Unfortunately, just from the dearth of proper coverage, it looks like that Rags to Riches contest in EVE Online that we mentioned a while back kind of petered out. All of the participants were supposed to be blogging the task of creating a character from scratch and raising as much money as they could, but save for a few day one and day two blogs, there's naught to be found.However, even though we don't know exactly who won, Wiseones has posted a very informative and interesting blog about how his character ended up after the 14-day trial ended. The grand total: 8.5 million ISK. Pretty impressive! And while he did a lot of things (piracy, mining, trading, missions) it sounds like he got the biggest haul from going to war-- he ducked into a space battle, looted a couple of nice T2 items from a wreckage, and got the heck out of Dodge. So if you want some quick cash in low sec, join up with an alliance, go to war, and scavenge from the shadows.
Other tips? Do all the tutorial missions (duh-- you should have already done that), buy as little as you possibly can (which means looting everything from rats), and seriously, pick the bones of wartorn ships clean, even if you have to make a deal with an alliance to do it. Wiseones says a guide to newbie money-making is forthcoming to the forums (send us a link!), but there are some nice tips if you want to make money fast in the inky void of space.
