how do i make money?

[Rolig Loon]

Residents can trade both goods and services. With a little work and ingenuity, you can be Second Life's next big fashion designer, jet pack inventor, or real estate developer. You can create pets, vehicles, houses, furniture, games, clothing, shoes, decorations, jewelry, plants, guns, timepieces, signs, fountains, animals, or even a new body! It's all about imagination.

To get an item ready for sale, just right-click it, choose Edit, select the For Sale checkbox, and name your price. If you own land, you can place your creations there to display, or you can make a deal with another resident to help you sell your item in their store.

• Check out the Guide to Jobs in Second Life for a more detailed tour through some of the jobs our Residents have come up with.
• If you're interested in becoming a merchant, read about Selling in the Marketplace.
• You can also read Resident Angel Fluffy's FAQ on how to earn L$ in the Second Life Forums.

Important: One thing you shouldn't do for Linden dollars is beg for them. Unsolicited requests for L$ are considered rude and are not appreciated.

All of that requires some talent, determination, patience, and time.  Frankly, you can earn a LOT more money for less effort with a job in RL.  For many people, then, the best answer is make L$ by bringing money in world with you.  After all, why would you want to WORK in SL for less than you could earn in RL, and end up with less time to relax and enjoy your "vacation" here?  

[Rolig Loon]

Residents can trade both goods and services. With a little work and ingenuity, you can be Second Life's next big fashion designer, jet pack inventor, or real estate developer. You can create pets, vehicles, houses, furniture, games, clothing, shoes, decorations, jewelry, plants, guns, timepieces, signs, fountains, animals, or even a new body! It's all about imagination.

To get an item ready for sale, just right-click it, choose Edit, select the For Sale checkbox, and name your price. If you own land, you can place your creations there to display, or you can make a deal with another resident to help you sell your item in their store.

• Check out the Guide to Jobs in Second Life for a more detailed tour through some of the jobs our Residents have come up with.
• If you're interested in becoming a merchant, read about Selling in the Marketplace.
• You can also read Resident Angel Fluffy's FAQ on how to earn L$ in the Second Life Forums.

Important: One thing you shouldn't do for Linden dollars is beg for them. Unsolicited requests for L$ are considered rude and are not appreciated.

All of that requires some talent, determination, patience, and time.  Frankly, you can earn a LOT more money for less effort with a job in RL.  For many people, then, the best answer is make L$ by bringing money in world with you.  After all, why would you want to WORK in SL for less than you could earn in RL, and end up with less time to relax and enjoy your "vacation" here?  

[Lyra Blackthorne]

If you are less than 30 days old there might still be a few money trees around...check in search,, tp to a money tree location and look for Lindens growing on the branches for those new to take. There may also be a few camping spots left where you are paid to sit or hang around a certain area.  You would find these in search too.  This will only generate a few linden

There are contests you could enter that give linden look for them in search/events tab

There are help wanted ads in the Forums Wanted section and the inworld classified ads. 

Do you have a RL skill that could be helpful in SL like graphic design or mad photoshop skills? You could create a book of examples and try to sell your service to shop owners.

It will take lots of time to first learn and then to manage but you could learn to create something that other people would want to buy and sell via the Marketplace or with an inworld shop.