by Tim Croy

Ok, so we all know that money doesn¡¯t buy happiness. But on world of warcraft, gold can sure make gameplay easier. A flying mount costs

nearly 1k gold. An epic flying mount costs 5 times that! Do you want to powerlevel that crafting skill in order to make that new epic sword

or bow? Without alot of gold, forget it!

I have leveled 6 characters to 70, each with their own epic flyer, and lots of gold left over. The truth is, gold doesn¡¯t HAVE to take a long

time to get, especially in the higher lvl¡¯s. Throughout my WoW "career" there are a few things I do that generate lots of gold, in the least

amount of time possible. Note: these tips aren¡¯t out there to replace the WoW guides, only to expand on them. Here they are:

1) Focus. If you¡¯re on a gold farming "session", nothing can hamper your results than lack of focus. Helping a guildie with a side quest, or

building a dancing train in Ironforge for a screenshot isn¡¯t going to get you gold. Yes, it can be fun, but you want to get rich don¡¯t you?

2) Finish all your post level 70 quests. This can not only be fun, but it¡¯s a great way to earn fast cash. Get a guildie or friend to finish

all those "leftover" quests you skipped. Some quests only take a few minutes with a friend and can earn anywhere from 15-30g per turn in.

Raking in a few hundred gold per hour is not unheard of.

3) MINING. I don¡¯t know any other profession that cane make the money mining can. There are other professions that net a decent amount of

money, but mining is unmatched. Adamantite goes for 30-40g a stack, fel iron goes for 20-30g a stack, not to mention all the green and blue

gems, and primals (earth and fire). A good hour mining run with a couple blue gems and lots of primals have earned me over 500g per hour.

Sounds crazy, but it¡¯s very doable with an epic flyer and riding crop. If your a paladin with crusador aura, look out! Find a good mining

route - pick an off-peak time, and go nuts!

4) Auction House Arbitrage. Some people are against this, but buying epics or rare blues at a low price and selling it for a higher amount

can net THOUSANDS of gold if done right. This is a little risky, but once you get the hang of it you¡¯ll never look back. I have literally

made a few thousand gold withing MINUTES. There are many guides out there that expand on this idea. If you¡¯re interested in this tactic, get

a WoW money guide. It¡¯s well worth it.

5) Shadowmoon Valley. If you don¡¯t have mining or your epic flyer yet, theres nothing faster than grinding sunfury¡¯s in Shadowmoon Valley.

They drop plenty of silver, cloth, sunfury signets (1g each on the AH), and arcane tomes (10-20g on the AH). People say that doing your daily

quests in terrokar or blade¡¯s edge is faster, but I¡¯ve found the opposite to be true. Find a strategy to knock these guys down as quickly as

possible. With my warlock, I was able to down 4-5 of these at the same time without any downtime. Needless to say, I was 5000 gold richer