Logon to ualmec.org and watch the PBS bidding videos that pertain to your situation. Then download and read the PBS bidding manual. Watch the videos again, if needed, to reinforce what you've read.

Then do your best to construct your bid. Enter all your preferences and do the best that you can to achieve your goal for that bid period.

Next, call the PBS bid hotline and have a PBS instructor review, refine, and help you improve your bid.

When the award gets published, call the hotline again to help you understand your award and answer any questions that you have.

I've followed this template for the last several months and I've become a better bidder each month, learning a little more each time.

If the guy who charges $50/mo to enter your bid is smart enough to figure it out, so are you, given a bit of time, effort, and practice.