Shaman Soloing *tips & advice*

[NenshouStar]

Hey, playing on and off for a while as a level 40ish Shaman,
and up until this point I've been mostly experiencing it in a group setting.

wondering how y'all solo the mobs, root rotting doesn't seem to work so well atm.
it seems like if I get a resist, or root breaks too often. I'll run oom, and it just simply doesn't work.
I may just be going after dark blues that are too high. but I'm wondering your tactics.
is it better to slow/tank the mob with dots? if I'm root rotting, how can i do it most efficiently on the Shaman etc.

any tips or advice is appreciated. thanks all.