So you’re character is leveling in World of Warcraft. You have to pay the trainer, and the higher your level the more expense it’s getting. So how can you afford that shiny new armor plate, or that brand new sword let along your mount?
Farm like crazy, but only when you are in the mood. Farming is the equivalent to killing the same monsters over and over again in a specific area and collecting the coin and items they drop. This can be lucrative only if you have the time and patience to do something very repetitive. If not, skip farming and go to the next one.
First the easiest way to make gold in World of Warcraft is to have two gathering professions. Such as mining and skinning. You can use your mini map to find rocks to mine. Skinning can be done on most any animal you will come in contact with, allowing you to quest at the same time. This is a profession where you go along in your journey and collect things.
Questing. Start collecting quests like they are candy. Once you have a good handful of them, go and complete them. You generally will end up killing a bunch of monsters and get coin and item drops as well as the quest reward at the end. Serious money can be made here.
Find someone who has a high level toon and ask them to take you through some dungeons that they can handle alone. For example do a Deadmines or Stockade run when you are lower level with a higher level toon. Having friends in World of Warcraft is key. When you yourself get up in levels, you’ll be able to do these runs alone and compound your earnings.
During the lower level times, collect everything and resell it. This will quickly add up your money.
Check out what is selling at the auction house for good money. Find some items that are selling hot and try to get them yourself to sell.
Sometimes it is necessary to spend money to make money. If you max out your skill in your crafting profession, you can craft items for good money on the AH. You will spend less time gathering, more time making, and make more money than you ever had before. If you are part of a guild that frequents raids or can at least get some high end recipes crafting will make you more gold per item then gathering ever could.