Couple of basic questions....

[primetimenole]

1) It seems that alot of the money that I lose is by continuing to play overcards after a ragged flop. Are there some basic guidelines that I should follow when I have, say AQo and don't hit anything on the flop?

2) Also, I have PT and I think I am not playing aggressive enough. One thing is that it seems like I check or call on the flop alot. I think I remember in SSHE that they said if you are going to call a bet on the flop then you should bet. Is that correct? I don't like to bet the flop when there's nothing there in fear of a raise.

Any help would be appreciated.

I am playing low limit HE....