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Son Bayliss
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Join date: 14 Jun 2006
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06-23-2006 01:00
I want to make a lot money in SL.
But I don't know what shall I do,and also I can't understand all the English Of Sl,for I'm a Chinese girl,so I need your help,if you can ,please help me,write down it in details,step by step,many thanks,if I really trouble you ,I'll apologize,sorry!But I really need your help.My boss asked me to earn 2500L in 10hours,I don't know what to do,and I can't understand English well,it's difficult for me to earn 2500L,I'm a liittle tired,and I don't want to lose my job,so ,please help me.
Thank you.
Son Bayliss
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Join date: 14 Jun 2006
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06-23-2006 01:03
I don't know how to find a job,and I don't know how to build things.Sometimes I even can't understand want the teacher says,I don't know what shall I do now?
Fade Languish
I just build stuff...
Join date: 20 Oct 2005
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06-23-2006 01:04
So your boss want you to spend ten hours to make about US$7.37?

What's he paying you per hour then?
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Allana Dion
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06-23-2006 01:07
Step one: Go to your boss and tell him he has picked the wrong game to money farm

Step two: Find a new boss
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Son Bayliss
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06-23-2006 01:37
It's hard to find a job now,especially in my country.Please understand me.
Give me your ideas,not talking on my boss.
Fade Languish
I just build stuff...
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06-23-2006 01:47
From: Son Bayliss
It's hard to find a job now,especially in my country.Please understand me.
Give me your ideas,not talking on my boss.


I understand you, but there just isn't any easy way for a new person to start making money here quickly. You have to learn a skill, like building, scripting, animations etc... or offer a service of some sort. It takes time, and there are no guarantees you will make money even then. I was here for months before earning a single L$. I don't think there are any easy suggestions we can give you I'm afraid.
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Allana Dion
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06-23-2006 01:51
From: Son Bayliss
It's hard to find a job now,especially in my country.Please understand me.
Give me your ideas,not talking on my boss.

Ok then, a real plan....

1) Spend every day for several weeks taking classes in SL to learn how to do these things:
to build with prims
to script
to texture
to use photoshop to make clothes and textures

You will need to SPEND money to pay for uploads. You will not MAKE any money yet.

2) Now you know how to do them, decide which one you do best.

3) Do that thing every day until you are the very best you can be at it and you have a LOT of things made. This step should take a few months.

Again you will need to SPEND money to pay for uploads if you use textures and you will not MAKE any money yet.

4) Open a store and fill it with all of the things you made.

You will need to SPEND a LOT of money to buy the land or rent the land to put the store on and you will need to SPEND more money to advertise but you will not MAKE any money yet.

5) Make almost no money at first for another few months until you have regular customers and a reputation.

6) Finally begin making money and hope it is enough.

The process should take about a year. So one year from now your boss can expect his first 2500L$

I am not trying to be mean Son. If your story is true then I feel for you. But what you are asking for, money right now, is not going to happen.

Really, the smartest thing you can do is copy this information and give it to your boss.
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Moonshine Herbst
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06-23-2006 01:56
From: Fade Languish
So your boss want you to spend ten hours to make about US$7.37?

What's he paying you per hour then?

I heard that a decent chinese salary, working 6 days a week, 10 hours per day, is about USD$35 per month. That puts things in a perspective.

To Son:
There is no quick way to make money here, sorry. There are other games that are better for money farming.

Instead, try www.entropiauniverse.com. Start by gathering sweat from animals and sell it. Use the money you make to earn more. You can easily make that amount of money just by standing in the busiest areas, buying and selling goods. Good luck!
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Son Bayliss
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06-23-2006 01:59
Thank you,Allana.
It's not my story,it's my real life.
I'll tell my boss what you have written,thank you again,I'll follow your advice.
Fade Languish
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06-23-2006 02:01
From: Moonshine Herbst
I heard that a decent chinese salary, working 6 days a week, 10 hours per day, is about USD$35 per month. That puts things in a perspective.


