3) Start by doing every quest you can find and repeating the ones that are repeatable. This will acomplish 4 things.
The first is that it will jump start your income. The second is that it will bring in a nice selection of armor, weapons and jewlery to equip your toon. Third, it will help you to learn your way around a variety of tier one zones and fourth, you'll be gaining experience with every step you take!
One of my favorite repeatables, (for good characters), is just inside the gates of Forest Ruin. The guard there will give you a quest to go into the zone and kill some "vermin". The critter seems chosen at random and the quantity can be anywhere from 5-10 mobs, but the payout is consistant at over a silver per job. When I am bringing up a new alt, I never work in this zone without one of his quests in hand!
The repeatable quests also include your wholesaler tasks. If you ask the guy behind the desk where you enter your trade skill instance, he will give you a task to collect 15 of some foraged item. Collecting these will not only help you make some decent coin, but will also help you to raise your foraging skills. Another win/win situation!
Good luck and good hunting!