Timing of blacksmith and talents. Always have the cooldowns running and time it to take advantage of thursdays (almost all gems should be used to remove cooldowns on thursdays only). Swords/staffs and relics should be pumped up the most.

Edit: I don't agree with building gear up perfectly evenly, but this is a great guide:

http://bbs.tynon.com/showthread.php?...o-be-Efficient