World of Warcraft Gold Guide
Any one who has read the J.R.R. Tolkein's The Fellowship of the Ring knows that all that is gold does not glitter, and the World of Warcraft (and indeed any mmorpg player) knows this in ways that Tolkien never met.

Even non-shiny items can be turned into gold in online games. Knowing how to get gold is necessary for all World of Warcraft players, at least until they reach the higher levels of the game and most of their gear is obtained by raiding.

This gold guide is not intended to make a character rich, and the author feels that the term “gold guide” is not quite appropriate. The reader should come away from this article with the tools knowing how to make a steady income in the game, rather making extravagant promises, such as the possibility of 70 gold per hour.

Getting World of Warcraft Gold

The process of characters earning money starts by going out and killing his first monsters in the newbie zone. A character can loots items that sell for a few silver, but the quickest way to gain cash in the early levels and one that greatly speeds up the process in later levels is completing quests are are a number of sites that sell gold or other mmorpg currencies, but the companies that provide these services are frowned upon by the mmorpgs makers.

Making gold is not as hard as it sounds, and it gets easier as the character levels, although the prices he pays for repair of his items, gryphon travel, and the amount a character pays on food and drink increase. The first thing a player can do to increase the amount of gold into his coffers is to take up a trade skill.

Not all trade skills in World of Warcraft produce a profit. Engineering, for example, is included solely as a flavor skill and it takes considerable time and effort to raise the enchanting skill. Other skills, specifically the gathering trade skills such as fishing, mining, skinning or herbalism are pure profit.

Getting World of Warcraft Gold through Manipulating the Auction House

A careful player can spend his time looking at the auction house for goods where the price is below what they can be sold for, a market savvy player should acquire these items and then sell them later at the marketed price. (This is similar to how many businesses operate.) Those who spend their time in instances occasionally earn items that other players find valuable. There is some risk involved in this, people can and do lose gold. It may be considered a bonus that no real money changes hands.

Farming Items for World of Warcraft Gold

Farming refers to going after the same mobs over and over again, whether or not they give a player experience. Sometimes a mob drops a piece of gear that is in high demand and can be sold for a considerable sum. Farming, however, takes the time and effort to be put into it. Farming is also the term used to acquire materials with the gathering trade skill. The following list below, taking from a World of Warcraft Tricks Blog, names the top spots for gold farming in Azeroth, excluding Outlands zones.

Shadowfang Keep
Eastern Plaguelands
Western Plaguelands
Devilsaurs in Un'goro Crater
Tanaris
Felwood
The author in principle disapproves of many of the gold guides, and includes this simply to give players legitimate ways to earn gold, rather than buying fictional currency from the sellers that offer the same resource.