<li>{{@todo}} review [http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Managing+Scheduled+Jobs docs] and setup cron to do things like geocoding
<li>Test and set your SPF record for your domain so that you can use Mailer, and review the docs for [http://book.civicrm.org/user/current/advanced-configuration/email-system-configuration/ email system configuration]
<li>Learn the Civi API (<code>/civicrm/api</code>) http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/API+Examples
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