An Agent's Take on Self Publishing that Might be Applicable to Weblit

I've recently been doing agent research for the author I edit for (one of my least favorite parts of my work; motivation issues galore), and I ran across some interesting articles on an agent's website. This agent approaches self-publishing as a legitimate form of publishing that might not be for everyone, rather than scoffing at it, which I found interesting (usually I see agents dropping the line "If you self-publish no one will take you seriously EVER!"). She also has some views about self-publishing vs. vanity-press which could be useful, and she writes in terms of non-fiction, but I wonder if we can use any of these pointers in the context of Weblit?

How to Produce Your Own Book Without Being Victimized

Trade Publish or Self Publish?

Should You Self Publish Your Book?

The last link is to a checklist designed to help people figure out if they want to self-publish or not. For people already committed to some form of self-publishing, it might also be useful as a list of "This is what you're going to need to do to make this work."