Yes, it does rather. Thanks.
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Elle Pollack
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06-23-2006 02:39
From: Son Bayliss
I'm a Chinese girl, [...] My boss asked me to earn 2500L in 10hours


Knew it. Someone in China is trying to farm SL (remember lianmj Coffee?)

Son, wo de Zhongguo bu hao, dui bu qi. "Second Life" bu jiù shì yóu xì, bu jiù shì "World of Warcraft". Zhuàn qián rén shì jù jiàng. Tā men huì (绘), jiàn shè (建设), biān zhù jī xiè ma (机械码), mài fáng dì chan (房地产). "Second Life" bu shì nóng chang, bì bu mian fèi! "Second Life" shì "zì yóu shì chang " (自由市场). Ni de lao ban bu dong.

Jiang huà "Anshe Chung". Tā mài fáng dì chan, Tā shì Zhongrén. Ta huò bāng zhù ni, huò gù yōng ni. Dàn shì, ni bu huò zhèng L$2500.

(Son, my Chinese is bad, sorry. "Second Life" is not like a game, not like "World of Warcraft". The people who earn money are master craftsman. They paint, build, write machine code, sell real estate. "Second Life" is not a farm, money is not free! "Second Life" is a free market. Your boss doesn't understand this.

Speak with "Anshe Chung". She sells real estate, she is Chinese. She may help you, she may employ you. However, you probably won't make L$2500).
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Join date: 19 May 2005
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06-23-2006 02:54
Haha. Tryin the second act of this play?

I don't want to be a wet blanket here but a Chinese woman who can communicate in English this good is normally considered an "elite" there, and would have a far better job than the average. Haven't you guys noticed it's mostly the punctuation that's wrong and that most other mistakes look so intentional? The real sweatshop workers are usually from rural villages and they often do not even read and write their own language very well.

Ok, go on with your role-playing. I find your taste disgusting but that's just my opinion.
Elle Pollack
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06-23-2006 03:30
I don't think much of rural China has reliable electricity, much less broadband internet. There's no harm in offering help (although trying to translate into Chinese makes my head hurt ;p)

Son, wo diàn rén jiā Zhongren: Yiren Byrd, Lala Lumiere.

Click the "find" button.

Click on "people"

Type in a name. Don't put a checkmark in "online".

Click "search"

Click their name.

Click "Instant Message" to send a message. If they're not online, it may take a while to get an answer.
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Son Bayliss
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06-23-2006 03:38
I can undestand you,thank you.
Elle Pollack
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06-23-2006 04:11
Ni dòng hù lián wang zhàn fān yì ?
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Alazarin Mondrian
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06-23-2006 04:31
Elle, I seriously doubt whether Son's boss is trying to 'farm' SL. SL is already notorious for 't3h cyb0rs3cks'. My guess is that Son's boss is either in the process of setting up a *cough* escorting *cough* business in SL or already has. 2.5 k in 10 hours? Pro 'escorts' can make that in an hour or less. But that's only after considerable investment in the 'tools of the trade': skins, clothes, animations, poseballs, accessories, etc. It sounds like Son's boss is not only too cheap to kit out his workforce but talks in vagaries hoping that the likes of Son will figure out what he really means.

That said, I find it heartening that everyone so far has done their best to point Son in every possible direction *except* the 'escorting' trade. So if you're reading this Son, tell your 'boss' to take a hike and take the plunge into SL for yourself. Spend a couple of months exploring, meeting other players/avatars learn a few skills (building is easy, fun and rewarding). But above all be here for yourself, not for a 'boss' or 'manager'. You may never earn 2,500L$ an hour like the hookers, but at least you'll have the pleasure of knowing that you'll be creating something of lasting value that other players in SL will be able to appreciate and enjoy.
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Elle Pollack
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06-23-2006 04:32
Chú le, zuò duo lèi sì zhan xīn "New Thread" tao lún de yì tí (讨论的议题), shì bu kè qì. Wo shì "Resmod" (慢化剂). Xie Xie.
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