Spying on the competition, Yes or No?

When it comes to business, Sales, and any other profiteering activity people always say "You gotta be one step ahead the competition" and "Know your enemy". I however think sometimes this isn't true, and I'm going to tell you why, before the world ends and everybody hunts me down for blasphemy...

Glyphs....Inscription...HARD WORK!

Have you leveled Inscription?  Have you done the 79 (or thereabouts) days of Northrend and minor Glyph research to learn every glyph you can that way?  Have you purchased or farmed the 57 Books of Glyph Mastery?  Have you trained all 143 trainer glyphs and purchased the few you buy as a technique?  I have.  Those books, when you can find them are expensive.  Farming them is worse than the cost you might pay at the auction house.  I’ve endured a bit of metaphorical pain to know every glyph that’s out there.

Should we be looking forward or backwards?

So with all the news at blizzcon it seems everyone is looking at the new expansion "Mists Of Pandaria" and theorising to changes and possible gold making ideas, those not looking at MOP are looking at the next patch. But while everyone's looking forward, why not take a little look back, and make gold from the past....

Working together...

So as anyone who has read my earlier posts knows I love giving out a bit of link love to other bloggers and resources. But how has this helpped...

Pyrite Ore, Rainbow to Gold, or a Fool's Errand

Many of my fellow bloggers and gold makers are all discussing pyrite and if it is worth keeping or dumping after an interview with Greg Street AKA Ghostcrawler (Interview).

But is pyrite now a fool's errand? or is it still the rainbow ore with a pot of gold at the end of it?

Let the trading begin...

So today sees a nice little exchange of posts, Nev from Ah Addict has given me a great little post for you guys and gals to read, where as you can find a post by myself over at another lovely lasses blog, Goldqueen's at http://www.thegoldqueen.com/

So sit back grab a drink and enjoy the adventure that can be had by checking out this post and the possibility of a little gold tip trial by checking out the ladies blogs aswell :D

Routines, To-do lists and combining jobs.

Whether you have all day or a few hours to make gold, a basic routine can increase efficiency. This allows for more time to play the game away from just gold making (not that doing all gold making isn't fun sometimes :P). So how can I create a virtual, memorable to-do list and combine jobs within it?

Back2Basics: Vendor Trade-Ins

Some ideas and methods are so fundamentally basic we neglect them or assume them redundant after more advanced ideas come along. However we sometimes need to return to these ideas and go “Back2Basics“

This time we look at items that can be traded-in via vendors for more profitable items.

Back2Basics: Part 2 Crafting Conversions - Enchanting

Some ideas and methods are so fundamentally basic we neglect them or assume them redundant after more advanced ideas come along. However we sometimes need to return to these ideas and go Back2Basics 

So in Part 1 of Back2Basicswe spoke about "Conversions" and looked at the basic conversions of elementals and Essences, In Part 2 we are going to look at "Crafting Conversions"

Back2Basics! Conversions/Trade-ups Part 1

Some ideas and methods are so fundamentally basic we neglect them or assume them redundant after more advanced ideas come along. However we sometimes need to return to these ideas and go "Back2Basics". Over the last week or two I have spent a lot of time looking at basic gold making ideas that don't take an army of alts, or a HUGE amount of time or Gold investment.

Goldcast Round-up and Video Of the WEEK!

This week sees a lot of great new episodes of Goldcasts, and some changes to some of my favorites.

I'm gonna share the Goldcasts I listen to, aswell as My Video Of The Week

Without further ado....

Understanding why people buy helps profit!

Learning your market is a great way to make profits grow, something most people know, and something that becomes second nature to gold makers.

However understanding the buyers within this market, and what makes a "Customer" buy a specific item can help identify new markets, as well as allowing you to see a market that is selling low, and open for consistent "Flipping"

Gimps Golden Addons: #2 Enchantrix Automation (Prospecting/Milling made easy..er)

Gimps Golden Addons: #2 Enchantrix Automation looks at making the life of a gold maker a little easier.

Although Jewlcrafting, Inscription and Enchanting can be some of the most profitable professions sometimes the milling/prospecting/disenchanting can be tedious and time consuming and Enchantrix makes life just that little bit easier.

Gimps Golden...Addons! #1 Addon Overview

Hey Guys and Girls gonna hit the ground running with a nice Video series all about Addons! In this First Video gonna take a very brief and basic look at some of the Addons I use, and give a quick run on how to use Vendor scan!

A week in Gold, Video of the week #2 - Its all a gone Gimp

Hello Fellow gold lovers, its Wednesday and therefore means its time for this weeks Round up of Gold-casts and Videos, I warn you this week seems very Gimp :P

This weeks videos will be added to the Video Page later today on the site Gimps Golden Adventure. As always if you see a great video for gold making, or you make one then comment here, tell me on twitter @Gimpsgold or Email me via my Contacts Page.

Without Further ado here are the links...

Play Time, Market Type and You!

Do you have all day to play WoW? Or just twenty mins before work and an hour or two after?

Stuck with which markets would suit you? Or even which markets would fit your time span?

Wait....You don't think play time should effect your market choice??

Lets discuss....

A week in Gold, Video of the week 1!

Hello Fellow gold lovers, here is another weeks Round up of Gold-casts and Videos!

From now on each Wednesday(well most) im gonna post a "Video of the Week", so if you see a great video for gold making, or you make one then comment here, tell me on twitter @Gimpsgold or Email me via my Contact Page

Without Further ado here are the links...