I have been asked to help local residents (real people) learn to make Avatars and perhaps items for sale in Second Life. Is there really a problems setting up businesses?
I am not amused at any clueless people who answer this question. This is a serious question and IDK or what is SL are not appropriate answers.
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Wow... lots of clueless answers already...
It should go without saying that if some of the people answering your question don't know what Second Life is or have never used it themselves, there's really little point in them answering your question in the first place.
That said...
I've never owned a business in Second Life myself, but I've had SL friends who have, or still do. You have to invest money and time in order to have a business in SL, just as you do in RL (real life). If you own your own parcel of land for the business, that costs money. It takes time to create the things you're going to include in your store or business, depending on what that is. You need to advertise--and one way many people do that is to have a little "mini-store" within several malls that house many businesses, and include links and landmarks to your primary business with the packaged merchandise you're selling--as well as notecards explaining the use of the merchandise and how to contact you.
The best thing I would suggest, first, is to spend time exploring businesses in Second Life that relate to what you want to do, and talk to the owners. There are also business groups within Second Life that help provide a pool of support and expertise. There are many resources out there that you can tap... and if I know all this without ever having run a business in Second Life myself, imagine what you can learn by going into SL and talking to business owners!
Best of luck to you, and with your venture.
EDIT: ... and the clueless answers just keep on coming. Guess there's a lot of "LOL, thx for the 2 pts, kthxbai!" people trolling Y! Answers today. I think only one or two other answerers thus far have demonstrated that they even have a clue what Second Life is...
EDIT: Brian T, Rey, Dipi S... read the question more carefully, and the other answers. The asker is not wanting to know about a second "life business". He's asking about businesses in SECOND LIFE. Do you even know what SECOND LIFE is?? Good lord. I'm sure you meant well with your answers--and they're at least better than "huh?"... but you need to take the time to bother to understand the question. I've never seen a question about Second Life get THIS many clueless answers before... is the "Duh Brigade" out in force this week, or something?
noone
Hey Richard long time no talk, and that's because i am busy in second life. I don't have a business and am not a premium member so i don't own land, but u don't have to own land to have a business. I do have a nice avatar with lots of inventory though. Love to see u in second life some time. I have not learned out to build things in second life yet but i have lots of fun going to clubs and meeting people.
Haris
Second Life is a 3D virtual world where people use avatars to explore and commune with other people. It's often lumped in with such online games as World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies (which insiders refer to as "massively multiplayer online role playing games" or MMORPGs), but it's a different beast. There's no slaying of dragons to level up a character or collecting weapons to prepare for battle, but you can buy and develop online real estate, import images to craft your own in-world creations, or attend a drum circle with avatars created by users from all over the world. Based on the futuristic Metaverse from Neal Stephenson's seminal sci-fi novel Snow Crash, Second Life aims to truly be a second life for users, with opportunities for both work and play.
Dipi s
Thank you,Richard for posting me this question and hope everythings well at your end.
Yes,I do own a second life Business and for a very long time I always had a passion to specialize in Mendhi/henna/Nail art and temporary tatoos,I am an artistic person and am good with designs,so I learnt doing the hobby courses on the mentioned passion and have now on freelancing basis do own this art of second life business.
I am studying at present and at same continuing working and doing this second life business as mentioned and am very much enjoying and doing very well.Its giving me satisfaction and happiness.I am game for it.
As per your query and As far to my knowledge,Second life Business would be a side business or a hobby or personal or passion life business.
And as far it does not hamper your first business (main career)and your making a good earning out of it.
Second life businesses should be carried on.
frogman
For those who don't know yet, Second Life is an online game (sort of) that you get to create and participate in activities with other people, letting you have a sort of second life, hence the name.
Back to the question: Sorry, I don't acctually have one so I don't know much about it other than the basics. I thought that I might as well help explain what it is to those who don't know. I hope you can find what you need to know though.