Low Level Gold Strategies

Fishing Oily Blackmouth
This fish is needed by Alchemists to level up and create Blackmouth Oil . A great spot is in Auberdine next to Gubber Blump just down from where the Flight Master is (around 35,46). For just 45 Copper you can buy a Shiny Bauble from him that will increase your fishing skill by 25 for 10 minutes. Definitely take advantage of this to increase your chance at catching these Blackmouths. One of the highest % places to fish for Blackmouths is in the Wetlands at Menethil Harbor . While this is a little bit higher of a zone, Menethil Harbor is a town and doesn‛t have any mobs that you really have to worry about. In an hour ‛ s worth of fishing, I was able to collect 31 of these and sell them at the Auction House for about 2.5 Gold per stack. In addition to the Blackmouths, you can also catch Firefin Snappers which are also needed by Alchemists to make Fire Oil. These sell for about 4 Gold per stack. Not bad for just fishing. Even if you’r fishing skill is low don‛t worry because these spots don ‛ t require a high skill level like many of the other Spot’s do.

Stranglekelp in Zoram Strand
Farming Stranglekelp is a very easy thing to do and is a great way to make a lot of gold as a lower level character. You only need a skill of 85 to collect this herb which is also nice. The reason for being so popular is that Alchemists need this herb to level up and make certain potions. One of the best and easiest places I have found when it comes to gathering Stranglekelp is in Ashenvale along the Zoram Strand . I start at the little island to the far north and work my way down the coast towards the Horde base. The Stranglekelp respawns pretty fast so once you reach the end of the coast and turn around, the Stranglekelp should already be respawning for you. You will encounter some mobs in the shallow waters along the coast but you should be able to avoid them for the most part. If you have an Undead character, this spot will work even more to your advantage because of the improved underwater breathing. After an hour ‛ s worth of patrolling the coast, you should be able to collect about 2 stacks of Stranglekelp. They usually sell for about 3 gold per stack but I have seen stacks of these sell for as high as 4 to 5 gold on my server. This comes to almost 10 gold per hour that you can make as a level 17+ character.

Light Feathers
A stack of Light Feathers sells for as much as 3 Gold per stack. In the Barrens all around the Crossroads , you can find a ton of Greater Plainstriders . I was able to get a Light Feather almost every kill. The other nice thing about this spot is that these Plainstriders are only level 10. This makes it extremely easy for anyone to farm these guys for Light Feathers. In an hour, I was able to collect a couple stacks which I then turned around and sold to a Mage (for Light Fall skill) for 5 Gold. You can also get Light Leather off of the Plainstriders which you can sell stacks of these for about 2 Gold. On 2 different occasions while farming in this spot, I got the Recipe: Savory Deviate Delight which sold for about 12 gold in the Auction House. There are a couple other spots that are ok for collecting Light Feathers but because there are so many Plainstriders here with a high drop rate and the fact that you can get a lot of other great loot, makes this the best spot for making gold with Light Feathers.

Vibrant Plumes
Players need to turn in stacks of 5 Vibrant Plumes to Yebb Neblegear in order to receive Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets and reputation with the Dark Moon Faire . This event happens on the first Friday of every month, alternating between Mulgore (Horde) and Elwynn Forest (Alliance). Vibrant Plumes can be looted from the Screeching Roguefeathers and Screeching Harpys over at the Roguefeather Den in the Thousand Needles. A small stack of 5 Vibrant Plumes sells for about 1g when the Darkmoon Faire is around. Travelling to the Darkmoon Faire to sell directly to other players rather than going through the Auction House will definitely increase the amount of money you will make off of these plumes. Another item that is popular around this time is Glowing Scorpid Blood . This item drops off a level 55 mob in Silithus but because a low level player can ‛ t fight here yet, one of the things you can do is buy this item when the Faire is not around for a lower price and then just put them right back up for sale when the Faire arrives. A stack of Glowing Scorpid Blood sells for about 7 gold each! If you keep your eye out for some cheap deals when the Faire is not around, you should be able to make between 3-4 Gold profit.

