around for 2 or 3 minutes to get paid. Only condition is you can’t stand at a
place for a long time or be away from
keyboard. These were introduced to increase traffic in a region. It was once
upon a time a good suggestion for business in SL. However, it has lost its
magic for the business in the later years. For a person wearing a traffic hud,
one can earn as much as L$20 per hour. A few links to get huds on market place
are;
Hunt for gold coins https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Linden-Gold-Hunter-HUD-Earn-Linden-by-hunting-for-coins/2265556
Click on magic crystals https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MAGIC-CRYSTALS-MONEY-HUD-Earn-Lindens-playing/3809599
Pay per visit hud https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PayPerVisit-hud-earn-linden-by-visiting-locations/5813278
Catch fish https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Linden-Fish-Hunter-HUD-Earn-Linden-by-hunting-for-fish/2622187
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Sploder
Once you have a few lindens in hand, you can play the
Sploder at clubs. Pay the Sploder and you might get lucky and win some extra
lindens. At some sploders, you may have a loss too. So, I prefer the no lose
sploders. If you pay L$20, there is guarantee that you would get it back. The
hope is you might get much more and never lose. One such club you may want to
visit is The drunken lizard beach http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Portimao/212/158/22.
Park your avatar
There are some places where you may park your
avatar for a while to get paid. Sometimes you have the option to go away from
keyboard for long time and just camp. It is one of the ways to increase traffic
and make some easy lindens.
Neko Launge http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Volokov/23/98/286 pays L$1per hour. While I was visiting I saw old avatars
about 4 years old doing the same.
The following are ways to earn lindens if you are an existing
player in Second Life. You may also adapt the above ways too. These require
either a few Linden Dollars or experience to start off.
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Affiliate Business
Under the business category look for
affiliate programs in the marketplace. Here is the link https://marketplace.secondlife.com. All you
need is to rent a shop space. There are businesses that give you the franchise
to sell their product for a percentage of commission.
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Photography
It is one of the most cherished careers in
Second Life. If you can take a good shot and you have an unusual view to
things, you may want to take photography as your career choice. A good graphics
card helps. There are tutorials available on you tube and various blogs. One of
the upcoming photographers, Val Valsnia started with L$50 per picture and now
makes L$500 each. There are many great photographers. It is a tough market but
you have a creative look, you are spot on with lot of customers.
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Custom build
There is always a need for builders. For
starters try building something and put it on marketplace. If your product has
a wild appeal, you may soon open a store in world. To learn building, you may
join the most active group in Second Life, Builders Brewery. Here is the link
for more information on the class schedule. http://buildersbrewery.com
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Animation
With building comes the basic animations.
Although there are many poses in the marketplace, there is always a need for a
few realistic ones. There are very few pose makers inworld. This one has a
great demand among customers. They are wanted by builders, designers, bloggers,
models, fashion magazines and end users. You can learn to make animations on
Youtube. Among other free software, I prefer one called Qavimator http://www.qavimator.org/
to make animations and save them in .bvh file and later upload to SL.
Note that it takes L$10 to upload per file.
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Textures
If you are good with digital art, this one is
for you. However, if you are a starter, there are many tutorials available on
the web. Artists would normally suggest PS, i.e., Photoshop and it the best.
But if it is too much to start with, try playing around in http://www.picmonkey.com . Pixlr is almost similar to PS, but
it does not support PSD files. You can work around it with PNG files. Here is
the link to the editor http://apps.pixlr.com/editor/
. The cost of uploading a texture is L$10 each. Here is the catch, either you
may sell seamless textures on the marketplace or if you are artist in real
life, you may sell your art inworld. Before selling textures, I suggest you to
read the TOS and be aware of the infringement rights.
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Scripting
Animations or builds do not function like
real life without the scripts. All hands down to the scripting experts. If you
know java or any programming language, you may be able to do a little bit of scripting.
Scripting is taught in world as well. Builders Brewery has scripting classes. This
is another career which has a great demand in SL. You may sell scripts on
marketplace. If you look into second life community there are special on hand
jobs available for scripters.
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Modelling
By modelling, I mean fashion models.
Clothing, accessory designers and fashion magazines are on the look-out for
models. There are modelling schools in world. But, they are not cheap. Total
fees may vary from L$500 to L$10,000. There are free modelling schools (FMU)
available as well. To be among the top celebrity models, it is best suggested
to get into the best schools to get maximum exposure.
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Estate Sales agent
Although this job can be taken by a newbie
too, but the estate owners normally do not hire newbies. The estate owners looks
for some experience and stability to hire these sales agents. After one is
hired, they get rigorous training for
about a week. You can earn a percentage of commission selling virtual land in
SL. This percentage when converted to pennies is so much, that you might be the
owner of a small land yourself living lavishly. But the only requirement is
that you have to be really good at marketing. You may hear the job opening
either from a friend or community in Second Life but seldom at any agency.
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Re-Sale
Do you love breedables? I do. You must have a
home in second life to breed and take care of them. Breedables range from
fantasy animals like meeros to pets like dogs, cats to farm animals like horses
and plants. Breed your pets and sell the younger ones in a rented space. Another kind of resale is to sell food and
weapons etc. Food? Yes, food. If you roleplay as a Gorean, an avatar has to eat
food to do the various activites in Gor. There is a world of Gor who have
traders ad merchants selling food, bricks of copper, gold and silver and
weapons which are based on G&S Hud.
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Advertising/Public Relations
To be an advertiser, you must have an active
group in world and a space to put up the ads of your clients. Show your
marketing skills, bring in clients and get them customers. You can be an Ad
agent for The SL Enquirer and earn a good commission Just click here to apply
for a job with the SL Enquirer
You
can also create your own agency where others come to buy and sell products and
services.
Other professions may include a machinima artist, role
players like doctors, gynaecologists, nurses, bloggers, writers, policemen etc.
One can search for more in http://search.secondlife.com.
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Jobs Agencies
Ever since March 2012, I have always been looking for a
job. The best place to look for job is at job agencies. Click on the board to
receive a note card for application. Even if you have no virtual work experience, you
can still fill out an application.
There are jobs for
managers, hosts, DJs and dancers throughout the year. Other jobs also are
available from time to time like sales agent, writers for various magazines and
news sources as well as scripting and building for land owners.
If you need training with any club jobs you can visit Club Staff University http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Portimao/212/158/22 . It is a learning school or clubs jobs as well as a training
facility for new employees.
A few landmarks you may want to visit while job hunting
are: Job Squad http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sommerinsel/225/34/23 Jobs 4 u Job Center Agency work and employment http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Devil/201/138/22 Pisces Jobs http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Devil/201/138/22
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