Designs in the Making

Mini & Mighty

I've been thinking a lot about my mini-portfolio and trying to figure out how to put it together so that it is inexpensive, yet professional at the same time. I still like the idea that I found on fwis, but I'm not sure how well that will showcase my designs.

Questions I'm raking my brain to figure out:
How many pieces should be in the mini-portfolio?
Should they be separated into type of design?
Is it better to go with glossy paper or will good card stock suffice?
What's the best way to bind it all?
How many should I make?

And....
How in the world am I going to have time to figure all of this out?