Step 5: Appearance

Written on 6.3.09 by Six

In a place where you can truly be anything you want to be, you can imagine the large variety of avatars. Today we'll first take a quick tour of the appearance mode and of our inventories.














The following tutorials will provide additional help:
Organize your inventory video tutorial
Changing your appearance video tutorial
Shopping video tutorial
SL Quickstart Guide

Ready to get trendy? Here are 4 ways to fill your inventory with precious prims on a budget.

1. Freebie warehouses: These are places where people (sometimes for promotional reasons and sometimes just because) leave boxes of freebies, dollarbies and cheapies. Often there is significant "lag" in these areas, so be ready! You can generally pick up whatever you like, and it will go into your inventory. Items often come in "boxes". To un-box your items, follow this simple tutorial. If you are in a no rez area, try teleporting to a sandbox. Be sure to keep your inventory tidy and delete items you don't want.

The Free Dove: Gallii(101,87,32)
Freebie Jeebies: Bloom County(69,93,23)
The Gnubie Store: Indigo(198,63,38)
Sarah Nerd’s Freebie Paradise: NineInchNerds(126, 111, 23)

2. Business promotion freebies:












Many businesses offer free items in their stores. It takes some extra travel, and usually they only offer one or two items, but sometimes these can be the best freebies! It also gives you a chance to explore some of the money-making businesses in SL.

Laqroki: Laqroki (82, 200, 29)
KMADD: Kmadd Enterprise (172, 77, 25)

3. "Under 30 Days" freebies: When your new, it's tough getting started. Many business owners offer new avatar kits or freebies if your avatar is less than 30 days old. Usually you have to send a notecard to the owner listing the item you want and your name. Be sure to follow whatever directions you are given completely. Look for signs at the following locations that tell you how to get the freebie.

Adam n Eve: Genesis(68,173,22)

4. Group exclusives: Many businesses have their own group subscriptions. Sometimes you receive a new member gift. Groups will send you updates about the store, new releases, and sometimes free gifts. Be careful! If you join too many groups you may be spammed with notices.

You can also search the web for blogs on SL freebies like The Freebie Telegraph.

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