General Strategy - Arm yourself with an excel spreadsheet or a pen and piece of paper (if you like to be old school), and start the slow data gathering process. Search for in-demand items and write down their prices and, after some time, do it again, and again, and again, until you know the exact value of every worthwhile item. The data-gathering part is necessary to minimize risks and maximize profit potential. Of course, you can just go in blind, but that defeats the purpose and leaves you without a Gil to your soul, most os the time. Now, that you have the information, you can use it as a Gil-making weapon. Start to buy items listed on the Market board below the actual value and resell them for their actual price.

Note: Remember that Market board prices are fluid and you are always at risk of losing Gil on some transactions, but if you think, analyze, and keep your head cool, you will always make a great profit in the end.

1. Know your margins. You have to resell an item for at least a 10% higher price to break even. Margins below 20% are generally not worth it unless large quantities of items (or rare and expensive ones) are involved.
2. Certain websites track market prices and have vast transaction databases, you can use them to your advantage and skip the data-gathering part (but we still recommend you gather some information yourself, as doing it will let you understand the market much better).
3. Don't list all your items of a said type at a time, store part of them (or all of them - depending on current price) instead, and post them later. This will allow you to save Gil on fees and prevent market flooding.
4. Don't rush your auctions, it is better to wait for the prices to stabilize on a reasonable level before creating your auctions. Rush is the worst enemy of steady profit.
5. Periods, when prices are plummeting down can be a good time for restocking your warehouse with items for future auctions (invest your money and be patient! - the prices will most likely get back up to normal). This may be quite risky, do it only if you have gathered enough data and are reasonably sure that the price will rise again.
6. Times when servers are more populated (Weekends, Holidays, etc.) are the periods when the prices are generally higher than normal (because more people are buying stuff), sell your stashed items in those periods to maximize profits.

General Strategy -  This method requires you to have a High-Level Crafting Class, so it can be quite expensive and/or time-consuming at the start if you didn't level it up yet. The combined price of materials is most of the time much lower than the price of a ready Gear piece, which creates a room for profit. There are two main approaches to this method. First - you gather all crafting materials by yourself. This way you maximize net profit at the expense of time. Doing this minimizes the initial investments and allows you to maximize your profits from gathering. Second - you buy crafting materials on the market. This way you minimize time consumption at the expense of profits. Doing this requires a big initial investment, but if you have some Gil already, you might as well use it to make even more.

Note: Remember about market fees!

1. Always check your margins and identify the in-demand items, analyzing the market will allow you to concentrate on the most lucrative crafts.
2. Certain websites can help you track market transactions. Use this to your advantage.
3. Undercut your competition, but if the price becomes too low - wait. Being patient will allow you to avoid Gil loses caused by market price fluctuations. Undercutting by 1 is the best strategy, as it ensures that the price stays high for longer.
4. If the delivery fee is higher than the jump cost, you should travel to the city from where an item was placed in order to save money.

1. To queue for a Random Duty, use the Roulette option in the duty finder
2. Queuing as a Tank/Healer is often a good idea, as these roles are rarer than Damage Dealers and will often receive the "In Need" Bonus in a form of additional Gil. On top of that, your queue times will be much shorter, as the rest of the party will often be waiting for you. Take advantage of this if you want to maximize your profits.
3. Queuing up with friends can increase the Fun Factor and make Daily Roulettes a great pretext for socializing with a guild, for example (but also eliminates the "in need" bonus from the equation.
4. Making Duty Roulettes a daily habit will strengthen your budget significantly and be a worthy addition to your Gil-making routine.

General Strategy - Firstly, you have to unlock Retainer Ventures; to do it, complete "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn" Quest, hire at least a single Retainer and complete 1 of 3 lvl 17 quests in 3 major cities:

• Limsa Lominsa Lower Deks - "An Ill-conceived Venture (Limsaa Lominsa)" Quest, (9, 11)
• New Gridania - "An Ill-conceived Venture (Gridania)" Quest, (11.8, 12.2)
• Ul'dah - Steps of Nald - "An Ill-conceived Venture (Ul'dah)" Quest, (9, 8)

After that, assign a Class to your retainer, provide him with gear, and send him on a Venture. Available ventures are Botany, Fishing, Mining, Hunting, Highland Exploration, Field Exploration, Waterside Exploration, Woodland Exploration, and Quick Exploration. Ventures often get you items that are not worth too much, but the real value comes in numbers and those start to add up after a while. This method, while not too profitable, can be performed unbelievably quickly, which makes it great as an on-the-side moneymaker.

1. Ventures generate Crafting materials that correspond with the venture type.
2. The Higher your Retainer's Item Level, the more items he gets during ventures.
3. Retainers with a Desciple of the Land Class assigned to them benefit from the perception (it increases the chance of obtaining high-quality items).

1. Grand Company levels and quests can be utilized to gather high-grade materials.
2. The more time spent gathering, the higher the profit. You better make yourself some strong coffee...
3. Concentrate on items that sell in large quantities, this will allow you to avoid market flooding and make the most out of the auction limit.

END NOTE

Final Fantasy XIV gives you one the most important things when it comes to making a profit in MMOs – the freedom of choice; you are not limited to just one Gil farming method, you can mix and match them however you like to maximize your income and minimize boredom. The activities described above are just the tip of an iceberg as far as possibilities that the game presents go. Please remember that the most important thing is to have fun while playing. If you get bored or tired while making Gil, just take a break and do something else for a bit, or you will get fatigued and may even start to despise the game you loved. Don’t make a second job out of a game, because after all, games should be played for fun.

Please do note that this is an early version of our guide, and we will be happy to receive constructive criticism, that will help us improve it, so leave your suggestions in the comments section below. We also plan to add further Money-making activities to the list in the foreseeable future, so stay tuned.