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Gold Queen BRB

The Gold Queen blog is going into hibernation for a few short weeks because I want to focus on Legion prep I have a Legion Alpha invite (from Zarhym, ty <3) I have a whole new website to build for this I've been suffering from severe…

2015 in Review

2015 in Review Looking back at 2015, it was an amazing year. What did I do in 2015? Re-started Livestreaming on Twitch and gained my first 1,000 followers.  Inspired by WKJezz and Nomanis especially. Connected with 4,000 people on Twitter. Came…

10 Year Anniversary Party

Your invitation to my 10 Year Anniversary Party I started playing World of Warcraft in October 2005 and rolled my first character, a purple haired night elf druid. She is still my main today. That's 10 years playing the same character…

Getting to Know Your Queen

Gold Queen Trivia Time! Hello Warcraft Players My real name is Alyzande, you can call me Sandy. I've been writing TGQ since 2010 and realised that most of you don't know much about me. I got the name "The Gold Queen" after a funny…

Here is what happens when Warcraft players decide to help a single mom afford her game subscription.

Here is what happens when Warcraft players decide to help a single mom afford her game subscription. I'm still trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.   Here's the full story from the beginning A very few of you know that I was…
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Thank You

Thank you   A little history The Gold Queen blog was started in late 2010 in response to guild members and then other players on my server asking for help with making gold. Whilst I was happy to share what I had learned so far, it…

Site News Roundup

News Not completely off topic to gold making, a roundup of news and gossip for the gold making community. Guides Alto has released his Gold Guide for free. You can find more about that in his blog post. Whilst Jim from Power Word:…

Hi Honey I'm Home

I'm home from hospital. I'm not recovered and have a lot more healing to do, and some things will never be the same again.  But heck, I'm here and I'm trying. I wrote a lot of gold blog posts from hospital, using a notepad and pencil,…

I give up. NSFW White Ribbon

I've been trying to keep my personal life out of the wow gold blog. Readers want tips for making gold, not my blubbing and whining. Since being in hospital, I've been writing all my posts with pencil on paper, then laboriously tapping them…

World of Warcraft Gold - What's the Fucking Point? NSFW

I was attacked last week by 5 men. It was such a shocking severe attack that I'm writing this from hospital. It even made the national newspapers. (The Sun / The Mirror) I'm officially out of action and the blog is being cared for by  Warcraft…
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World of Warcraft Gold Cap Lifted?

Have Blizzard lifted the Warcraft Gold Cap? World of Warcraft Gold Cap was a traditional way of measuring gold gaming success in WoW.  First set at 214,748g, then raised in Warcraft Patch 4.01 to 999,999g. [update: Blizzard GM forgot to…
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Thank you and Good News

Thank you for all your comments on yesterday's post about the new Mini-Guide.  Writing is all finished, and I'm just distributing it to the guys who offered to preview and help straighten out any last kinks.  This weekend I'll be hunched over…

Completely Distracted Queen

I'm horrendously distracted this week by re-writing the next MiniGuide. Instead of thinking about blog posts, I've been writing and rewriting the newest miniguide.  See, I left the manuscript for the new miniguide on the back seat of a taxi…
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Gold with Guilds Series

Gold with World of Warcraft Guilds Introducing a small series about making gold in world of warcraft in a guild. Guild membership is something that WoW players take for granted, until they have to change guild! This short series is split…
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5 News Nuggets

The Darkmoon Faire isn't on at the moment, but the set of four posts about the ways to make gold there every month remains a popular read. Part 1, the basics | Part 2, Darkmoon Faire Decks | Part 3, Vendors at Darkmoon Faire | Part 4, Fun…
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Proud. Humble. Cranky.

I'm proud of you I'm proud of you H, a member officer in my guild who made friends with me and who I helped with tips and tricks with starting to make gold, mostly in the AH, in world of warcraft.  With just some more hugs and encouragement,…

Elevator Pitch - The Gold Queen

"I'm the Queen of making World of Warcrft gold!  Steal my cheatfree razorsharp strategies for your first million." I'm not 100% happy with my Elevator Pitch. Let me tell you about the process of writing it: I started listing all the descriptions…

Membership of The Gold Queen

Free Membership A short reminder that The Gold Queen website includes a free membership, open to World of Warcraft players who are interested in becoming part of our community of gold makers. Belong to an Elite Gold-making Club Gain access…

Who is The Gold Queen?

My name is Alyzande, I'm a 37 year old single mum living in Cambridge in the UK. Yes, Alyzande is my real name, I'm lucky to have such a lovely name, and the only one in the world. I have two young sons. I've been playing WoW since its release,…

Competition Winner Announced

Thank you everyone for all the entries into the competition to win the Razer Naga MMORPG Mouse.  It was fascinating to read about which parts of gold making concern you the most, and I appreciate you all taking the time to write such detailed…