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Introduction to Secret Gold Guide

Secret Gold Guide is one of the newest gold guides to hit the market, produced after the launch of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. The author, Hayden Hawke, is a long time WoW player who felt frustrated with the amount of outdated and irrelevant information many other guides provided.

The guide is regarded as one of the best organized on the market, giving an overview of each gold farming method and then expanding to talk about how the techniques can be implemented.

Accessibility

To utilize the guide to its full effect, readers must already have a basic knowledge of World of Warcraft and some of the common terminology that is used. However, the guide assume the reader is a completely newcomer to gold farming and the techniques that are introduced.

The guide walks the reader through all the necessary techniques to become a proficient gold farmer, but the real value of this guide lies in the supplementary manuals – over 150 pages of extra material. These cover the gathering professions, fishing, cooking and crafting in great detail, leaving the reader in no doubt of how each area can be profited from.

The guide also has an interesting manual on “Dual-Boxing”, which is particularly useful for those who aren’t familiar with the term or practice.

Ease of Use

An absolute newcomer to World of Warcraft may struggle to figure out the terminology used in this guide, and implement basic techniques that the author assumes the reader to know. However, the guide does refer to additional online resources that can provide this information for first-time players.

The writing is conversational, making it very easy to read. The fact that the guide is so well broken up into different sections, and conveniently linked up with the guide’s chapter navigation, makes it ideal to browse through and pick up specific tips and techniques.

Value For Money

At the time of writing, Secret Gold Guide sells for $47.00 with free lifetime updates for all major patches and expansion packs. This is a mid-range price for gold guides today, with some less-detailed guides selling for $5-$10 less, and more extensive combo-guides (which include leveling and PVP info) selling for considerably more.

At over 350 pages (including the supplementary guides) this is a bargain for any World of Warcraft player looking to build up their pile of gold and enhance their enjoyment of the game.

Overall Effectiveness

As the guide has been compiled and published after the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, all the content provided is relevant and can be put into action. The guide covers all major aspects of gold farming, including a few unique techniques that aren’t explored in other guides.

The guide is ideally suited to a player with little existing knowledge of gold farming or trading via the Auction House. It provides an excellent foundation and supports development of your gold farming skills, to the point where you can be making hundreds of gold each week.

Those who have previous experience and want to explore the most advanced farming strategies may be disappointed with this guide, as it mainly focuses on intermediate strategies. Those who learn from this guide will become excellent gold farmers, but might not acquire the same knowledge from more advanced guides.

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Visit the Secret Gold Guide web site to view sample chapters, read user testimonies and learn more about the guide.