Whats up,
Welcome to the forum.
Its going to be tuff for us to help you out unless you tell us more abot yourself. Below is a thread that will tell you what you need to do to qualify for the GC so you can try some stuff out.
How do I qualify for a $25 gift certificate?
Then read these. They will answer alot of your initial questions.
The Snook’s big book o’ pheros for rookies ( 1 2 3 … Last Page)
Basic Noob Phero Bootcamp (Basic Noob Phero Bootcamp) ( 1 2 3 … Last Page)
See you around.