{"id":200480,"date":"2019-10-02T06:44:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/5-proven-ways-to-earn-money-on-steam"},"modified":"2019-10-02T06:44:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:44:36","slug":"5-proven-ways-to-earn-money-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/5-proven-ways-to-earn-money-on-steam","title":{"rendered":"H Proven Ways to Earn Money on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> by <span class=\"entry-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/author\/helen\/\" class=\"entry-author-link\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\"><span class=\"entry-author-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Helen Jarden<\/span><\/a><\/span> &#8211; Last Updated September 30, 2019<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"> (This post may contain affiliate links.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"text\" readability=\"80.4742647059\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:200px;height:90px\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8283372288482468\" data-ad-slot=\"7838987232\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13386 size-full\" title=\"Playing games on Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/earn-money-on-steam.jpg\" alt=\"Don't just play games, make money! Here are the legal ways you can make money on Steam...\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\"\/>If you are a user of Steam, then you probably know that it is one of the biggest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/best-free-online-games\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online video game<\/a> market places out there. However, you might not realize that there\u2019s actually a way to put money into your Steam wallet funds without spending anything.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/get-paid-to-play-games-online-for-free\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to make money play games<\/a> on Steam.<span id=\"more-13351\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>How to Earn Money on Steam Marketplace<\/h2>\n<p>Before getting started, it is important to note that there is no way to take the money you get on Steam out of your wallet fund. So, if you were planning on making a career out of the Steam market place, you might be out of luck.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are other uses for the money you get. While you can\u2019t take the money out of your wallet, you can still use it to buy video games or other things on the market place like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/gamestop-trade-in-value\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trading<\/a> cards or cosmetics. This is a good way to make your video game habit a lot more affordable with little effort.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if you also play games on Twitch, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/earn-money-streaming-games\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read this<\/a> to learn how to make money streaming on Twitch.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"79.5516181522\">\n<div class=\"custom-ad\" readability=\"10.4175824176\">\n<b>Want $5 Free?<\/b><br \/>\n<span class=\"title-divider\"\/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nJoin InboxDollars for free. InboxDollars pays you to watch videos, search, shop, take surveys, and more. They have paid out <strong>$57 Million<\/strong> so far!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"custom-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/go\/joininboxdollars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join Now &amp; Get a free $5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can make money on Steam.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Trade Your Cards<\/h3>\n<p>Most games on Steam have trading cards you can receive for playing them. You get one to three cards the first time you play a game after playing for two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Most cards you get end up only being worth a few cents. However, you might get lucky and receive a foiled card that\u2019s worth a couple of dollars. If you want to earn more cards, try using a site like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.steamidlemaster.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam Idle Master<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, about every week you have a random chance of receiving a trading card Booster pack of three cards. You can either sell the pack as is, which is usually only worth about thirty cents or open the pack for the chance of getting foiled cards.<\/p>\n<p>When you try to sell a card, you\u2019ll notice a graph will appear that shows you how much the card was worth in the past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few tips that apply generally to all cards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The newer the game is, the more the card will be worth<\/li>\n<li>Sell cards from new games as soon as possible<\/li>\n<li>When a card reaches a certain selling price, Steam will begin to take a small percentage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Sell Your Cosmetic Crates<\/h3>\n<p>Some games give away cosmetic crates that can be purchased with in-game currency or real money. If you get one of these crates, you should see if you can sell them for some decent cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some games that let you do this are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counter Strike: Global Offensive<\/li>\n<li>Playerunknown\u2019s Battlegrounds (PUBG)<\/li>\n<li>Payday 2<\/li>\n<li>Team Fortress 2<\/li>\n<li>Warframe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But, the two main games that people use to make money are Counter Strike and PUBG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Counter Strike, you can earn crates by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Playing the game every week<\/li>\n<li>Operations (seasonal DLC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Playerunknown\u2019s Battlegrounds will let you get crates with battle points, which are earned whenever you kill other players and last long into the game. You can then sell the crates for twenty cents to a few dollars each.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Hold onto Pre-release Items<\/h3>\n<p>When a game is available for pre-order, you will sometimes be given an early-access cosmetic item. Hold onto that item instead of redeeming it and you might make a ton of money.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, PUBG released a cosmetic set for everyone who pre-ordered PUBG. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/market\/listings\/578080\/PLAYERUNKNOWN%20SET\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Right now, it sells for over $200.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the only game that this happens too. A general rule is that if you think a game is going to be really popular, chances are their pre-order crates will also be just as popular.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Don\u2019t Buy &amp; Open Crates<\/h3>\n<p>You might consider trying to buy as many crates as possible and then opening for the small chance of getting a nice item. Ultimately, this is not worth the risk.<\/p>\n<p>Most rare items have as low as 0.01% chance of appearing in a crate. So, you might have to spend thousands of dollars on thousands of crates just to get the item. It\u2019s better to save up your money and just buy the rare item outright on the market place rather than spending all that money on what is basically gambling.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"37.9865771812\">\n<div class=\"custom-ad\" readability=\"8.22746781116\">\n<b>Earn $5 Over &amp; Over!<\/b><br \/>\n<span class=\"title-divider\"\/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nJoin Smart Panel and share your experince on how you use the internet. They pay you $5 for installing their free app &amp; $5 a month just for keeping it, plus loyalty bonus every three months! .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/go\/JoinSmartPanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"custom-button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join Smart Panel Now<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Sell a Video Game<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s only one way to make real money on Steam which can be redeemed. Making a video game is a long process that requires a lot of skill in coding, writing, and art, but it can be worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p>To put a game on the Steam store, you need to invest $100 for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sub\/163632\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam Direct Product Submission Fee.<\/a> After that, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moneypantry.com\/sell-used-video-games\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">start selling games<\/a> you\u2019ve made on Steam. Steam takes a 30% cut of all sales that you make. If you sell $1,000 worth of games, you\u2019ll be refunded the $100 you paid originally.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember, however, that your game will need to be a decent quality to get good reviews and actually make sales. It also takes a lot longer to develop a game than to sell some trading cards.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Hopefully, after reading this guide, you have a better picture of what it is like to earn money on Steam. It isn\u2019t as easy as you think but it can help you save a few bucks on the next video game you buy.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think it\u2019s viable to sell Steam cards and cosmetic crates? Have you scored any major sale through the Steam platform? 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