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need secondary profession....advice?
From the context of the post, I believe the OP is asking what second, not secondary, profession he should take for his mage.
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my mage has tailoring and i already have an enchanter....im considering using skinning for some good money....yeah if u have any suggestions i would like 2 know
Any of the gathering professions can make you money. So what it really comes down to is play style.
Mining has proven to be the best money maker for me. But mining can be frustrating to level up and often requires you to go into mines and caves to get to the ore. While rogues and druids can often stealth their way to the ore the rest of us have to kill our way to it.
Herbs, save for ghost mushrooms, are found above ground. There are often mobs around them, but herbs are usually easier to access than ore and a heck of a lot more plentiful. However, you still have to run all over the zone looking for them or at least head off in random directions when you see them on your mini map. This can become a frustrating time sink for some players.
Skinning, however, is the easiest of the gathering professions in my opinion. Every beast you kill can be skinned right there and then. You can even skin the kills that other people leave lying around, as long as they have looted them. And there are skinable mobs all over the place. Skinning requires no extra running around and it levels very quickly. The down side is that leather doesn’t sell for as much as metal bars or herbs. The secret to making money with skinning is to sell in bulk.
So my advice is to pick the type of gathering profession you think you would enjoy most. Personally, I like them all. The one my mage has is skinning. And I have found one advantage to it. By taking time out to skin my kills I have more manna available for the next fight.