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12/30/2011

My New Source for Heavenly Shards

Vicious Amberjewel Bands. Mat prices to craft this PVP ring are coming in line with (and often even dropping below) the value of Heavenly Shards. Also disenchanting them with the Bountiful Bags guild perk will sometimes procs extra Heavenly Shards. Read more past the jum...
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12/27/2011

Great Mogging Finds: The Huge Thorium Battleaxe

Today I wanted to share a mogging item I've been having good success selling: The Huge Throium Battleaxe. This item can be crafted by almost any Blacksmith in the game but I doubt if anyone on your server is selling it. Head past the jump for my experience selling the Huge...
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12/23/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 024

Episode 024 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux and Keelhaul bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies. In this week's episode we discuss transmogrification, transmogrification and more transmogrification. And...
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12/20/2011

Power Word: Gold 2011 Year End Review

In this long-form (48 min) video I discuss the Power Word: Gold 2011 year end review as well as look forward to what 2012 may bring for PW:G and the World of Warcraft gold-making community at large. How did 2011 treat you and what do you look forward to in 2012? Let us know in the comments below (or even better create your own 2011 year end review video and post a link). Like...
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12/18/2011

New Star Wars: The Old Republic Section of Power Word: Gold Launched

In preparation for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Old Republic we've launched a new section of Power Word: Gold dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of the SWTOR economy. You can find it at tor.powerwordgold.net. We are excited about this new section mainly because...
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12/16/2011

25 Must-Follow Gold-Making Twitterers

A shot of our tweetdeck this morning. Since we started the @PowerWordGold twitter account at the beginning of the year we've seen a large increase in the amount of gold-makers (bloggers and players alike) who are joining twitter. A wonderful milieu of gold making goodness...
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12/13/2011

Keelhaul's Big Flippin' Mogging List

Image Source: Warcraft Looks Today's guest post was written by "The Mogfather" AKA Keelhaul (twitter: @DEazeroth). If you like this post be sure to visit his blog: Disenchanting Azeroth. We finally have the list we've all been clamoring for: Keelhauls list of mogging items he's been...
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12/11/2011

Building A Valor Bracer Shopping List

In this video "WoW Gold-Making - Auctionator & Wowhead For Shopping Lists" I go over how to use Wowhead's item search filters to find bind-on-equip (BOE) item level 397 bracers (known as "Valor Bracers") and add them to an Auctionator shopping list. (The filter I build in the video can be found here.) I build these type of shopping lists to quickly find...
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12/08/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 023

Episode 023 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux, Gimp and Faid bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies. In this week's episode we discuss how World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 has affected the economy, motivations for making...
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12/04/2011

How The Economics of Dreamcloth Are Changing

While working on one of my two tailors today I made a fairly startling discovery. The economics of creating Dreamcloth have completely changed. I first heard rumblings about this via @ssmith0911 and @msherretz on twitter. Basically the way I made Dreamcloth before Patch 4.3 very...
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12/02/2011

My Mailbox Tactics For Tracking Sales

In this video I go over my own techniques for using the addons Postal and My Sales to quickly keep track how my sales are going. Here is an image of the Postal settings I discuss about in the video. (As a side note: I was experimenting with using a new technique for doing...
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11/30/2011

Introducing "The Power Word: Gold Chronicle" - The Latest Gold-Making News All In One Spot

I was laying in bed the other night and I had one of those ideas that literally keeps you up at night. I knew right then that no matter how late it was I had to get up and build what was in my head. The fruits of my labor are The Power Word: Gold Chronicle. (Read today's as well...
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11/29/2011

WoW Gold-Making Changes In Patch 4.3 Megapost

Another patch day means another Power Word: Gold Patch Megapost. Whether you live in  the EU or are stuck at work strap in and get your F5 keys ready. I've been sufficiently caffeinated and have appropriate patching/posting music. My ear's...
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11/27/2011

