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Find A Solution Provider

If you're interested in creating content or experiences on the Second Life Grid, the tools, individuals, and companies listed in the Solution Provider Directory are available to assist you. You'll find a complete listing of companies who can assist you with everything from a full-scale island build and long-term marketing plan to smaller projects such as creating a custom avatar or creating custom scripts to enable interaction with objects on your property.

To assist you in finding the right Provider, the Directory is divided into the following categories:

• Full-service Companies
• Companies which can provide start-to-finish management of complex or large-scale projects, such building out an entire island, or creating a large event for many participants as well as additional services, such as marketing or strategic planning.
• Consultants
• Talented and experienced users of the Second Life Grid who can provide you with specific skills (Avatar skins, scripting), or tackle small projects, usually as contractors.
• Teen Grid Solution Providers
• These Providers are qualified for Teen Grid projects. The Teen Grid is a special area of the Second Life Grid only accessible by those 13-17 years old. There are significant restrictions for organizations participating in the Teen Grid.

Using the Directory

You can search by country, language, service, or keyword in the description. You might browse by clicking on some of the titles in the short listing to get ideas for searching. Search can help you find a few Solution Providers who can provide the kinds of services you desire, or Solution Providers in your area.

Each listing includes recently completed projects so you can see examples of the kind of work they’ve done for others.

Some Suggestions For Working With A Solution Provider

• Have a clear goal
• Your goal should tie to your marketing or business objectives. See what other businesses have done on the Second Life Grid in How Organizations Use the Platform. Take time to visit or read about other business projects on the Second Life Grid.

• Decide what kind of Solution Provider you need
• Do you want to manage the project yourself, have in-house staff contribute, or outsource the entire project? Do you want consulting on your strategic goals, or assistance with marketing your project to the Second Life community? Before you contact a Solution Provider, decide if it makes sense to contract a full-service company for your project, or if you’d prefer to manage the project and hire consultants for specific tasks.

(Disclaimer: Linden Lab makes no representation of the ability of companies, individuals, or products listed. They are not affiliated with or overseen by Linden Lab.)