When most people begin playing World of Warcraft they do not have anyone to help them earn gold along the way. It is a trial and error, hit and miss kind of endeavor. Don’t worry I will help you by telling you exactly how to use mining to line your bank account with gold.
When you begin playing World of Warcraft you are going to start in a “newbie” zone. In this zone there will be not crafting trainers. Its ok, you can’t train in mining until level 5 any way. So hunker down and knock the first 5 or 6 levels out and earn some money so you can afford the training and the tools that you will need.
When you’re ready to leave the newbie zone you’ll be able to start mining. The best thing to do is ask the guard where a mining trainer is and then follow his directions. Once you find the trainer, buy the skill and then head to a blacksmithing supplier or mining shop which you should find close by. You need to buy a mining pick. This is the one and only tool you’ll need for the mining profession.
An easy trap to fall into is to select Blacksmithing, Engineering or Jewecrafting as your second profession. Before you make this mistake, I advise you to choose skinning. Skinning is preferable to Herbalism (the other good candidate) because the Herbalism profession requires that you track herbs. Only being able to track one thing at a time will limit your income potential – so pick Skinning.
As you’re now trained up, its time to start making some money. As a newbie you’ll start in a copper zone. Maintain your mineral tracking high and hunt out the golden dots on your minimap. These dots represent mineral deposits which is where you need to head to start your mining. Don’t be surprised if you fail at first in your new profession, it will get easier. Keep on mining until you get a couple of stacks of copper, then take this to the forge. When you smelt it your mining skill will increase which will result in fewer failed mining attempts.
Given you can now make some metal bars you’ll be able to sell them in the AH for gold. The best way to start in the auction house is to simply price your items at the same price as other vendors.
The process is the same for every zone and every kind of ore. You mine it and smelt it to turn it into bars. As you progress in levels you will enter new zones with higher level ore. Higher level bars mean more gold at the auction house. A side benefit of mining is that occasionally you will mine a gem with your ore just think of the gem as whipped cream on top of the pie. Sell them in the same way.
If you chose skinning as your other profession you should also be making some good money with that as well. Combining these two income streams together is very effective. The basic methods mentioned above are a good way to start out mining and ensure you always have some gold.
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