what's your best newbie tip?

[dareutwo]

All of the above are perfectly true -
I would simply add, POST on boards, network, ask questions and get your name out there.
It's actually pretty amazing how fast things get handled if people know who you are.
It's also amazing how many people are willing to help for Free, IF they know the person.
I suggest post #1 - "I'm a newbie, please critic my first free site"
and go from there.

Then once you go full time, if you make it that far. Ask yourself if this is what you really want to do everyday for the rest of your life.
That question, in my case, turned out to be NO, so I turned over the reigns to my son, who has a much better handle on the tech aspect than I ever could. (and it pays his college tuition)

So I'd say networking has been the key for me... and you all know who you are - Thanks!!