Woohoo! A few days ago I transferred 2128 metaPoints to my Second Life account and today I received more than 500L$ (around 525L$) in-world.
How did I earn 2128 metaPoints?
I earned 2128 metaPoints mostly by referring new members to [MetaRL]. You see, when your referral signs up with MetaRL you will get 50 metaPoints once he/she […]
Whoa! That’s like $350 USD per month! The contest is titled “Second Life and the Public Good: A Community Challenge” by the USC Network Culture Project.
The USC Network Culture Project invites the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds such as Second Life can be used to make a contribution to […]
Yesterday, I found my little and very humble place in Second Life GONE! For no apparent reason (if there was any then I surely didn’t know about it), all my objects were returned to me. I asked Richard Palace about it by sending him an instant message which, unfortunately, he did not receive but, at […]
First Opinions Panel is a great source of earning Linden Dollars for your Second Life. For those not familiar to First Opinions Panel, it is a survey/research group in Second Life and it pays residents for answering surveys. To participate, you must first become a member and you can do that by signing-up here. Members are paid 500L$, even more, per survey. Unfortunately for me, I don’t get that many survey invites. It must be because my profile doesn’t match any of their clients survey requirements but that doesn’t stop me from earning Linden Dollars from them.
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January Earnings From First Opinions Panel
A few days ago while searching for new ways to earn linden dollars, I stumbled upon Cube Surveys. The surveys they offer are very easy to answer and can be completed in 5 minutes or less. The pay per survey isn’t very high though. It’s only at 20L$ per survey and when I was there they only have one survey available but I believe that they’re still in the process of building the place.
Surveys are taken inside small booths and you need to take a sit to initiate the survey. The survey, like many surveys in Second Life, will load in an external web page. Answer the questions truthfully and after you finish you need to touch a box, or in this case a safe, which is in the booth to claim your pay.
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I was wondering why I wasn’t getting any survey invites from Reperes-Second Life, so I sent an instant message to Reperes Link and asked her about it. By the way, Reperes Link is a Research Executive at Reperes-Second Life.
Today, I received a reply from her and according to her Reperes-Second Life is still very much alive and kicking (not exactly her words but something like that). As I understand it, they are still processing the data they’ve collected from the surveys conducted last September and October.
My guess is, that once they’ve finished processing the surveys conducted from the previous 2 months they’ll again send out survey invites to their members.
If you are not yet a member and you wish to join Reperes-Second Life then just drop by 3 Stars and a Sun and touch the Reperes-Second Life sign to register. Joining Reperes-Second Life is FREE!
And, while you’re at 3 Stars and a Sun take the opportunity to sign up with First Opinions Panel and Earn2Life.
You can also learn more about Reperes-Second Life and watch a video of their HQ here.
Thanks to Andy Evans, First Opinions Panel and to those that signed up with my referral link I was able to pay a 1 week advance in my land rent today.
Checking my e-mail, I saw a message from Andy Evans informing me that 5 people signed up with First Opinions Panel with my referral link and I was paid 500L$ for it. Since I am not getting that many survey invites from First Opinions Panel, in fact zero invites this month, the Linden Dollars coming from referrals are very much welcome and appreciated. It means I can upload more textures for my creations and pay my land rent on time and sometimes in advance.
You too can earn some Linden Dollars for your Second Life through First Opinions Panel either by doing surveys and/or through referrals. To do so, you must first sign up with First Opinions Panel by completing a simple survey here.
Don’t forget that you must have a Second Life account to receive payment from First Opinions Panel. So, if you are not yet a resident of Second Life then sign up here.
Once you are signed up with Second Life you can also sign up withe the following to earn more Linden Dollars:
And to further boost your Second Life earning capacity you can either get a job at Second Life Jobs or if you are lazy or just don’t want to work you can find a Camping spot and camp at Second Life Camping.
You can also drop by at 3 Stars and a Sun to pick up some FREE items to get you started in your Second Life and to make some money through the many Free Linden ATMs. You can also camp at 3 Stars and a Sun for some Linden Dollars. It’s not much but it’s easy Linden Dollars for you. 
3 Stars and a Sun is the name of my place in Second Life and I’ve made some changes/additions to it.
The following Free ATMs are now available for everyone to use. You can earn Linden Dollars from using them by completing offers and/or surveys. The only problem is that most of the offers and surveys available are limited to a few countries but still some of them have offers and/or surveys for international users from time to time.
There is also an Earn2Life ATM where you can register and withdraw your earnings from Earn2Life.
You can earn some more Linden Dollars by joining the following:
Touching the Job Board will take you to Second Life Jobs where you can search and browse job openings in Second Life. There is also an Agloco Board and an Earn2Life Board.
There are hundreds of Free Items at 3 Stars and a Sun. You can get hairs, tattoos, bikinis, gowns, dresses, suits, t-shirts, shoes, avatars, textures and a whole bunch of other stuff FREE at 3 Stars and a Sun. All of these FREE goodies are inside the many Freebie Vendor that surrounds the place. Just click on the NEXT button of the Freebie Vendor to cycle through the contents of the Freebie Vendor. I’m pretty sure that there are more than enough FREE items at 3 Stars and a Sun to get a newbie started with his/her Second Life.
