Too new

[GuitarDan Silversmith]

Brand new to this. Chose 3 months billing for the premium account, then tied it to my paypal, & made a payment. Now I cant figure out how to get the home & L$ it promises for doing that????

[Irene Muni]

• Go to secondlife.com and log in. Click the "Get your Home now" button and follow the instructions. See http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_home#Signup_for_your_Linden_Home
• You receive your signup bonus 45 days after your signup date.
• And you receive the weekly stopend (L$300) on Tuesdays.

[GuitarDan Silversmith]

Thank you very much. So I need to do this even tho I already paid for the account, correct? And it wont charge me again?

[Irene Muni]

GuitarDan Silversmith wrote:

 

Thank you very much.

You're very welcome

GuitarDan Silversmith wrote:

 

So I need to do this even tho I already paid for the account, correct?

Yes

GuitarDan Silversmith wrote:

 

And it wont charge me again?

No

[GuitarDan Silversmith]

Thanks again, Ill give it a shot. I have no idea what Im doin here, HA! The quick start guide is NOT quick, its long and boring.  Is anything free here, to start with? Or am I gonna have to buy EVERYTHING? : )

[LeeHere Absent]

GuitarDan Silversmith wrote:

 

Thanks again, Ill give it a shot. I have no idea what Im doin here, HA! The quick start guide is NOT quick, its long and boring.  Is anything free here, to start with? Or am I gonna have to buy EVERYTHING? : )

Yes, there is free stuff in Second Life.  Lots of it.  Many SL rezidents choose to be basic (not premium or pay-to-play) members and take advantage of the many freebie and dollarbie offerings in locations that specialize in free or low-cost items or places like clubs and roleplay sims that give out free items applicable to the activities in that location or stores that give out monthly freebies to group members and on and on and on.  You can even get free and low-cost Second Life stuff outside of Second Life...via the Marketplace.

Also, there are Midnight Mania boards, Lucky boards, Lucky chairs and all kinds of similar things where it is a bit like a raffle to get free stuff.

I'll run and get you some links, but it does mean more reading.  One of the fantastic things about Second Life is that there are so many possibilities within it.  One of the painful things about Second Life is that that very seemingly limitless range of possibilities means there is a lot to learn.

Good luck and have fun!

[LeeHere Absent]

GUIDE: Second Life Help for New Residents (1 2)

Free Stuff

Bargain Hunters (1 2 3 ... Last Page)

GUIDE: Free Complete Avatars - The Whole Deal in One Package for $0L

GUIDE: Midnight Mania Link (1 2 3 ... Last Page)

GUIDE: Appearance

[LeeHere Absent]

Your best bet is to get with people who will help you and walk you through things so you don't get turned off by guides and tutorials.  There are lots of volunteer groups and help centers in Second Life.  One such group is:

NCI Kuula - New Citizens Incorpo, Kuula (55, 168, 28)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kuula/55/169/29
http://world.secondlife.com/group/25...d-2dceeb9d4bc3
http://www.nci-sl.org/

[Irene Muni]

GuitarDan Silversmith wrote:

 

Thanks again, Ill give it a shot. I have no idea what Im doin here, HA! The quick start guide is NOT quick, its long and boring.  Is anything free here, to start with? Or am I gonna have to buy EVERYTHING? : )

Personally, I would start here: http://secondlife.com/my/whatnext/basics/index.php?