How to Make Real Money in Second Life: Boost Your Business, Market Your Services, and Sell Your Products in the World's Hottest Virtual Community (How to Make . . .)

A primer for tapping the vast business opportunities on Second Life The virtual community Second Life has mushroomed from a small group web experts and graphic designers to a sprawling megalopolis of four-and-a-half million "residents." And while the environment may be virtual, the money can be very real. Real enough for Toyota, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Starwood Hotels, and other blue chip companies to establish a presence here. How to Make Real Money in Second Life shows how players, both big and small, have begun to tap the vast business opportunities available in Second Life. Its gold mine of practical advice explains how you can apply your real-world business know-how to making a killing in this environment. distributed by Syndetic Solutions, LLC

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With a population in the millions and a monthly growth rate of 20 percent, Second Life® is a virtual 3-D world bursting with opportunities in areas like real estate, legal practice, and marketing, corporate connections, and people just like you. This all-in-one guide will show you, step by step, how to use Second Life as an alternative marketplace. Learn how to:



• Create a cool avatar and connect with residents

• Adapt your business for the virtual environment

• Play for profit--and bring your dreams to life

Second Life has mushroomed from a small group web experts and graphic designers to a sprawling megalopolis of four-and-a-half million residents. This work shows how players, have begun to tap the business opportunities available in Second Life. It explains how you can apply your real-world business know-how to make a killing in this environment. Citing the examples of such blue-chip companies as Toyota, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart, a guide to doing business in the virtual community Second Life reveals how to apply real-world business principles for high levels of profit. Original. 15,000 first printing.