I am about to hit lvl 50 on SMN, and was thinking might as well open up SCH and just have 2 jobs at 50 b/c it will be just a few quests to get fairy spells etc.
(I understand that will be gimp w/o ilvl gear but just want to have it unlocked and will gear it up later) anyhow to my question

As a SMN I am used to the mage style but as a DOT DPS role, so looking for some advice as to SCH style of play, hints maybe, I have looked into a few different blogs post on SCH but more the transition is what I am attempting to comprehend.
To start prolly MND is key (not INT as with DPS mage)
Fairies - using one over the other as needed (prolly similar to Garuda/Ifrit over Titan for party)
I am sure that there is some more info out there that I might not see on a run of the mill SCH posting with regards to my cross class knowledge (or might be better put potential confusion)

dont know if its useful info but played ffxi as WHM, currently on PS3, been playing something like 30 days as of now