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32 Legitimate Ways to Make Money From Home. If you want to make money from home, you don’t need much more than internet access. As you browse for opportunities, though, exercise caution. There are a lot of scams out there, but don’t fret: We’ve tested dozens, if not hundreds, of money-making strategies and included only our favorites.

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Most MMOs and free-to-play games have some mechanism for exchanging real currency for digital coins or credit, but in the perennial life simulator Second Life, players can turn the “Linden Dollars” they’ve earned in-game back into real money via bank transfer or PayPal (at an exchange rate of more than 200 to one, if you’re wondering).
Money-making strategy: Flip real estate contracts. Ir you're thinking this is cost prohibitive, it's not. You can flip real estate contracts without ever taking possession of the property.
These tests are longer, but you get to interact with the client in real-time and could make more per month. Earning Potential: $10 and $20 per test. Blogging is one of my favorite ideas to earn money because of passive income potential. It also opens doors to several other income ideas on this list.

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Ways to make Linden Dollars

The Linden Dollar (L$) is Second Life's currency. Real-life money can be exchanged for L$ (keep reading!).

Here are some of the more popular (not the only) ways to make L$ in Second Life:

Receive your weekly Premium Account stipend - Learn more
Buy L$ on LindeX
Play linden earning games - Land owners enable players to earn linden by hunting for coins and gems, fishing and other games
Get a job - A diverse variety is available, and includes:
- Buy and sell land - Virtual real estate
- Create and sell content - Clothing, gadgets, etc.
- Participate in referrer/affiliate programs - Verify they're legit
- Host and perform at events - Gameshows, rock concerts, etc.
- Sell information - Write/proofread manuals, provide consulting, teach classes — Torley did this
Win prizes at events - By playing a game, luck, etc.
Fill out surveys - Verify they're legit
Sit on camping chairs (generally, a slow, ineffective, and likely net-loss process)

In short, the breadth and depth of options is comparable to your first life. Perhaps even greater, because many things, like the cost of construction materials, are cheaper (prims are free!) in Second Life. A wise general principle: look for unmet wants & needs and fulfill them! If you do or learn valuable skills in real life, you may be able to profit from them here, since your abilities are transferable, e.g., if you're an art student, start sketching clothes.

In addition, more well-established 'real-world' companies like some of our Solution Providers are hiring for positions in Second Life. Roles like Community Manager, Virtual World Evangelist, and others are becoming more popular. Keep your eyes out for jobs that leverage Second Life's unique opportunities, and be aware that the skills you learn inworld could be useful outside of SL, too.

And remember: Second Life, like soylent green, is made of people. REAL PEOPLE!!!!

LindeX

If you don't want to get a job but do want acquire L$, you can use the LindeX currency exchange to exchange real (like US$) currency for Linden dollars (L$). This can make it a lot quicker to get (land, goods) what you want. Please notice that there are certain billing and trading limits.

I've (Torley) noticed this seems un-obvious to some newcomers, so I'm pointing it out for your benefit.

Guides

Start with our Knowledge Base's 'Guide to Jobs in Second Life' and move on to these Resident-created guides:

Articles

2008-06-27 - 'How To Make Money In Second Life Without Being An IP Maximalist' - By Rob Myers. Explores intriguing, lesser-discussed notions and talks about the flipside of control-freak product distribution.

2007-11-27 - 'How to make money in the virtual world of second life' - By DoughRoller. Well-illustrated and neatly laid-out.

Blogs

If the name John Chow excites you and you're interested in affiliate/referral programs, see:

Goldtokens.net Gaming Network - Earn Linden Playing Fun Games - By SecondAds.
Second Life Earn Linden Dollars - Affiliate Program - By TrajicK Chaplin.
Kabalyero's Earn Linden Dollars - By Kabalyero Kidd.
Chino Yray - By Chino Yalin.

Books

There are also books about SL moneymaking on Amazon.com — read the reviews & previews and make an informed decision.

Q&A

How do I get a job and earn money in Second Life?

Unless the human behind your avatar is seeking substantial work, you don't need a job in Second Life. Work in SL is a personal question of your professional aspirations.

Your Second Life should be enjoyable. Like first life, slaving away at a job is not fun.

Making money (earning L$ which can be exchanged for real cash) should never be the sole reason why you want a job. Do it for the experience! For example, if you're hosting events, you can make new friends and visit cool new builds.

Explore the world, go on adventures, and intuitively followup on what you especially delight in!

The money is nice, yes, but never the only thing that matters.

That's true of both serious full-time (i.e., corporate) jobs in SL and occupations that are taken up for fun.

What about games?

Second Life contains games. However, to call it a game on the whole is as inaccurate as saying 'the rainbow is red'.

Most of the skills you learn in Second Life are real. For example, to usually build a house, you don't just click a button and watch your avatar auto-construct a dwelling. Rather, you use prims to assemble it piece by piece. There are tools which make building easier, but the point is: you aren't artificially 'leveling up'.

Some Residents have created gaming experiences, such as RezTown, that are similar to other environments like The Sims and World of Warcraft. If you're familiar with those, then you may find comfort in those activities. And when you're ready to expand, you can explore far beyond that — it's a testament to the possibilities of your Second Life.

Are there scams?

Yes, people's first-life greed bleeds into SL too.

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