I almost forgot the Freebie Network Giver. You can get some nice stuff from it FREE like the Male Skin pictured above.
I’ve also changed the way the inside of 3 Stars and a Sun looks. The picture above shows the ground floor with the 2 huge M&M’s standing guard. The picture below shows the second floor of 3 Stars and a Sun. This is where the Free Linden ATMs and other FREE stuff are placed.
Everyone is welcome at 3 Stars and a Sun.
Let’s face it Linden Dollars (L$) is very important to all residents of Second Life. L$ is the life blood of your Second Life. Without L$, your Second Life experience wouldn’t be as enjoyable as you expect or want it to be.
When you start your new life in Second Life you don’t get any L$. You start with nothing but this case only applies to those who registered with a Basic Account. Those who registered with a Premium Account will get a sign-up bonus of 1,000L$, a weekly stipend of 300L$ and the ability to buy and own Land but still those are not enough. As you go along your life in Second Life, you’ll soon find out that the 300L$ weekly stipend is not enough and then you’ll realize that you need other ways to get or even earn L$ to continue enjoying your newly found lifestyle in Second Life.
Well, the fastest way to get L$ into your account is to purchase them from Linden Labs 1 but what if you don’t want to pay extra since you are already a Premium Member or what if you are a Basic Member with no means of purchasing from Linden Labs? Don’t worry, it’s not the end.
One of the best way to earn L$ is by getting a job. There are thousands of businesses in Second Life. Examples are banks, clubs, whore houses, stock exchanges, malls, and shops but these are just some of it. These businesses needs manpower to function and business owners are always looking to hire people with the necessary skills to fill up various positions like dancers, greeters, promoters, managers, security guards, escorts, writers, graphic artists, programmers, builders, scripters, texturers and many, many more. If you’ve the skills then find the matching job and apply for it. Remember, not all jobs pay with tips. There are many jobs that pays from 500L$ to 10,000L$ per hour but you have to find them and to help you find these jobs visit Second Life Jobs.
Second Life Jobs lists job openings from all over Second Life. It is updated daily and you don’t have to register to view available jobs.
There are many residents in Second Life who doesn’t want to get a job because of various reasons. Maybe they don’t like working for someone, maybe they don’t have the time for it or maybe they are just plain lazy but whatever their reasons may be they still can earn L$ and that is by camping.
There are different forms of camping but the general idea is that you get paid for staying on someone’s land thus increasing his land’s traffic numbers. Camping rates had dropped considerably after the gambling ban which forced thousands of casinos in Second Life out of business but there are still many good camping spots out there like the ones found here and here.
Contests are great and it is fun. Trivia, Best in Theme, Landscaping, Logo Making and Writing are just a few of them. My favorite contest is the Best in Theme and you can get an idea of it here.
Research Panels or Groups conducts research studies through surveys and the results of these studies are used by businesses both in Second Life and in Real Life. Earning potential from these groups ranges from 250L$ to 10,000L$ per completed survey and sometimes bonuses are awarded depending on the survey.
At Earn2Life you earn money by completing free offers. These offers will be to sign up with various companies online. You are only to sign up with those that you are really interested in. You will get paid L$20 - L$100 depending on which country you are from and your membership level for every offer you take.
With Earn2Life, you can earn up to 2,000L$ per day just by completing offers and the earning potential grows as your membership level increase. Visit Earn2Life to learn more.
Hippie Pay, MyLindens and the Money Egg are the most popular form of paid surveys in-world. You don’t have to sign-up to take a survey. All you have to do is find one of their ATMs, touch it to get the survey link, complete the survey and get paid after.
The problem with these paid survey service is that not everyone can do them. They cater mostly to US Second Life residents and to a few non-US Second Life residents.
This is rather a different way to earn L$. It is the reverse of camping. Instead of staying in one place, with Hoppy Pay, you get paid by hopping (teleporting or moving) from place to place. Learn more about Hoppy Pay.
Getting paid with L$ to post is something that is new to Second Life and Slam-X offers that to it’s members but Slam-X is not all about getting paid to post. Getting paid to post is just a small part of what Slam-X is really about. Visit Slam-X to learn more.
The most important thing that attracted me to Second Life is the ability to create and build things in-world. I find it fascinating and intriguing that is why during my first weeks I did nothing but learn how to build objects in Second Life. In fact, I started 3 Stars and a Sun as a personal Sand Box.
Good creators like builders, scripters, fashion designers, landscapers, texture and skin makers can always put up a shop to sell their creations or they can offer their skills to other businesses that needs them.
There are other ways of earning L$ in Second Life like setting up a business but that’s too complicated and takes a lot of time. Another way and also an easy way to earn L$ is to become an Escort but I wouldn’t suggest that path unless of course you really want to. A much more easy way to earn L$ is to beg for it but again I also wouldn’t suggest it. What I can suggest is, if you have a blog or a website, that you blog about it. You’ll earn linden dollars from referral links like for example First Opinions Panel pays 100L$ for every new member you refer. Another example is Slam-X which pays 50L$ per referral.
Earning or getting Linden Dollars to finance your Second Life is not that hard and with the ways mentioned above, I hope you earn enough linden dollars to fully enjoy your Second Life.