Gold, it is a very valuable commodity in World of Warcraft. Almost everyone in the game needs more gold for one thing or another, whether it be the shiny new epic flying mount, twinking out a low level character, or even boosting a trade skill such as blacksmithing or engineering. All of this requires gold. There are a lot of other things that don’t require it, but that are made much easier if you happen to possess an excess amount of gold, such as the reputation grinding items and the like.

Since “The Burning Crusade” has been released, gold has become even more desirable. Though the expansion did make it easier to amass larger amounts of gold faster, there has also been an increase in prices for all the good items, armor, mounts, and weapons you can gain in Outlands. Essentially, despite the massive increase in gold-gaining capability, almost everyone still lacks enough for everything they want. Most people simply end up either a) buying gold, or b) grinding for weeks on end. Neither sounds, nor is very fun. One decreases your real-life cash reserves, whereas the other decreases your real-life time reserves.

This is why I bring you to the comfortable middle road: a guide to gold making. Obviously, just heading off into Outlands looking for some monster spawn to grind will be quite tedious. The alternative, it seems, is paying your hard earned real-life cash for it instead.

This refers to how fast you can kill a mob and move onto the next one. As mentioned in tip 1, you should be continuously killing when you are farming gold in WoW. That means, anytime spent sitting, drinking, or running to the next mob is wasted time. Consider killing easy enemies and use mana efficient spells when you are gold farming.

Also, you don’t necessarily need any real money to do this. Sometimes you can just find something listed on the Auction House that is only a few silver that might sell for one gold. If you do this enough times, things can really take off, and you really only spent your initial silver pieces.

If you are dithering on this question you probably have it in you to be a pretty hardcore gamer, but even then, the sheer convenience of the buy-and-get-it-now guide might overwhelm you. Personally, I have done it both ways.

Larger bags can hold more, so you will have to return to the Auction House less to unload. That means you are a more efficient gold farmer with larger bags. Bags can be expensive to buy, but look at them as an investment since you will use them to make more money while you are gold farming.

Put these tips to action today to increase your results when farming for gold in WoW.