A hunter needs to juggle shots and stings; they manage their pet and watch their threat and mana all at once. The core of ranged fighting is keeping as much distance as possible between yourself and your enemy. They will be inside your ranged weapons dead zone if they get too close to you and you will not be able to shoot them. So a successful hunter needs to be very mobile and cant stand in one spot furring like other ranged classes.
Take two gathering professions is the best way to make money, you can sell sell Final Fantasy XI Gil to crafters. If you do not want the disenchant items, you can sell the dust, essence and shards to enchanters. Sometimes shards sell for a lot more than dusts and essences. With a mount, your money making abilities increase tenfold. You can move quickly to gather more per hour, and increase your profits. However, Get some rare recipes is the easiest way to get money and make items. Its free for you and good for them to charge a base line and have people bring you materials!