Advice No. 3 - OMG Look at my hands and feet - they're huge!!

Are you running around SL with huge hands and feet? Now you're panicking because you don't know the reason why?

Probably you have picked up a demo shape and skin from a shop and chosen "Wear" from your inventory. Because the maker of the shape doesn't want you to wear the shape without paying, they have made the feet and hands too big...

If this has happens to you, the solution is easy: go to your inventory and type "shape" in the search window. Then you will see a list of other shapes to try on, most of which will be far more acceptable than your current "troll" outfit.

Well, the solution is easy, of course, if you know what an inventory is. If you don't know what an inventory is, go back to Square 1.

Advice No. 2 - Be Professional

If you want to succeed in SL business, show people what you can do - whether it be building things, using photoshop as a photographer or making clothes.

An easy way to do this is to post pictures of your previous work to a flickr account. Then you can easily show new customers your portfolio by posting the url in a chat window.

Here, for example, is the flickr portfolio of profile portraits created with photoshop by Gytha Resident.

Advice No. 1 - Get a Good Name

When you join Second Life, spend some time to think of a good name. Don't put numbers in your name because you will probably soon want to get rid of them. Try to find a name that people will remember and that can be easily shortened to make it easier for friends to type.