The State of Gold-Making Blogging As 2011 Closes

After adding another new gold-making blog to The World Of Warcraft Gold Blog Directory (as well as updating the activity levels on the directory) I had to stop and take a bit of time to write a little about the tremendous blossoming of gold-making blogs we've seen over this...
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11/26/2011

Introducing Croda's Free Inscription Gold Guide

Today's guest post was written by Croda (twitter: @marketsforgold) from marketsforgold. If you would like your guest post included on Power Word: Gold feel free to contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. Today I have launched Croda’s Inscription Gold Guide.  It is...
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11/20/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 022

Episode 022 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux and Faid along with guest Eluniar bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies. In this week's episode we discuss making gold with Leatherworking and Valor Points, take a look...
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11/18/2011

Confessions of a Mogging Fiend

Today's guest post was written by Keelhaul (Twitter: @DEazeroth). If you would like your guest post included on Power Word: Gold feel free to contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. When transmogrification was announced I was really intrigued.  Obviously. Right? I mean...
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11/16/2011

[White Ribbon] - Heart of Gold

With one voice, as one community, we are speaking out and working to end violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign The White Ribbon Campaign International White Ribbon on Twitter Below are the blogs that participated in today's show of support. Power Word: Gold - [White...
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11/12/2011

For-Pay WoW "Gold Guide" Obliterated By Faid

Watch as Faid (from Nerf Faids) completely obliterates the credibility of this for-pay "gold guide". (Also check out Faid's corresponding blog post.) All I could think after watching Faid's video was get 'em a body bag. Unfortunately there will be people out there who will be suckered into buying guides like this. Thanks to Faid's hard work I know I won't have...
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11/06/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 021

Episode 021 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux and Faid bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies from the last week. In this week's episode we discuss the introduction of the bind-on-equip Guardian Cub pet available from...
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11/04/2011

Costs To Switch Alchemy Specializations Increased On 4.3 PTR

Below is a reader email we received outlining the changes they found on the PRT related to new quests for switching your alchemy specialization. While it looks like the travel involved in switching specializations has gone down the costs for changing have gone up by...
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10/31/2011

Sinister Squashling: Trick or Treat?

As reported by Cold there is a chance the Sinister Squashling may become Bind of Equip (BOE) in patch 4.3. If this does indeed happen then there will be a market for selling the pet on the auction house. Read on past the jump to find out more about preparing to profit from this...
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10/24/2011

The Undermine Journal - A Beginners Guide and Video

Today's guest post and video were created by reader (and erstwhile podcast guest and contributor) Ruls. Follow Ruls on twitter at @formerruling. If you would like to write a guest post for Power Word: Gold contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. When I first considered making a set of videos related to gold making I knew I wanted to first focus on demystifying the process. There...
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10/16/2011

Epic Gem Design Info From The PTR

Image source: MMO Champion. (Click to Enlarge) Thanks to out twitter peep @GavinNeilGray for tipping us off that MMO Champion is reporting new information from the PTR about where the epic gem designs may come from in Patch 4.3. Regular epic cut designs will cost (5) Illustrious...
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10/14/2011

Reader Gold Milestone - Snnowman Hits 550K

Today's guest post was written by reader Snnowman of the Frostmane server. If you would like to write a guest post for Power Word: Gold contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. What started as a way to fund my many alts ended in a quest for more. I got on my gold making kick off...
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10/10/2011

How To Boil A Frog - Thoughts On Tradable Blizzard Store Pets

Blizzard announced today that they are going to be selling a pet for real money that can be traded (BOE). I just wanted to take a few minutes to comment on this latest offering from the Blizzard Store and what it may mean to the future of World of Warcraft. Read on for ...
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10/09/2011

Going Into Low Power Mode

Owing to current and upcoming real-life circumstances as well as a recent decline in my available World of Warcraft playtime I've decided to put Power Word: Gold into a sort of "Low Power" mode for now. This means posting will be done on an "as needed" basis. When something strikes...
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10/05/2011

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 - My Example Of Excellence For Over 13 Years.

