can u make money in second life?

[Rolig Loon]

Yes, a very small number of people who are either very talented or who work full time in SL can make money.  If you have a special talent as a creator (a graphic artist, a scripter, an animator, a builder....) or as a performer (a musician, a DJ, a dancer .....), then you can certainly make enough L$ to pay your in-world expenses.  Creators either sell their work though shops in world or in the Marketplace,  or they produce custom work on contract to other SL residents.  To be successful, though, you have to have experience and be familiar enough with how SL works to run a competitive business here.  In almost all cases, you could earn much more money doing the same things in RL than you can in SL.

There are ways to make small amounts of money as well (by winning games, for example), but they usually have a small yield.  See here for a good summary of possible ways to earn money in SL.

The bottom line is that if you need money, you are better off getting a job in RL and buying L$. You can earn enough making hamburgers for an hour to live very comfortably in SL.  Not only that, but you won't have to work here; you'll be able to relax and enjoy yourself.  The only really good reason to work in SL is because you enjoy working.

BTW, you might want money, but don't need it in SL.  You don't have to buy food.  You don't have to sleep under a bridge.  You can get loads of good quality things free, and you can make many things yourself.  Even your basic membership is free.

[Rolig Loon]

Yes, a very small number of people who are either very talented or who work full time in SL can make money.  If you have a special talent as a creator (a graphic artist, a scripter, an animator, a builder....) or as a performer (a musician, a DJ, a dancer .....), then you can certainly make enough L$ to pay your in-world expenses.  Creators either sell their work though shops in world or in the Marketplace,  or they produce custom work on contract to other SL residents.  To be successful, though, you have to have experience and be familiar enough with how SL works to run a competitive business here.  In almost all cases, you could earn much more money doing the same things in RL than you can in SL.

There are ways to make small amounts of money as well (by winning games, for example), but they usually have a small yield.  See here for a good summary of possible ways to earn money in SL.

The bottom line is that if you need money, you are better off getting a job in RL and buying L$. You can earn enough making hamburgers for an hour to live very comfortably in SL.  Not only that, but you won't have to work here; you'll be able to relax and enjoy yourself.  The only really good reason to work in SL is because you enjoy working.

BTW, you might want money, but don't need it in SL.  You don't have to buy food.  You don't have to sleep under a bridge.  You can get loads of good quality things free, and you can make many things yourself.  Even your basic membership is free.