How to Turn Herbalism into a Gold Machine
Herbalism is one of the different professions you can choose when playing WoW. Herbalism is a great profession for both newbies and experienced players. For newbies it allows you to start making money right away, and more experienced players can use this profession to make massive amounts of gold.
If you are just starting out and have already decided you want to pursue Herbalism, I suggest you choose Undead as your race if you are with Horde and Human race if you are with the Alliance. Tauren are another good option as they start with a 15 point bonus in this profession.
If you want to pair two professions together to get the best combination for making gold, then I suggest you link Herbalism and Mining. This combination allows for fast gold production in short periods of time when used wisely. If you want to use your herbalism profession to create something of value, you should combine it with Alchemy.
Before you start your profession you’ll need to be level 5. Initailly you won’t be able to search for any herb other than Silverleaf. You can find Silverleaf by hitting the “find herb” command which become active on completion of the Herbalism training. Silverleaf has more monetary value than copper so use this as a money making tactic when you first start out.
Silverleaf can be found not to far from the starting areas. A stack of 20 Silverleaf herb can be gathered in 7 – 8 minutes and will sell upwards of 1g in the AH (Auction House). I know it doesn’t sound like much but it’s pretty darn good for a new character that’s just starting out.
An important thing to remember is that the value of these types of herbs changes as the in-game economy changes. If you can’t get much for your herbs one day, come back the next and try again. When you start out with the Herbalism profession you will spend a long time searching for these low value herbs, after a littler perseverance however, you’ll soon be able to search for rarer herbs such as the Black Lotus and Ghost Mushrooms (search for these in the Hinterlands). These will allow you to make much more money much more quickly.
If you are looking to make a lot of gold, or just enough to get you by, Herbalism is a great option. Be persistent and level up your Herbalism skill and you’ll soon be able to make decent amounts of gold in next to no time using this skill.
