tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790389324116954992.post5848830726628598620..comments2023-01-18T11:43:16.380-06:00Comments on WTBGold: Do You Know What "Gold Per Hour" Really Means?WTBGoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983213340545465443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790389324116954992.post-84899897168596927242014-10-30T21:31:52.723-05:002014-10-30T21:31:52.723-05:00Hey PhatLewts, thanks for reading. I'm not sur...Hey PhatLewts, thanks for reading. I'm not sure if I agree with you in the most contradictory was possible or if I disagree with you in the most agreeable way possible, lol. Anyways, yah, GPH is usually a misleading statstic, but it's not being used intentionally to lure anybody in, that's the job of good copy-writing, which any blogger, youtuber, or website owner should be doing to attract viewers anyways (within reason and with a moral compass, i.e. copyblogger and quicksprout's guides). There just isn't a feasible alternative for a statistic in the community and that's what I'm trying to point out.<br /><br />I think it's a great idea to work in travel time and auctioning time, but how could we do it as guidemakers since we don't know who our audience is? We all use TSM but our audience doesn't necessarily. We don't know which server they're on, so we don't know how many repostings an item will take to sell. This is something I considered in my Infinite transmog farming video (the AQ20 guide, check it out) but I opted to just go with a variable GPH depending on how quickly someone might run the dungeon in, since that seemed like a reasonable way of displaying the same concept of a range.<br /><br />Tycoon. I have massive beef with Tycoon, since I'm pretty sure Dynasty has bought almost 1,000 dislikes on my videos, and the same number on at least 4 other Youtuber's channels. The product itself I actually don't have a problem with. It's a decent addon with a few unique features. If $50 doesn't mean anything to you and you already use TSM, go for it. Really shady marketing though, yah. <br /><br />In short, I think we're on the exact same page, but coming at it from different angles. Do you think there could be anything we bring to Stormspire to actually make this more than just a thought/rambling on a blog post?WTBGoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983213340545465443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790389324116954992.post-28013461930947919782014-10-30T11:53:46.507-05:002014-10-30T11:53:46.507-05:00I have always thought that GPH is an inherently mi...I have always thought that GPH is an inherently misleading statistic and is 99% of the time used to lure in amateur gold making viewers. <br /><br />Of course sale time should be factored in because you simply cannot turn most farmed items into liquid gold quickly, minus things like current expansion ore/herbs etc.It takes time for you to not only post them, but a fraction of the time it took to learn TSM, the time to empty the mails, and the time to run back and forth, the time it takes for TSM to scan the AH and the time it takes to post the item. It adds up. I haven't watched yours, but most videos don't even clock the time it takes to get from say Shrine to their farming spot, when this is <i>indeed</i> part of the gold making activity. <br /><br />I didn't watch this particular video, but I know you're more knowledgable than the average guy who says he can make 50,000 gold per hour and the video ends up being an advertisement for the Tycoon addon. To me a credible gold maker does not need a GPH statistic to make a video/strategy valid, but if you need it to attract more traffic, so be it. Phat Lewtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283348281162957528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6790389324116954992.post-92190027935926653922014-10-29T20:17:17.633-05:002014-10-29T20:17:17.633-05:00A few things. First I always like a "wrap up&...A few things. First I always like a "wrap up" showing the items and what they may be worth. Using a place like Wowuction or The Undermine Journal to search for average prices and listing those as well as a total might make your total more believable (I haven't watched the video you mention). The other thing is to caveat in your video ("I'm a fairly experienced gold-maker. Your results may vary."). In addition adding some guesstimated time for things like AH posting might make it more realistic. I never did many of these types of videos because I always felt I was being a bit disingenuous. Hope that helps and keep up the good work!iiimjiiimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057369867933781407noreply@blogger.com