An important one is 'Develop Your own Taste'  It is fine while learning to get advice about how to make things sound good but then it is only someone else's version of good.
 
But at some point you are going to have to deviate from that and really start striving to make things sound the way YOU want them to sound.  I do this all the time.  I don't care what people say or think about sounds.  I make the drums sound the way I want them to sound.  I make guitars sound the way I want them to sound and vocals and so on.
 
It is better to stick to your own sound than trying to accommodate what everyone else wants.  If people dont like it then they move on.  Simple as that.  For every client that may not like your mix sound there are many more that do.  That I can testify too.

I like recordingrevolution, he's got some great lessons on there. That was where I got turned on to the idea of LCR mixing. I know Dave Pensado thinks highly of him too.

i've been doing this for so long,
i forget more than i remember.
LOL
so i forget that folks are just coming to certain things...
so yes, ask all the questions you can,
and i'll keep trying to offer something worthwhile.
ignore my prodding.

Damn fine advice...
 
Back to edit:
 
30 minutes later I realized I had been sucked into the Youtube loop..... 
 
 

I have been following Graham and The Recording Revolution for over a year, and think he explains things in an easy, digestible way, and keeping it interesting. Good stuff.

+1 on the Youtube Loop.
 
I'm now subscribed to several audio engineering channels including 'Mixing With Mike' https://youtu.be/LKL4gWFALkM
 
...and 'Mixbus TV' https://youtu.be/7_rc-U_8MHU
 

Regarding mixing in mono, I was surprised that he didn't mention the importance of it, in connection with being able to more clearly hear tracks that are out of phase. While monitoring in mono, if you can't make a particular track sit where you want because it sounds thin and weak it's likely it's out of phase. Much easier to detect in mono than stereo.

I've been following Graham for a good few years and am a member over at Dueling Mixes. Home studio corner is also great. During the year I won a mixing contest over on a site called Rate the mix which unfortunately is not active anymore, but the competition was to mix one of Grahams songs and Both him and Joe of Home studio corner judged it.
For anyone who's interested I have a youtube channel where I show how I have incorporated the techniques I have learnt from these guys (and others) and expanded on them, and all done within Sonar. Head over to www.youtube.com/andrewbyrnemixing and subscribe to keep up to date with videos as I release them.
Cheers
Andrew

Nothing like a pint of stout, or two, whilst listening to Andrew. I appreciate your efforts! Thanks.

TheMaartian
Nothing like a pint of stout, or two, whilst listening to Andrew. I appreciate your efforts! Thanks.

Ha ha, you gotta love that Dublin accent...