First of all you should think about your expectations from the mining. A lot of things depends on your budget which you are going to spend for mining. Of course, I advise you to buy a high quality equipment for mining.
If your budget is less or more unlimited, you can choose the most profitable and attractive coin on your point of view and then to buy equipment. Or to buy equipment from the very beginning and then to choose the coin for mining,
Actually, coin and mining equipment are the related things. So, the beginning of the mining process depends on your abilities and desires.
Regarding mining pools. Don't be afraid to try mining with the new pools. As usual, the are providing a good service. What about me, I'm mining not for a long time. Before to start mining I read a lot of topics here and monitored different mining pools. I found the information about Ucrypto.net mining pool. It seemed interesting for me (pool with a low fee). I received a quick reply to all my questions from Support specialist. Then I decided to start with this pool, because I had the opportunity to choose the different coin for mining, even with my hashpower (84MH).
Now I can say that I really satisfied with its service - in time payments, really save mining and low pool fee, as I told. And I like that there are always different bonuses here. I already received bonus for my friend and now want to take a part in their Bonus program on Ethereum pool. I think 20 000$ as bonus will be nice for me

It's just my advice and my experience, which I'm sharing with you.
Are you mining already? And how is it going.

Шары приходят стабыльно, выплатили компенсацию даже за орфан. По доходности сравнивал с несколькими пулами, остановился на юкрипто. Майню эфир, подумываю и другие монетки попробовать. Команде ребят большой плюс.

I agree about it, but why are you so sure about the price in 2018?

Most people but cryptocurrency to earn money, not to invest in future technology, unfortunately.

Stable shares, payments. Got compensation for an orphan. Changed many pools and stayed here, I think it should say about something=)

Maybe my opinion will be useful for somebody. I had been mining ethereum for a year on ethermine, but suddenly my profit fell down and I decided to try ucrypto. Here my profit is higher about 10%, I don't know why, but I am satisfied. I have been mining there for three month, all the payments are in time, for the orphan i got compensation. Thinking about trying other coins, but just learning the subject. I wish you succes guys!

не нашел ничего про криптонатор) есть отзывы?

можно ли это делать с помощью приложения криптонатор?

Думаешь это случится в скором времени?

если рассматривать на долгострочное вложение, то сейчас точно хороший момент для покупки, даже если и ниже упалет, до лета вырастит однозначно.

yeah it can raise in 1 minute and no way to buy

Ripple...has appeared very potential=)

yeah and no sleeping But it may cause the death

I have such problems( I think the best way is a salary. WHen people are afraid to lose the job they try to work hard.

i would buy now if I have extra money. I think now it is a great time)

500$ :'(Dont want to remember that

I would just keep them and wait for raising.

everybody hopes I agree, transactions are too slow and fee is too high((

It is popular, people always buy it, so it has a good future anyway.

what coin do you mine? Ethereum? What is your profit and hashrate?