You should forget about gold farming until you’re level 40+, settle for the second-rate quest gear and wait until you’re a higher level, right? WRONG!

Low level gold farming can be a fun and profitable experience from level 15-20 onwards for both Horde and Alliance characters. You won’t be able to achieve the same results you could at a higher level, but if you’re new to the game its great practice for making the big money later in the game.

Here are 5 tips to help you profit from low level gold farming:
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1.    Don’t Start Too Early

It’s a sad fact that, unless you’re an Auction House mule, trying to farm gold before level 10 is time badly spent. You can easily power through to level 10 within a few hours with the coin and items you pick up along the way.

At levels 10-15 you will start to see better returns on grinding and quest rewards, but this level range is best spent upgrading your skills (see the Gathering advice below).
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2.    A Full Bag = An Empty Purse

Vendoring items is a key part in earning your first few gold, and keeping space in your bag is essential. Every time you pass or come near to a vendor you should be selling every bit of vendor trash you have, even if it’s just a few pieces. Make this a habit and you will soon see why effective gold farmers learn this rule as early as possible.

If you’re far from a vendor and your bag is already full, don’t be afraid of getting rid of lower value items to make room for more valuable ones. It may seem wasteful, but until you’ve got ample bag space it’s something you’ll have to do.
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3.    Gather Up Some Gold At The Auction House

At levels 10-15 you should focus your efforts on leveling up a gathering skill to 75. This will put you in an excellent position to start selling on stacks of gathered items at the AH to richer, higher level characters (or low level twinks).

Which one should you choose? Both Herbalism and Skinning are reasonable choices for you to pick up auctionable materials along the way, but for real profits you should consider Mining. Recent updates have seen an increased demand for both Copper and Tin Ore, with stacks selling for as much as 2g.

Install the Gatherer Addon to view plants and veins (and treasure locations) you can collect from on your minimap.
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4.    Grinding Defias Trappers (Alliance Only)

These pesky mobs gather around the Windmill in Westfall, occasionally dropping some decent weapons and armor, but most importantly dropping A LOT of linen cloth. Stack this up and make your way over to the Auction House.

This method alone can make you up to 5g per hour.

You should be able to take the mobs from level 10, but for best results we advise waiting until 15 so you can plough through them quickly.
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5.    Light Feather Farming (Horde Only)

Light Feathers are sought after by Mages and regularly sell on the Auction House for around 1g per stack. The Great Plainstriders who drop them (located near the Crossroads in the Barrens) are level 10 mobs and can be easily killed whilst you’re still level 10-12. Take into account that the drop rate for Light Feathers is 90%+ and you have a very lucrative low level farming spot.

These mobs have also been known to drop leather and certain recipes, which are also auctionable and can add sizeable amounts to your earnings.
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We hope this short low level gold farming guide has been useful to you and will prepare you well for later levels – but this is just the tip of the iceberg! For a more complete strategy that will have you farming maximum gold from levels 10 – 80 you should check out Warcraft Millionaire. This comprehensive guide covers everything from grinding to professions, Daily Quests to dominating the Auction House.

Brad Johnson was the first WoW gamer to reach the gold cap (214,748 gold 36 silver 47 copper) for a single player and documents his techniques in his 200+ page guide. It is widely regarded as essential reading for serious gold farmers and was recently upgraded to cover all new content in Wrath of the Lich King.

You can learn more about Brad and Warcraft Millionaire by visiting his official web site.