Newbie IMer

Hi, just wanting to say hello to all, and I'm extremely happy to participate in this forum! I'm just an aspiring IMer and have a lot to learn. Currently I'm pursuing Niche Marketing, and any knowledge pertaining to it. For instance, how many keywords are you all looking at/pursuing a week? I feel a little overwhelmed with all the ideas that are flooding in. I'm curious how many Newbies tackle and how many seasoned pro's are doing (obviously w/ more $ you can outsource tasks and do more, but what kind of numbers?) THANKS