As you continue to build and develop you personal Farmville strategy, there are many angles to consider. It’s challenging to weed through all the available information, but here are some Farmville tips and tricks to help you advance.

Generosity Pays Off

I’ve mentioned before that generosity pays off, and it does in several ways. First, you earn coins and experience points (”xp”) nearly every time you help on a neighbor’s farm, whether it’s shooing foxes or gophers, raking leaves or pulling weeds. These are ways to help that are “free”.

Giving gifts is free, but you’re allowed only so many per day of play. However being generous with gifts can fetch you some nice gifts when your neighboring farmers reciprocate with gifts of their own. Fertilizing another farmer’s crops costs you a bit of coin, but gives you xp and usually your neighbors will return the favor by fertilizing your crops when they need it.

Earning Ribbons

“Winning” ribbons will usually give you a bonus of a few xp and a small pile of coins, and many of the available ribbons can be earned with very little effort. Meeting the minimum requirements earns you a yellow ribbon. Next you earn white, red and finally a blue ribbon.

Although just doing your regular farm stuff will easily get you a yellow ribbon in many of the categories, it’s a good thing to be mindful of the requirements for the next award. For instance the Local Celebrity ribbons are earned by adding neighbors, the Good Samaritan by helping neighbors, Cream of the Crop for harvesting your own crops, etc.

Be Efficient

Your goal should not be to have the “prettiest” farm, but the most efficiently run. As you practice generosity, for example, be aware that sometimes helping your neighbor pays more than others, literally. The first 20 people you help in a day pay you 20 coins and 5 xp. After that you get only 5 coins and 1 xp, for the very same effort.

Also in the name of efficiency, plan your planting and harvesting so that you’re not having to set an alarm and pick your crops in the middle of the night. Schedule your harvest around the time(s) of day you will playing Farmville, so that your schedule serves you, not the other way around. This is one of the farmville tricks your family will appreciate.

Helping your neighboring farmers, keeping an eye on your Ribbons, doing it all in an efficient manner are part of a winning strategy for Farmville. This should help a great deal in building your farm.