Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee
If you can deposit more money, that would be fine too. $10NL is probably similar to $2NL, but you should probably have $250 to $400 for it (depending on how conservative you need to be with your bankroll).
I don't think this is completely true anymore. 10nl is definitely harder than 2nl nowadays, but it also probably depends on the site. Perhaps a minor detail for non-beginners, but I think it's worth mentioning here.

Either way, I think you should play 2nl and start developing your game. Start learning about pot odds, starting hand requirements and other basics of no limit hold'em and you'll start making money pretty quickly.

Also, and this is very important, keep up with your sessions in a spreadsheet. If you don't have one make one at http://docs.google.com (a free Google service for online spreadsheet editing that requires no software) or download OpenOffice (search for it and you'll find it pretty fast). In that spreadsheet you want to be keeping up with how many hands you're playing and what your +/- profit is. From this information you can calculate your win-rate in bb/100 (big blinds per 100 hands) and the people here in this forum can help you decide when you are ready.