Auctioneer / Enchantrix Combo
An easy way to make a lot of gold without even leaving your main city is by owning the Auction House. One of the ways you can do this is by utilizing the Auctioneer and Enchantrix Add-Ons. As described earlier in this guide, the Auctioneer scans the Auction House for the current market value for an item and Enchantrix tells you what an item can disenchant into. What this means is that you can scan the auction house for low level green items thatyou can buy for low amounts of silver. When you find one, use Enchantrix to tell you want it can disenchant into and then you can see what the market value is for those disenchanted items. Compare the cost between the cheap green item and the raw items you can disenchant into, this is your profit. Once you identify one that has a large profit margin, you should buy the item, disenchant it, and the put the raw materials right back up for sale. On several occasions, I bought a green item for 10-15 silver and sold the raw materials for about 1 Gold. So if you are tired of the grinding and want to apply some strategy to the Auction House Market, be sure to try this technique and you ‛ ll soon get hooked on doing this for easy Gold.

Defias Windmill
Over on the northwestern shore of Westfall, you can find a windmill that is surrounded by a lot of Defias Trappers and Defias Looters . These guys are only level 12. If you are able to see coordinates on your world map, this area is located at 31,34. The reason why this is such a great spot is because they are easy to kill, they respawn extremely fast, and they have an excellent drop rate for Linen Cloth . On a couple different occasions, I tested this spot to see how many pieces of Linen Cloth I would get by killing 10 of them and on average it came to about 13 pieces. If you go a couple kills without getting any cloth, don‛t worry because looting 3 pieces of it from one kill is not that uncommon. On most servers, Linen Cloth sells for about 75 silver a stack and sometimes upwards of 1 gold. Farming this area will get you around 5-6 Gold per hour for the cloth and the other loot dropped that you can sell.

Gold Coast Quarry
This spot is a gold mine … literally. In this small area, you can find a ton of copper and tin veins. With the new Jewelcrafting profession, these lower level ores sell very well in the Auction House. A stack of Copper Ore currently sells for about 4.5 Gold and Tin Ore sells for about 6-8 Gold per stack. After the expansion was released, I have seen stacks of the Copper Ore selling for as high as 20 Gold so keep an eye on the Auction House because this fluctuates quite a bit based on the supply at the time. If you have mining … and you should because it is the most profitable profession out there, then you should definitely patrol this quarry to collect a lot of Copper and Tin in a short amount of time.
Best place for this I find is 1k Needles.

Spider's Silk
Leatherworkers and Tailors need Spider‛s Silk to craft certain items. A single piece of the silk sells for about 1.5 Gold each! I have looked at several areas for this silk and have found the best to be in Redridge Mountains at Alther‛s Mill , which can be found at 52,46. Here you will find Greater Tarantulas which are only level 19. These tarantulas have a pretty good drop rate as you should be able to get 2-3 for every 10 kills. The last time I tested this, I killed 10 guys and got 1 green, 3 Spider Silk and a Shadowgem.
After an hours worth of work, that equates to about 15 - 25 Gold from this area. Not bad for only level 19.

Bloodfury Harpies
Over in Stonetalon Mountains, there are a ton of Bloodfury Harpies located at the Charred Vale . The coordinators for this spot are 32.68. These harpies are only level 24 and are pretty easy to kill. They drop a lot of Wool Cloth, Linen Cloth, and Light Feathers. You should also be able to find a lot of herbs and veins in this area as well. Another great thing about this area is that there are several treasure chests that can spawn here which makes for even more loot. An hour ‛ s worth of farming these guys should get you about 10-12 Gold for all the different loot that you collect.

Scouting
Before patches are applied to the servers, they are first tested out on the test realm servers. An awesome way for you to make a lot of gold is to scout what people are saying about changes that are going to be applied in the next patch. To do this, just go to the World of Warcraft site and go to their forums. Once there, select the "Test Realm Forum" from the drop down. It's here where you can find out which items are going to get nerfed or buffed. For those about to get nerfed, make sure you sell any that you have as their value will be going down. For the ones that are going to be buffed or have their % chance to drop decreased, make sure you stock up on these as they will be worth a lot more in the near future. In addition to items, you will also find that people post a lot of information in these forums when it comes to making gold with the next patch that will be released. This is definitely something that you should take a look at every once in awhile so that you are ahead of all other players when the patch finally arrives.