If you have just entered the game known as World of Warcraft, I can usually guess one thing about you. You are as confused and bewildered by the game as the last person who just started playing. Don't feel too bad, World of Warcraft or WoW is a complex game. as you continue playing you will more than likely come to the conclusion that you need a guide to help you a long. Well I hate to say his but choosing a guide is a complicated as the game is, I guess it stands to reason.
Choosing a guide is all going to depend on what you are looking to accomplish. Do you want more gold? Do You want to level up fast? You need to think about what you are wanting. The reasoning for this is there are some WoW guides which are an all around good general guide and then you have very specific goal oriented guides that are going to concentrate on just one thing.
I think regardless of what you are looking for these guides all do share one thing in common, even some of the bad ones. They are going to cut down the learning curve of WoW, especially for a new player. There are a lot of them that do wonders when it comes to solo character leveling as well as gold accumulation. There are tons of guides out there all dedicated to WoW, I don't even think I have read all of them. The trick is picking the best one out, and not wasting your money on the garbage. SO here is a quick run down of what you can expect with the various WoW gold guides.
Leveling Guides
If you are wanting to level a character, check and see what type of proof they offer. There should be some verifiable social proof that they actually can level a character as fast as they say they can. Some of the guides out there for leveling are so unrealistic, there is no way you could do it. However, there are many players out there how do hold records for leveling and those are the types of guides you want. They have the respect and credentials to invest in a guide from them. These players will be the ones who can take your character and help you level at a very fast rate.
Gold Guides
Now if you are looking to make some gold, you need to be sure the way it teaches is in a legal way. You do not want to get your account banned because of some sleazy method on gold buying. And please don't use any bots,cheats or hacks to get gold you are just asking for trouble. There are some very good gold guides available and they do teach you real ways to accumulate large amounts of gold the right way.
Profession Guides
And lastly you can find WoW guides based solely on professions in the game. There are guides for blacksmiths, miners, skinners, etc. I really like the profession guides, it is usually good solid information to help you in your primary or secondary profession.
So don't think you are cheating or giving up when you invest in a WoW guide, you are just taking the game to the next level. And as WoW continues to evolve and expand you are going to need these guides all the more. I know this was no truer than when Cataclysm was released and set the whole WoW universe on its ear!