Gold Secret Number 1 - Skinning

Skinning is a profession that can be lucrative for not only high level players, but also for beginners in World of Warcraft. Almost every zone has a heap of mobs just waiting to be skinned.

Both Horde and Alliance need the Scales, Hides, and Leather that is produced with the Skinning profession. These materials are in consistent high demand.

Gold Secret Number 2 - Alchemy

Compared to the other trade skills (Leatherworking, Tailoring, Blacksmithing and Engineering), Alchemy is the most consistently lucrative. While Engineering, Leatherworking, Tailoring, and Blacksmithing can make some valuable items, these professions are generally not as sustainable as Alchemy is.

The reason that Alchemy is more profitable than the other professions mentioned above is that using Alchemy you’ll be able to heal damage, raise ability scores and much more. Nice weapons and armor is useful but players who use these will still need a lot of potions to get by.

Gold Secret Number 3 - Cooking

Cooking is another profession that can be used to make large sums of gold in reasonably short time frames. This is especially the case if you can supply foods with buffing effects.

Cooking also has a unique advantage over other professions in that the foods produced when cooking are always eaten. This means there is always demand for more of that product.

Gold Secret Number 4 - Limited Supply Items

Through buying and selling limited supply items (typical examples are rare recipes) in the Auction House, you will be able to get high profit returns in a very short time.

This technique is one that really works well. I use it often and commonly get anywhere between 400 - 600% return on my items!