Healer starting, with some questions ^^

[varth]

Yes it's generally better money, especially if you just grind certain mobs that have a nice loot table. The elementals in swamp of sorrows in the... Misty Valley? have a great loot table and that was my 1st choice when it wasn't contested. Just make sure you dispel their HoT and it's easy.

[PriestInOurTime]

When leveling up I feel that Holy is overkill. I'd go shadow at least 7 Points for Spirit Tap and Improved SW:P, and 5 Points in disc for Wand Specialization. After those points I suppose I could consider going Holy if I intended to do a lot of instances (even though that is significantly lower XP per hour) but even as pure Shadow you will have no big issue healing leveling dungeons, most people who heal them are shadow.

At lvl 60, as a healer, it is almost universal to go at least 14 Points in Disc (For Meditation and Inner Focus) and at least 30 in Holy. (For Spiritual Healing)