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Everything listed can and will earn you gold.

Lurking - Lurking is a term used for users who do not frequently post within the forums, but instead spend their time reading the threads. Your activity is minimal, however; you recieve 1-2 gold per page view. It does not matter what page you are viewing within the site of Gaia, be it the forums or the shops.

Posting - At minimum you can post one word or you can create a full topic. The amount of content in your post does not affect the amount of gold you will recieve for each post. You do not recieve gold from responses on your topics. You only recieve gold for the posts you, and you alone, make. Gaia gives you various forums that you can visit, so that you may find users and threads that pertain moreso towards your interestes. It is always best to post in the correct forum your topic belongs in.

Charity Subforum - This forum is dedicated to users asking for, recieving and giving donations. A donation is a gift of gold or items to a user that may need a helping hand. If you are questing, it is always best to create a thread that can track your status in your quest. Users looking to help just might send something your way.
The Exchange - This forum was created to allow users to haggle prices and items in exchange for something else. In order to trade with other users, you must first perchase a Trading Pass. This trading pass costs 500g and you may purchase this pass at the [Bank. Make sure, before attempting to auction or sell an item, that you are aware of that items market value.
The chatterbox - This forum is specifically for spam. You have the option to post anything here provided that it follows Gaias TOS. Remember to always read the forums stickies for a basic outline on what not to do.
Barton Town - This forum is for roleplaying. This gives you the option to use your imagination to the fullest. Want to join in an RP? Browse the forum and find something of interest. You can even host and run your very own!
Minishops - Have skills? Sigs, Profile themes, Pixel art, animations, pets, it's all in high demand! Minishops is dedicated to users selling their skills. Talented in the artistic abilities? A quick and easy way to make gold can even mean taking a few commissions and drawing for users in the exchange of gold. If your not sure on how to create and operate your shop, or how to price what you offer, you can always visit The pricing and suggestions subforum] for help.

Polls - Polls offer gold nearly every time you answer them. Every thread that contains a poll, states so in it's title. In *most* cases, these polls offer a 10g reward, however; your post count affects the time you need to wait to answer another poll. The more active you are on this site, the less you'll have to wait for your 10g.



Towns - Towns offers a variety of options for you. If your just looking for a good conversation or perhaps a new friend, you can use towns as a good way to get into touch with Gaia's users. The most active area in towns is 5 Barton 001000; however, if you are looking to simply earn gold, you can instead roam the vast areas of towns and collect bugs, flowers and trash.
Bugs - Bugs often fly around the maps. Each bug has a different color. You may either sell these bugs or earn enough bugs to obtain inks, which can also be sold.
Trash - Trash is often lying around on the ground within Towns. There are a variety of types and each can earn you a different item that can either be worn or sold in the marketplace. Trash does not require you to purchase anything, in order to obtain them.
Flowers - Flowers grow in Towns. At the flower shop, you may also take the flowers you collect as well as the inks made from bugs and create beautiful bouqets.
Trees, bushes, rocks With the newest version of towns out, you can now "shake" tress, rocks and bushes. Doing this may cause some free gold to drop! Anything that drops is yours, you can gain anything from 1-10 gold from ONE tree! An easy way to earn!


Fishing - Fishing is just that. Fishing. In order to fish, you must first purchase a Fishing Rod, as well as Bait. You can do this Here. Each rod and bait can lead to catching different types of fish. Some can only be caught using certain types and in certain locations. For more information on Fishing, Please visit here.

Slots - Slots is a casino game. In order to play slots you must first purchase tokens at the Casino. Each token is only 1g. Once you get into the slots, you can bet 1-3 tokens. Through this game, you win Tickets that can be exchanged at the Prize and Joy. They can also be sold in the Market.

Black Jack - Black Jack is a casino card game. The goal is to reach 21 before your opponent does. You must also purchase Tokens to play this game. For more information on this game, please visit here.

Word Bump - Word Bump is a spellng game for the most part. Spell words within a time frame to bump up selected letters to the top. You can earn both gold and various credits (which will be used in the future to purchase items).



Random Events - Events happen randomly to every user. These events can give you either gold or items. How do you know you have an event? If you see: eek by your avatar, this is the time to look around. Look for either a Pink Link which can give you 1k in gold or an object floating around on the screen. If you find this, click it and it'll go directly to your inventory. You can either open these to get the item inside or sell them.

The MarketPlace - The market place gives you the chance to open up your very own store, used to sell your items at a set price, rather than haggling in the exchange. In order to obtain this store, you must first purchase a Vendings Liscense (costs 1k). You may purchase this at The Bank. For more information on making a store, Please go here

Guilds - Tired of visiting the forums? Spam bothering you -- or perhaps the attitude of it's users? You can always turn to guilds for a good place to chat. You can either create your own guild towards any subject you'd like (Providing the Gaia TOS. Guilds cost 20k to create) or you can join guilds. Keep in mind that some guilds have a join fee, while others do not. Each guild specifies the fee at the bottom of it's front page. To check out what guilds we have, Please go here.

Profiles - Profiles are the personal pages of users. You can either create your own theme, purchase a theme or use a pre-made theme which you can obtain through tektek (link is at the top of this page). Although you do not recieve gold for every profile comment you recieve, you do recieve gold for every profile comment you make. This process acts very much like polling and can offer 10g or more for your comments.

Donation Letters - Donation letters are always a good investment. Although this is a pay-free site, you have the option to donate money to Gaia. For every $2.50 you give, you recieve a letter in return. These letters are sealed until the end of the month, in which they offer a choice of 2 items. After that month is over, the item is no longer available and is limited. In time, the older these items get (depending on their popularity), their value will increase and you can make a pretty hefty profit. It's always a good idea to invest in these items. Even if you need to purchase the letter via gold, you may do so in the exchange or marketplace.



Avatar Contests - Avatar contests can be held in the chatterbox or the Avatar Talk forums. These contests often have a fee to pay but also give a prize to it's winner. Hosting these can often lead to a small profit, depending on how you price your fees and prize. For example : 10 users x 250 gold fee - 2000 gold prize = 500 gold profit

Art auctions - Depending on the level of your skill and what you offer, you can literally make millions of gold on an art auction. Posting your samples and what you offer, then set an autobid (something really high) will allow users to bid what they think your art is worth. Check out the R&C Auctions forum to get a general idea of an art auction.

Lottos - These generally require a lot of patience. By creating a lotto, you are offering users tickets at a set price. Once all tickets are sold, a winner is chosen (It's always best to use a random number generator to do this) to recieve a large sum prize. These follow the same method Avatar Contests do, but can offer a larger profit to the user who's hosting. For example: Sell 500 tickets for 200g each. Offer a 90k prize, which leaves a 10k profit to the lottos host.

*note; When coming across trades; businesses, exchanges and sales, always be wary of 'to good to be true' offers and deals. Scams happen; as they do on every website. Don't fall victim!

You think its funny but just yesterday there was a user complaining their sister didn't get peasant gloves when she joined stressed sweatdrop

Nice job, thenightsdesire. Hopefully alot of newbies read this. 3nodding

I think stickiness is a hopeless dream but hey, anything is possible sweatdrop xd

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Hm...Sounds like a good idea. I may do that if they don't have a thread similar already ^^

I know it's best to ignore n00bs, I responded as a way to bump the thread ^^

This should be in the letter Newbies recieve when they first join Gaia.