Every WOW player wants gold. A lot of them want to hit the gold cap, or at least get close. All that money can buy some very nice items. And there are plenty of ways to get gold in the game.
For new characters starting out, one of the best ways to grab some fast cash is choosing the right professions. Crafting skills sure look tempting, but they aren't a good choice, especially for low-level (under 40) characters.
You spend half your time looking for materials, and the other half making items to sell. What happens when you reach the limit? Sooner or later, the materials you need won't be available at your level. At that point, you'd have to decide between waiting until you level up enough, or head to the Auction House to buy what you need.
The better way is to focus on the gathering professions: mining, skinning, and herbalism. These are pure profit. You find the materials, and then you sell them. It doesn't get any simpler or quicker than that.
Which two professions you take is up to you; all of them are good for making gold. Skinning is a popular choice, if only because there are so many animals running around WOW. But really, any two of the three will bring in the gold.
Having enough bags for this is vital. Once you get started, you'll be finding plenty of stuff, and you'll need the bags to carry it all. That's the one drawback to gathering: you need a lot of room. So the more bags you have, the better.
You may be wondering: if gathering is so lucrative, and so many are doing it, who is left to buy the materials? Answer: the higher-level players who are into crafting. They've got the gold to buy what they need, rather than go looking for it.
Of course, some of them do their own gathering. The majority, however, have better things to do, so they prefer to simply buy what they need instead. This makes for a nice system. Low-level players sell materials. Higher-level ones buy them and craft items, then sell their crafted goods for nice profit.
Sometimes, there may be a glut on the market for a particular item. Maybe yesterday it was selling at a good price. Naturally, everyone jumps in to take advantage, which drives the price down. The best thing to do here is keep trying to sell. List your stuff for a little under the cheapest price. Something is always better than nothing.
Gathering for WOW gold is a good way to make money through most of the levels. As you go higher, you find better materials to sell, especially past level 40. Even so, eventually you may become bored with this method.
Or perhaps you want to try hitting the gold cap, without all the grinding and questing. What then? You may want to consider the WOW gold standard: the Auction House.
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