How do YOU make gold?

[Zugdud]

Vanilla: Undeath to water
TBC: Primal earth to primal water, cloth specialty transmutes, voidshatter
WoTLK: Jewelcrafting daily, 3.2.0-> epic gem transmutes

[Littleburst]

1.For horde: make an orc.
2. Attack a big ass looking mob.
3. Get yourself killed.
4. Run as a ghost to rachet.
5. Jump on the boat to booty bay.
6. Ress yourself upon entering booty bay (you'll see a spirit at the entrance).
7. Done.

For alliance:

1. Make a toon with a starting area as close to booty bay as possible. (humans? dont know ally races at all)/
2. Attack a big ass looking mob.
3. Get yourself killed.
4. Ghost run to booty bay.
5. Find the spirit.
6. Log out.
7. Wait a bit (not sure about this part, i just did it to be sure)
8. Log back in, ress yourself.
9. Done
(Alternatively you can take the boat to rachet and find the spirit over there, ress and take the boat back to booty bay)

http://www.wowstability.com/fastest-...orde-bank-alt/

in short: make an orc/troll, run south, drown yourself, your ghost will spawn in Ratchet.