If you are inclined to trading, the AH is still a good place to make money
I m lvling a rogue with herbalism/skinning currently to cash in on the herb price inflation.
It's quite usual to find someone putting up herbs way below market price on AH, all i do is purchase and resell them.
It's risky but also very easy.
JC/BS is imo, the best combination for min/maxing though JCing can be bitch to power lvl at times