How to make money

Kill stuff, sell the loot
- be sure to increase some favor with Joeh; that will increase his money pool and then he will buy more armor from you

Invest some time in the lower levels of Gardening and Cooking.
- you can sell your items to Fainor in the inn
- the items you create through Cooking are very usefull to increase favor with Joeh, Marna, Hulon and Ivyn. (and consequently allow you to store more items with them)

Check out the Workorder-post near the docks in Serbule
- here workorders will be posted for lower quality items.
- it can be a nice inspiration to try for one of those workorders. As a newer player you may want to look at the ones for Fishing, Gardening, Cooking and the random loot drops first. The Leatherworking, Carpentry and Fletching ones require a little more effort.
- having a workorder for an item offers you an opportunity to create some crafting items (and raise that skill) and know that you will get a decent amount of money for it. (Instead of creating item, and vendor selling it; which can feel less worthwhile)
- since the workorder 'reset' once a month (you cannot to the Same One multiple times a day), and eventually you will want to raise your Industry skill, it can be good to start early

Start Surveying
- once you have some be sure to talk in Trade chat; Player will usually pay double the price that Larsan pays for gems.