Hi James.
It's very much as I.B. says. If this is your only account you seem to be very new to the game. To add to I.B's response, IMHO the two most important success factors in this game are experience and data.
A good starting point for information are Joey McLane's two guides:
Experience you will gain as you play the game
Data... So important, collect as much data as you can about each race, it will serve you well in future. It's never to soon to start collecting it, if you're a data junkie like me you can generate this sort of information...
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