Hi everyone, I'm a very new FFer and am just getting into it so please excuse my ignorance/newbness ..

I have been reading up A LOT on the forums as well as various resources.

I just had a couple of general-specific questions for anyone:

- As of right now, I'm only a United Mileage member as far as FF programs - what is the general process that you use when constructing a mileage run (after you know where you want to go). Any specific sites or tips & trips would be pretty useful, it just seems like there's so many sites and whatnot that you can book tickets from.

- Which brings me to the next question - what is your process in general when you are looking for a specific flight (not mileage run) from point A to B (is this any different than planning for a mileage run?). I have a pretty normal job that will allow me to travel to several weeks in a year and I am flexible as far as dates and would just like to book a cheap ticket that might mix in some stops for a mileage run / semi-vacation.

- What sort of things do you guys do to accumulate mileage the fastest? From what I have read from the S.P.A.M. threads and mileagebuzz - Points sites like MyPoints lets you exchange points for mileage, having a card will let you double+triple dip sometimes with various promotions and programs. Doing certain promotions for points, doing mileage runs. What sort of things should I look for and what is a good priority to use to rack up the most miles?

That's all for now, thank you for your time and I apologize if this is in the wrong forum/thread. I'm just pretty new to the game and flying in general (just graduated from college last spring) so any help or advice for a newbie would be greatly appreciated.

Win