There are plenty of guides around to make mining btc very easy, there's no need to be an expert.  make sure you have a wallet, join a pool like btcguild, etc. and you should be good to go.

Mining has become very hard lately so make sure your aware of electric costs if you pay for your own electricity and factor that in.  It's a very fun hobby but one that is increasingly hard to see an ROI on.

There is much truth in the sentiment that it's now far better for an individual to buy btc with their money rather than mining equipment.

If you end up getting heavily into BTC remember that security is your friend.  Always use 2 factor authentication for everything related to bitcoin and preferably don't keep your wallet on the same computer you do all your daily web browsing on.