Apologies for going a little off topic but we all lost a shining example of excellence today. On the Apple website announcing Steve Job's passing was the following: If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com. Below...
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10/02/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 020

Episode 020 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux and Faid bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies from the last week. In this week's episode we discuss how epic gems might come into the game, Blizzard's philosophy on exclusivity,...
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9/30/2011

Raw Cataclysm Gems Can't Be Vendored On PTR

As reported on twitter by @JoshDJX Cataclysm uncommon and rare gems on the PTR currently show as having "No Sale Price" and can not be sold to vendors. I hopped on the PTR and can confirm I am seeing the same thing. It seems that lower raw gems may not...
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9/28/2011

Breaking Down The Datamined Epic Gem Information

World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 is now available for testing on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and with new PTRs comes people who "mine" the data contained in these new patches to bring us lots of new and exciting information. In the last few days there has been a flurry of new information...
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9/27/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 019

Episode 019 of The Power Word: Gold Podcast. Your host flux brings you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies from this last few weeks. In this week's episode flux discusses how he's been making gold this week, the news of epic gems in 4.3 and...
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9/23/2011

One-Handed Mace Mog Flipping Recommendations

Today's guest post was written by Keelhaul who runs the blog Disenchanting Azeroth (Twitter: @DEazeroth). If you're interested in writing a guest post for Power Word: Gold please contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. Today we are going to be listing the one-handed...
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9/21/2011

Recommended One-Handed Swords To Sell For Mogging

Today's guest post was written by Keelhaul who runs the blog Disenchanting Azeroth (Twitter: @DEazeroth). If you're interested in writing a guest post for Power Word: Gold please contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. Today we are going to be listing the one-handed...
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9/19/2011

Ghostcrawler: Epic Gems To Be Individual Drops From 4.3 Raid Bosses

It's official (kind of): Epic gems in 4.3 will have a small chance to come from a "geode" individual players will get each time they kill a 4.3 raid boss. This means that (at least initially) there will be no way for gold-makers to "farm" or produce epic gems (unless they...
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9/18/2011

Good Morning! (Or Could It Be Evening?)

Today's guest post was written by Alyzande from The Gold Queen. Today's Power Word: Gold post can be found over on Epidermuss' blog Wragstoriches. Timing is everything.  It has always been the key between making lots of gold and making LOTS of gold.  Know when...
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9/15/2011

What Makes a Mogging Item Worth Selling?

With mogging coming in Patch 4.3 many of us have been talking about the potential of items increasing in value due to their desirability as transmogrification items. Today's reader question asks how we should be determining which items to pick up now for resale after Patch...
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9/13/2011

The Power Word: Gold Podcast - Episode 018

Episode 018 of The Power Word Gold Podcast. Your hosts flux and Jokine along with guest Ruls bring you the latest World of Warcraft gold-making news, tips and strategies from this last week. In this week's episode we discuss how we've been making gold this week, flipping...
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9/09/2011

The Shape of The Mogging Market And Staves

Today's guest post was written by Keelhaul from Disenchanting Azeroth. If you would like your guest post featured on Power Word: Gold contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. First, a few market observations. After an initial wave of BoE sales, things have slowed down...
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9/08/2011

Dealing With Super Competitive Glyph Markets

Today's gold-making question comes from a reader who's just started on the road to glyph profit but ran into some pretty scary competition. The glyph market can be one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the whole game. Read on past the jump to to read their question...
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9/04/2011

Selling Classic Raid Runs To Moggers

Today's guest post was written by Keelhaul from the Disenchanting Azeroth blog. If you would like your guest post featured on Power Word: Gold contact us at powerwordgold@gmail.com. Throwback gear in 4.3 actually breathes new life into throwback gold-making opportunities for experienced...
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