Exposing the Lies About Making Money on Second Life
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2024
- Can you really make money on Second Life? Absolutely, but it's far from the get-rich-quick scheme some CZcamsrs claim! In this video, I expose the myths and set the record straight about earning on Second Life, especially debunking misinformation from the Melicia At Home channel. As someone with firsthand experience in this ultimate virtual experience, I uncover the truth behind earning thousands using skills in real estate and photography on this platform.
💰 Dive into the complexities and realities of making money in the metaverse. Understand that earning here demands creativity, technical skills, and community engagement. Learn why instant success isn't feasible and why proper research is crucial. Melicia's oversimplifications and lack of engagement show a fundamental misunderstanding of what Second Life is truly about.
👩💻 If you're serious about exploring Second Life, create an account, build your Second Life profile, and navigate with strategic planning. I'll also highlight changes and suggest improvements to ensure you approach this virtual world wisely.
🙏 Shout-out to all collaborators and contributors who’ve made this in-depth analysis possible!
Thank you Wishy and Jordon for helping out. Partially filmed at Unison.
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There is no easy money in this world unless you were born rich. SL is no different. You have to work really hard and put a lot of time into it to see a large return.
I was just watching some of your videos only to find out what SL is about, but HOT DAMN your videos are incredibly professional and most of all informative. I found absolutely nothing annoying or redundant, I think you're on a great path to success so I just had to subscribe. What I really liked was no intro with loud music, loud background music as you speak, excellent video editing, but most important of all I never had to rewind due to my inability to hear/understand you. That crisp grammar and smooth lovely voice will definitely take you places!
P.S. The B-Roll shots of your curvy model are much appreciated lol
🤣 Now every time I am going to do my B-roll i am going to think of this comment 😂 Thank you 🙏
Anyone planning on getting rich from SL is likely to be disappointed. --to me it is far easier to earn in real than in SL. (BTW I've been in SL regularly for years) Bottom line is don't plan on quitting your day job.
And it may have been easier back in the days when there was less competition. Today is a different story.
regarding the logo, in a book named Second lives by Tim Guest , Pathfinder Linden is quoted as saying that " The eye observes the world , the hand shapes it " and that the eye in the hand symbol is embraced by many cultures as a representation of creation springing from knowledge
Maybe I should ask my ex-husband as he is a conspiracy theorist, just for the reaction and see what kind of story he will come up with🤣
There are some who do make thousands but it's very hard and you have to know what you're doing it all depends on the person and their skills.
Many people earn a full-time income on Second Life, but it's definitely not an overnight achievement, and it often requires significant initial investment.
I just posted a dismissive comment in her video comments. The fact that she's regurgitating info scraped from the wiki and reddit shows she knows nothing about SL that is even remotely useful to someone starting out much less with the goal of "making money". Yes it's possible to make a living in SL and I personally know dozens that do, but in every instance they are talented, dedicated, and extremely knowledgeable about SL. And it took them years to reach a point where they were earning an actual income. Her video is deceptive clickbait.
Absolutely. If a newbie decides to visit Second Life based on what they saw in that video, they will find it a bit different than they expected.
Just like in RL, it takes time and commitment to earn money in SL, and most of the time, what you earn in Linden, goes right back into whatever you're building. I say this as a creator in SL and a long time player
This Woman is clueless about SL and it's not As Easy as she thinks it took me over 7years to learn the basics and i had been through hell in trying to make friends and gain knowledge into how it all works i finally understood what i needed to do i got help from a user with over 17years Experience in SL then i started off as a female Avatar a Woman for 2years then i quit returning in 2019 i landed a SL Job As A Club Dancer for Many Groups i earned in Tips by the 1000s per Hour 5years later i own a Private Land A home and work for 5 Club Groups as a Dancer i have earned in the thousands ❤
The bottom line is you have to work hard at Graphic Design knowledge, inner world relationships, and investing up front!
you're the only one bringing good criticism and analysis of secondlife as a platform and experience unlike other youtubers. really good insight for people who are curious about sl
Thank you for this information, very helpful.
She's not wrong on the basics. Avatar was one of the early big movie franchises that generated interest in SL between 2009 and 2010. In world creators also got a boost in as much as they were involved in creating the Avatar skins sims, flora and fauna and the mechanics needed to script particles and animations that helped immerse people into the Pandora world the sims were meant to represent. Sadly, very little of the pandora sims exist, and the last movie, as far as I can remember, didn't partner with SL to do the water world vision of Pandora. Unfortunate because there could have been a community based around it in SL connected with the sea aquatic community.
But yes, you can do the DJing, host events, etc, but you have to have the equipment for it, participate in the communities, and be willing to learn the virtual trades. Hosts can't make a comparable wage as those that host events irl. You can do real life in store marketing and make $16 -$20 an hour, For most hosts, especially starting out, you're lucky to earn $10 for a 2hr hosting gig.
Second Life creators can definitely profit from a movie's popularity by creating related content, but comparing Second Life to the Avatar story-line just doesn't make sense. I have seen some DJ's earning good tips, but you have to build a reputation. The likelihood of becoming an overnight star is slim.
@@secondlifespectrum - It's not a complete apples to apples comparison. However, there is a certain aspect of immersion where we enter into our avatars. Maybe it's not as apparent if more or less a casual SL user that mostly looks at SL as a means to chat with friends around the world, or to partake in virtual shopping therapy.
