A Newbie's Guide to Gaia Online


 * This is an official welcoming guide for Newbie Gaians. All the text here is copied verbatim from Gaia Online. It features the NPC, The Welcoming Fairy, who sends Private Messages to help new users along and also present them with Gold.

Day 1: "Welcome to Gaia Online!"
Let me be the first to welcome you to Gaia Online! I hope you enjoy your time here! To get started, check out our FAQ / Guide for New Users. It might answer some of the questions you have about how to play!

In addition, for the next 30 days you will be receiving private messages with tips and tricks about how to get started on Gaia Online! Make sure you log on each day, because each of these private messages will also include a link to click that will give you a generous amount of Gaia Gold!

Enjoy!

The Welcoming Fairy

Get 10,000 Gold!

Day 2: "Shops!"
Hope you enjoyed your first day in the world of Gaia Online!

Welcome to your first 'tips & tricks' PM! Today, we'll go to the Shops where you can get some snazzy clothes and stylish accessories for your avatar!

To get to the shops, click on the 'Shops' tab on your navbar! Then, use the list on the side to pick a shop you want to visit. Click 'Enter' on the shop front!


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The Shops contain a bunch of different items that you can purchase for gold or GCash! First, browse the shop to find an item that looks interesting to you! Using the tabs on the top of the shop's catalog, you can view items in a specific category like 'Tops' or 'Accessories!'

Once you find an item you're interested in, click on it! You can try it on your avatar!

If you like the item and want to get it, click on the 'Buy' button!

The shopkeeper will ask you to confirm that you want to buy the item. Click 'Buy' one more time and the item is yours! (You can find it in your inventory!)

Want to check out another shop? You can easily jump from store to store using the navigation located above the shops catalog.



Congratulations, you're now a regular shopaholic!

See you tomorrow with more tips and tricks,

The Welcoming Fairy

Day 3: "Trading Pass!"
Hello again! Today is a very exciting day for you, because it's your 3rd day as a Gaian! Do you know why that's exciting? In addition to 3 being an all-around awesome number, it's also the day that you can get your Trading Pass!

To get your Trading Pass, hover over 'Shops' in your navbar and and select 'Marketplace' from the drop down menu.



When you get there, in the upper left corner of the main content for the page, you should see a form that lets you get your trading pass! Fill it out, and hit submit!

Now you have your very own trading pass! Trading passes can be used to:

- Purchase items from the marketplace!

- Sell items in the marketplace!

- Trade with other users!

Enjoy your trading pass!

See you tomorrow with more tips and tricks,

The Welcoming Fairy

Get 3,000 Gold!

Day 4: "Site Navigation!"
Hello again!

Today let's talk about your basic navigation around Gaia Online!

Above most of your pages and just beneath the header, you'll see a bar that looks like this!



Each of the tabs here are a category of Gaia Online. Clicking on them once takes you to the landing page for each category.

For example, clicking on 'My Gaia' takes you to your 'My Gaia' page!

However, you have even more options than that! If you hover over a tab, you'll see something like this!



You can choose from this set of options to check out Gaia Online's features and content as well!

If you ever get stuck, just head back to the 'Home' page and start clicking around!

Happy exploration!

The Welcoming Fairy!

Get 3,000 Gold!

Day 5: "New Outfits!"
Hello again!

Today we're going to talk about how to get some new outfits! We've talked a little about how to get new items for your avatars... now let's talk about how to get a complete look!

Today we'll try the three main ways to get a new outfit / make you as stylish as possible!

- Buy one in the marketplace!

- Ask someone to design you one!

- Design one yourself and ask others their opinions!


 * Buying an Outfit on the Marketplace

Head to the Marketplace!

Right underneath the marketplace's search bar you'll see a button that says 'Designer Looks!'



Click it! You should now see a bunch of outfits put together by your fellow Gaians! When you see one you like, click on it!

A modal will pop up. It'll show you what that outfit will look like on your avatar! If you want to buy everything in that outfit for the price that user has listed, enter your password into the box provided and click 'Buy It!'

The outfit is now yours!


 * Asking Someone to Design You One

We have a whole subforum dedicated to asking others to design you outfits or offering to design outfits for others! It's called The Dressing Room!

To get there, go to the main forum page by clicking on 'Forums' in your navbar. Look for the forum 'Avatar Talk' in the 'Gaia Community' category. Click on it. Once in that forum, you will see towards the top of the page a link to the subforum called 'The Dressing Room.' Click there! If you want to skip these steps, here is a link to The Dressing Room.

Many of our users use a fan made site called tektek to design their avatar before deciding to buy the items. So if someone designs you an avatar, it will likely be a 'tektek' or a design for you to follow when buying and equipping items!


 * Designing Your Own

If you want to design your own avatar, it's as simple as finding the items you like and putting them together! If you want to play around a bit before actually buying the items, you can use the fan made site I mentioned earlier, tektek.

If you want to ask people what they think of your avatar and get some suggestions and feedback, try visiting the Avatar Talk forum! As mentioned earlier, it is on the first page of the Forum directory, located in the Gaia Community section. Or, if you want to skip all that, here's a link to Avatar Talk!

Have fun!

The Welcoming Fairy!

Get 3,000 Gold!

Day 6: "Find A Forum!"
In your first FAQ there was a list of forums for you to visit! Here's an expanded list with a few more options.

Just Want to Chat: Chatterbox

Making Friends: Friends Chat

Games & Gaming: Gaming Discussion

Roleplaying: Barton Town

Anime & Manga: Anime, Manga & Comics

TV Shows: Entertainment Discussion

Music: Music

Dressing Up Your Avatar: Avatar Talk

Art: Art Discussion or Art Shops (artists selling their art for Gaia Gold)

Meaningful Conversations: Extended Discussion

Questions about Gaia: Site Questions & Assistance

Writing: Writers

Fanfiction: Fanfiction

Buying and Selling Gaia Items: The Gaia Exchange

Working Out or Weight Loss: Health & Fitness

Talking Out Life Problems: Life Issues

Fashion: Real Life Fashion & Style

Pets: Pets!

Supernatural: Supernatural

Enjoy chatting!

The Welcoming Fairy!

Get 3,000 Gold!

Day 7: "Earning Gold!"
Hello there!

Today we're going to talk about how to earn more Gaia Gold! A few of these methods were mentioned in the guide given to you on Day 1, but we'll look at them again and talk about a few more ways to become a golden millionaire!


 * Browsing the Website

You get gold for browsing, posting, & taking polls all around Gaia! If you decide that you'd like to try earning gold this way, please make sure that all spam stays in the Chatterbox! Another method is to look for topics that have polls and vote in them!


 * Playing Games

Another great way to earn gold is by playing our games! Visit our Games page by clicking on the 'Games' tab in your navbar. There you'll have a bunch of fun activities to choose from!

One of the most popular games to earn gold in is zOMG!


 * Using the Charity Forum

Sometimes other Gaians will be generous and donate to you! If you want to look for some of the charitable Gaians, try the Charity Subforum. Remember, no one is obligated to give you gold! So make sure to thank any kindhearted Gaian that wants to help you get started!

Have fun!

The Welcoming Fairy!

Get 3,000 Gold!