SL New Resident Kit -- Looking for feedback

Thank-you for the newbie guide (informative, helpful; love my hair - thanks for including that information about free quality hair ).

Possible additions:
I received two folders from a fella that kept changing avatars every two seconds that were a great help in learning about SL and deciding to stay longer. Both folders contained landmarks. One was called "Clubs", and the other was called "Nice Places" (which, oddly enough, also included some clubs). A folder of "nice places" might be a nice addition to the newbie guide - something in addition to the freebie LM ones (do not recall if Sarah Nerd's freebie place is among the LM's included in the newbie guide - if not I'd also include it - much better than the other two freebie places I visited; didn't like one because it was just boxes with hover text without any idea what was in the boxes and the other one had some interesting freebies, but didn't know what to do with them).

I would include Greenies and those LM's included in the main notecard in a "nice places" folder. Loved the tea house, neko shrine, giant house sim (Greenies), and seeing the "nice places" greatly impressed me after all that time stuck in "welcome areas" with nude men running around with giant erect fake looking attachments (since then I went to one place where the men were also nude, and had visible attachments, but the attachments matched their skin and shape and were not erect - greatly impressed with their restraint; and I have no idea why I'm adding this part). I would also include a LM to "The Pond". First major sim I visited and the one where people were very helpful, so I am probably biased.

The above is just something I thought of as I was running around this forum and saw this thread. I will need to get back in world to think more about specific comments on the newbie kit.

in it, have you added ways newbies can create simple things so they don't have to buy? or, at least, where to find the info to do that?

Darn, I really need to get in world to look at that kit again, sorry

Not sure if you included this tip, but something about being very aware of prim count in the items bought should be mentioned. I picked up a bunch of stuff from lucky chairs and freebies that were nice and all, but used lots of prims. With only 100 prims to work with (thank-you very much for the free apartment . . . um, am I not allowed to name names in the forum?), I started building my own 1 prim stuff and ended up with a rapidly filling up apartment with a much lower prim usage than otherwise might have been the case. That allowed me to actually keep the much nicer looking 6 prim sofa and 6 prim bed that I built.

Oh, and another hint to include . . . um, maybe. Maybe not in a newbie kit. Well I'll say it anyway. When building be aware that you are not stuck with stretching and thinning squares or triangles or the like, you can also "cut" or "hollow" the prims to create other shapes.

Edited to note that I did not see the prior two (or more?) responses before I posted this messsage

Oh yes, good idea on the prims! I do mention it on the buying/renting land notecard and say:

"The real commodity is not land, but prims. All items (houses, furnishings, toys etc.) require prims and the more prims at your disposal, the more items you can set up. Buyer beware when shopping -- you'll quickly value high quality and low prim items. Budget about 100 prims for each room in a house (easily). Unfortunately, running out of prims also leads to impulse buying and often a raise in tier fees ;-)"

This probably bears repeating in the shopping area ;-) Done. :-)

Thank you again! Glad you're enjoying yourself too!!! And all hail low prim furniture. :-)

Oh I see Ok, I wasn't thinking about renting or buying land when I was going through the kit the first time, so I saved that one for later. Then I saw a free apartment available, and quickly put in my "bid" to get it. I need to go back and read that card about buying/renting land

Hello, hello:

I'm finished, I think, with the first really solid revamp of my "newbie kit". If anyone wants to review/vet/pick it apart, IM me or comment and I'll send you a copy in world.

I'm looking for a review of the content, usefulness and presentation etc.

Thanks in advance to any and all who wish to lend me their eagle eyes and discerning brains!

Cheers.

i have it displayed on the 1l table in my lil shop. so far its sellin like hotcakes!! and no im not sellin it perse its set to 0 ! awesome job Lucrezia!

Lucrezia,

Third...there's got to be a better way. Boxing up multiple items is the only way I know of to give somebody something...I haven't managed to figure out how to transfer an unboxed Inventory folder. But, Orientation Island is a "No Build" area, so the newbies can't open their present! And most of them don't know of a place to go where they CAN open it.

Do you think maybe I should include a LM to a sandbox or other Buildable area in the cover note?

i think i read thru every card, some more indepth than others, but i don't remember seeing where it tells newbies how they can make money. did i miss that?

i hate to bring up the "c" word, but the reality is that if you have no skills, it's one of the only options, outside of working for someone else, and those jobs (quite frankly) are hard to find. especially for a newbie who wants to shop at enkythings. each item is only L$1, but you have to get that L$1 from somewhere, and the fact of the matter is there are people who intend to not invest RL$ but only reinvest L$.

1) hope it is ok I just left number three as that is what I wanted to comment on
2) I've sent and received folders (inventory folder) - I have sent the kit unboxed to others, and I have received folders (unboxed) . . . I have also sent and received multiple items that were outside both folders and boxes.
3) Yes, include an LM to a buildable area but have it separate - and include in IM something like (to see the items inside this free box, take it to this LM I've also given you . . and here is how to open boxes and see inside them . . .)