However, some people have come to enjoy the ambiance of SL. It started in the early days when people would disable the time out function that would automatically log you out. Some would later call it AFKing, but that got used for * ahem * other purposes. So idling is probably the best term for it. It's also just one way to be immersed in SL. Roleplay has also been a favorite form. Although, it has It's quirks, and some prefer to be immersed only into the fiction of it, so it's not the best, or most advisable for a fully immersive experience. That is, to feel like you're 'in' the metaverse, rather than just moving around this virtual doll. It's hard to explain it, but you know when you feel it - like you're no longer just controlling an avatar, but are in some way 'one' with it and you're in the metaverse. And yes, we used the term long before FB/Meta, and neither were we the originators of it. It was also used in Active Worlds, a virtual world that was around before even SL, and was popular for a time in the mid to late 90's. Metaverse apparently started with a book called Snowcrash that, in its depictions of a future world described a virtual world similar to how we understand SL today. However it be, the metaverse is not something any of us own, but it can offer many unique and powerful experiences. Enjoy the experience, but also be careful.
@@JohnCrawford1979 This is going to deep for a comment, but I do get what you are saying.
@@secondlifespectrum -- Sorry, I was trying to raise the conversation up from the low hanging fruit of the video. That is, I don't agree with the execution of the person trying to sell SL as a place to find work, especially not quick and easy. However there is there is a point to be made about the similarities between Avatar the movie and being immersed in one's avatar in SL. That's an innate part of why one might take offense to how SL was presented. It even cheapens the facts that, indeed, yes, sci-fi has been a major influence on the innovations of modern tech. Even Philip Rosedale has said as much, that he saw Terminator, even The Matrix, was somewhat appalled by their dark visions. Yet they were part of what pushed him to create Second Life as a means of showing a more positive way that technology and an immersive metaverse can benefit people.
Don't be sorry, love reading your comments.
I been on second life for 16 years and I made a total of 40 bucks in total, since I been on. I probably made more but I never cashed out during that time. And its not that easy to make thousands of dollars. I have had my own brand a few times. but its not that easy as she claims. Second life is like real life yes, but it is not that simple. i mean you can earn lindens but its takes awhile to earn enough to cash out. its not like you make tons of lindens in one day. she should come into world and see how easy as she claims it is. just to find out its not what she think it might bring to her viewers.
It's kind of like sales. You have to pretty much be all in on the hustle. Today, it seems to be going all these promotional groups and participate in the weekly events on a regular basis. I can only see this as a short term fix because it's too easy to churn out and burn out. This is unfortunately becoming an all too common trend, both with inworld and real world where a bunch of supply is pushed out in hope to maximize profits and demand. But most shoppers know you don't get product when it's just pushed out, but wait for the sales events, because the discounts are just around the corner so as to make room for the next push of new product.
Typical claims of easy money. You can make money if you have excellent 3D skills or become very popular DJ. From someone who never even logged in ( she admits that on her video.}
Here's the thing, it's impossible to comment on an experience you've never had, isn't it? I'd bet she might have found it a bit challenging to just create an avatar.
"Making thousands (of Linden Dollars), living a Second Life", perhaps.
Why does she keep laughing, it almost like she say haha you fool falling down this video
I was wondering that as well.
Melecia at home, needs to shut up. I've never made a cent in SL. And I've been in SL for almost 15 years now. I have a RL and I only use SL to disconnect from RL. and those who can make money with it I aplaude, but it's not that easy. also her laughing after every sentence she says is hateful.
Sounds like a scam.
Also NEVER click on random links.
Also, no one seriously will take a SL job as a real job. You'd probably be laughed at in the real world if you claimed photography and hosting experience on SL. There's no such thing as an SL worker's union, no employee is going to pay for or offer benefits, and OSHA does not exist, nor have any jurisdiction in SL. Thus, you can't say it's 'real'.
You could call it virtual photography akin loosely to graphic design, but as for trying to explain a hostess job ... that would be funny.
@@secondlifespectrum - maybe, but at best, while the majority considers the 'real world' to be the physical world, and doesn't see a viable comparison with a virtual world, at best, one might consider these things hobbies. It's kind of like saying you are a writer, but don't have credentials of a published book or article, or at least from somewhere an employee might consider credible. But you at least have some technical soft skills from the hobby that might be of help.
Her video is like jumping into a car...head into heavy traffic while NEVER having driven before.... She's clueless...and furthermore...she's a wealth of misinformation. I am a 13 year SL resident...and this chick is talking out of the side of her neck. Some of her comments are downright disrespectful to all the creators/designers who have helped to make SL the miraculous fascinating place it has become. Shame on her. Two thumbs down :(
I agree with your take on Second Life, however to trash someone else’s opinion and attempt to explain their own opinion is petty. It’s HER understanding and experience. Why not just do your video with the information you provide without trashing her attempt at what she feels is her take on it!?
I am not trashing her or anyone else, but I do believe in the importance of accurate information. She lacks firsthand experience with Second Life, which makes her perspective incomplete. I mean, after all, how can one fully comprehend something without trying it out, right? Especially since Second Life is a complex platform.
She's been sharing insights picked up from various sources, leading over 300k subscribers to believe that making a fortune on Second Life is a walk in the park. However, it's not that simple. Effort, time, skills, and money are often necessary factors to make money on SL. Imagine the surprise when newcomers find out they first need to create an avatar from scratch, which can be quite daunting given all the options available today.
Yes, there's the Welcome Hub to guide them, but it's not always as straightforward as it's made out to be. I'm confident that seasoned Second Life creators would agree with me on this. These nuances would have been clearer if she had tried to create an account herself.
She has no experience or understanding. She's never even logged in. This isn't a difference of opinion, it's someone who literally is ignorant of a topic and is just saying stuff she assumes based on reading a few webpages. She is giving people incorrect and severely misleading information.