Top Cataclysm Gold Making Guides (Weeks 1-2 of 2011)

We want to inform our readers about some of the articles we found interesting and informative this week. It would almost be impossible for us alone to report on every single issue going on this week, though we want to try. Our standards for choosing these articles and news stories include well written posts detailing how to make insane amounts of gold, unique ideas, and analysis of the current economy or big picture stuff on making gold in Cataclysm. You cannot buy or plug a spot here; we really wanted to pick articles that would apply to our audience and ones that we would consider writing ourselves but someone beat us to the punch. However you can definitely recommend your favorite ones to us. We sometimes come across these articles while browsing or Googling relevant topics. Please help us figure out what you would like to see coverage on by taking 60 seconds to fill out a quick survey if you haven’t done so yet. So without further adieu, here are our picks for the weeks 1-2 of 2011:

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Cataclysm Gold Making Articles & News

Gold Capped: The effect of mega-blogs on your business – WoW Insider
Great article, we wish we would have written this one ourselves. This one talks about the big picture of making gold and how mainstream information affects you. Are you the efficient and successful auctioneer that is in it for the long run or one that is trying to get rich quick and is spending way too much time at the auction house?

Chaos Orbs and the Crafters Who Have Them – Capped By Cata
Quick tips about Chaos Orbs for crafters

My darkmoon madness – Greedy Goblin
Gevlon’s take on the Darkmoon cards

A Raider’s Perspective – Nerf Faids
An interesting article on gold bloggers and raiding. Here at Warcraft Econ, we definitely see things differently with us being an end-game raider.

Elitest Jerks, and the People that Love Them – Player Vs. Auction House
A great method that we use ourselves to decide how to fill demand, rather than creating it.

Transitive Property Farming – Player Vs. Auction House
We love posts like this one that offers timeless advice no mater what patch or expansion it is.

Can gold making skill translate to the real world? – Saate
Another unique post by Saate. We have recently taken an interest in real world economics and finance.

Old markets are thriving markets – Stockpile
Good items to sell if you are interested in markets not aimed at level 85 players or if you simply have a lower level profession.

The Shuffling Spreadsheet That Killed Them All – The Consortium
The new Cataclysm prospecting spreadsheet in case you haven’t heard about it yet. Estimates profit per stack or for many stacks, gold per hour, and recommendations on whether you should craft or sell the materials. Simply amazing!

One Day As A Transmuter – The Tipped Copper
Great advice for transmute masters. You are a transmute master aren’t you? Also a great post that reinforces the fact that you should have an alt Alchmist for transmutes.

Insider Trader: Make a profit from Cataclysm blacksmithing – WoW Insider
We still consider this an underrated profession, which is why there is huge profit potential here.