Xstreet SL: A better friend than diamonds inSL

It was a sad day for diamonds when I had to drop them from my friends list to make room for SL eXchange.  Oh what a wonderful world it is with SLX,  or as it's now called, Xstreet SL.  For those of you who don't know, Xstreet is a great resource for both content creators and customers.  Can diamonds help you comparison shop, find quality freebies, or sell your products without having a store?  No, but Xstreet can! 

Hello Xstreet, my new best friend.  And what do you do with new best friends?  You show them off to all your old friends so that they can see how trendy you are.  Gentle readers, I'm soooo trendy with Xstreet!  Come to think of it, I'm even trendy dumping my conflict diamonds.  I'm trendylicious! And if you continue reading with me, I'll share the scoop about Xstreet with you.  

Before you can use Xstreet to purchase or sell items, you'll need to sign up with them. This is much easier to do in-world, where you can visit an XStreet terminal and type in general chat, "signup your@address.com" [without the " marks]. But you can also go to the Xstreet new registration web page.  When you register, please consider adding me, CultureCannibal Zilz, as the person who referred you!  

When you tell the Xstreet terminal your signup email information it will respond that it is contacting the server and then if everything goes right the terminal will tell you that signup has succeeded and to go to your e-mail to complete registration. The email from Xstreet SL will have a link to click that will activate your account and your member information with your SL name and a new password used to login to your newly created Xstreet account.  You must follow the instructions in this e-mail within 24 hours or your new signup information will be deleted and you'll have to start all over again.  

Now you can login to Xstreet and start shopping!  Ooops...well you can shop for freebies since you haven't added any $Lindens to your Xstreet account.  The easiest way to add money to your account on Xstreet is to visit the Xstreet terminal in-world, right click on it, and pay it an amount. I suggest paying a small amount like $L25 at first to see how it works.  And not to worry, if you deposit more $Lindens than you need in Xstreet, you can always withdraw them back to your SL account.  

If you're someone who learns better with a teacher than from reading, look for my short fifteen minute class on how to signup for Xstreet SL on the Second Life Events page.  I teach it at The Forum Shops and we have an Xstreet terminal right there to use too.

Tomorrow all write more about how to use Xstreet SL to find freebies, to find other items that you're looking for, and also how to use Xstreet to sell your own creations.  

Living luxuriously inSL

~CultureCannibal Zilz