Second Life - The Ultimate Work at Home Job

If you have not heard of Second Life, then you should read up on it because it becoming more and more important. Essentially, Second Life is one very big virtual world within which people interact through avatars. It has the look and feel of a video game but there are no goals, points, or competition. It models a real world with its own economy, real estate and, some would say, culture. Increasingly, real world companies are beginning to engage in Second Life to woo customers through complex advertisements and other companies are even holding virtual business meetings. Real world real estate firms have taken their skills into Second Life to sell virtual estate. Some people do incredibly good too. Web Worker Daily has an article about a jewelry creator who made $36,000 last month. The reason it is possible to even make real money, is because Linden Labs, the company who created Second Life, generously allowed the virtual world to be owned and sold. There is even an exchange rate of lindens to the US dollar.

Second Life is entirely free for basic accounts (premium accounts are $9.95 per month and give you the ability to own land) and you can download it today to get involved. Making money in Second Life is about like anything else and it takes skill, or skills rather, and drive. Every person in the game gets a certain number of lindens per week and they spend those, usually, on virtual items. You can create anything you want and sell it. Some people run virtual casinos and others sell virtual property. There are interior decorators and car dealerships. You can basically make and sell anything you want, but that can be complicated.

First, you need to have a basic knowledge of the scripting language. You will also need to know how to construct objects, preferably in an external modeling program such as Blender. You should keep in mind that people want objects that are functional and a bit above and beyond what they are capable of themselves. It costs you nothing to produce them, so everything is profit. If you are not into selling things, then consider providing a service. There are a number of things you can do there as well, from translating to interior design.

To get a better idea of what you can do, I would encourage you to download it and give it a whirl.

May 31, 2007 | Filed Under Guides

 

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