Welcome aboard! I too am a relatively new user having just started a month ago on April the fourth. I think the most important advice I received during the last 30 days was the recommendation to wait until I had 50 observations before making a new project:
I had made only a single observation and thought I needed a project to work with a group but now realize that a project was not a good solution for my particular needs. I have also benefited greatly from engaging in identification and I would heartily recommend trying some identifications in an area in which one feels comfortable before setting up projects.