5 Awesome Ways to Make Money While Gaming

Gaming is awesome, it's something many of us enjoy spending our free time on. Whether you are playing on a console or a sweet PC, there is fun to be had for everyone. Fortunately, there can also be money to be had. In addition to earning enough money to pay for your various gaming expenses: (games, subscriptions, gaming supplies, hardware, etc) there is also profit to be had for those that know how to find it. As an avid gamer, I've always been looking for ways to both fund my gaming hobby and to create things of value for others while making money at the same time.

You can make money while playing games!

Fortunately for us, this is a great time to earn money through gaming as the market is huge! As gaming continues to increase in popularity, the potential for earning money increases exponentially. It has never been a better time to put your gaming skills to use and earning money from them while having a great time. I'm here to offer you five great ways in which you can earn money through gaming. Be warned, these all require effort and some degree of work.

Write a gaming Ebook 

Writing paid guides in the form of an Ebook is a great way to make money! Several sites such as Killer Guides will allow you to post and sell your Ebooks online for a small commission on sales. Ebook sales are at an all-time high throughout every niche and if you've got inside information on how to excel at a game, a lot of players will pay good money for your content as long as it's well written. Be sure to refine your product before selling it as it will determine whether or not people will buy Ebooks from you in the future.

When creating an Ebook, be sure to write to the best of your ability and provide great, useful content for your customers. If you are great at a game and want to profit from your hard work, writing a useful guide for paying customers is a great way to make a good amount of money. For best results be sure to advertise your Ebook on social media where applicable. Being able to reach customers is very important and social media will play a huge role in generating new leads and sales. 

Stream your favorite games

Streaming can be both very fun and profitable. Outlets such as Youtube and Twitch.tv are among the most popular streaming sites used by most gamers that choose to stream. Streaming games can be both fun and very profitable. In order to stream, you'll need to get some software that will allow you to broadcast your games and share when you play, you should also have a working webcam and a headset with a good microphone in order to interact with your audience. You don't have to be a professional to make money streaming. The keys to success are to either provide helpful insight into the games you play or by simply being entertaining to watch. You should also try to setup as regular schedule in which you stream games in order to build a following.

You should try to interact with your audience as much as possible and answer the questions they ask in chat. Thank them for stopping by if they are leaving and be sure to thank them for following you, it's a great way to keep them coming back for more.

You'll earn money through donations via Paypal or Bitcoin. You should be aware of chargebacks as they are a pain to deal with. As general advice, you should probably only accept donations from regulars that frequent your stream often as a chargeback for a tip will end up costing you $20-100 to pay back the money you were given. Patreon can be a great way to avoid chargebacks while allowing your fanbase to support you and give you donations for the entertainment you provide.

Be sure your internet can handle streaming while playing the games you are playing and that your broadcast is free of lag or stuttering, it will make it much more entertaining to watch and will land you more followers which could turn into generous donators in time.

Use Kinguin Mafia or G2A Goldmine 

Kinguin Mafia and G2A Goldmine are great ways to earn money for gamers! If you are streaming, they can be a great way to subsidize your income while providing great value for your viewers. G2A and Kinguin are both game marketplaces in which third parties can sell game keys or any other in-game items or assets for real money. Because the markets are so competitive, these sites are one of the best ways to get PC games and software for the cheapest prices. 

Kinguin and G2A both have affiliate programs in which you can earn money for sales you refer through their platforms. Furthermore, using G2A and Kinguin will also allow you to earn money up to three tiers down. This means that if you refer a friend that then refers another friend, you'll earn money from both sales. G2A and Kinguin are both great ways to earn money for both streamers and regular gamers alike.

If you're playing a game and help someone out, mention your G2A or Kinguin link to them and tell them that they can get great deals on games through it. The best way to refer people is to help them out in game or befriend them before telling them about it. If you do this, it won't come across as spam and they will be much more likely to join your team and start earning money for you.

You can signup with G2A here.

You can signup with Kinguin here.

Farm in-game resources

Farming in-game resources to sell to others is very common these days. Unfortunately, some games are bad at catching people who use botting to farm resources to sell to others, also, many times selling in-game resources for real world money is against the terms and conditions of many games and can result in a permanent ban. In order to sell in-game assets, you should first find a game in which the developers are friendly to such things, and also a game that you can reliably farm while having a good time. If you're having a terrible time farming in-game assets for real cash, then it probably won't be worth it to you in the long run. Farming can be very tedious, but it can also be very rewarding.

You could also train characters or accounts to high levels and then sell them as premium accounts for large sums of money. If you are great a power leveling and acquiring awesome gear/equipment, you might prefer doing this over simply farming in- game resources. Characters or accounts can sell for a lot of money through third-party markets and selling an account on a game you no longer wish to play can easily help cover your gaming expenses.

If you are going to be doing this method, you should be careful to follow all rules of the games you play as well as take precautions in order not to be scammed. The use of an escrow or third-party site such as kinguin or G2A can be a great way to sell your accounts and in-game assets for real money.

Write gaming articles 

Finally, writing gaming articles can be a great way to earn money while providing valuable content to your fanbase. Whether you want to start your own website and earn money through ads or the development of your own business model or write for an established site, there is money to be made through freelance writing. Most of the sites you will write for if you choose to freelance will pay in either Paypal or Bitcoin. If you want to avoid fees for getting paid, Bitcoin is the better option, but it requires understanding of the technology and how to safely use it.

If you plan on writing articles for money, you'll need to both have authority in the game, and be well-versed in writing and be able to provide great content that is free of spelling and grammatical errors. Many sites will pay $20+ for a 500+ word article if it's well written.

If you plan on establishing your own website, you can start for free on blogspot or go ahead and buy your own domain and hosting through a hosting company. Wordpress can be a very powerful tool which isn't too difficult to learn that will allow you to easily create your own website. You can even integrate Woocommerce on your site to create your own store which supports Paypal payment and will allow you to sell digital goods to customers.

If you aren't sure whether paying for a site would be worth it, start off on a Blogspot for free! You'll still get a good amount of traffic, but you'll have less creative control on your site's appearance and won't have the ability to integrate an automated online store.

Writing is a great way to earn money while sharing knowledge about the games you love! If you aren't sure on whether or not you can do it, reach out to a few sites and ask them what their policy on submitting guest articles is. You'll probably get paid if they choose to publish it and they may even invite you back to write more!

Conclusion 

These are 5 great ways to make money while gaming! There is plenty of money to be earned through sharing knowledge and doing the things you love. While all of these do require work in order to generate profit, they can be a ton of fun to do! Writing about games and sharing your knowledge is both profitable and rewarding, it's a ton of fun to interact with you readers, take suggestions on what to write, and to provide something which genuinely provides value to other people. I wish you the best of luck as you go forward and earn money with gaming! I'll be doing an in-depth article on how to earn with G2A Goldmine and Kinguin Mafia shortly for those that are interested.


Is there anything on this list I missed? Have any questions about anything? Let me know in the comments below!