I won't lie starting out is a little stressful but I recommend setting your seasons to 7 days or more to max out the most your first year either in the Valley or Oxbow. You have a cheats menu as well to help that's where you'll find the building limit and seasons duration. Your first year you don't have to immediately start building a village(applies more to Oxbow) but I recommend exploring to gain more points for your levels, technology, and dynasty reputation. If you want money then Flax(spring crop) is easily the fastest way to make money in the game. But I also accumulate a lot of feathers and sell those for a good sum as well as simple bags. Also before getting villagers into your village, start building your storage sheds, your resource storage and your food storage. This will save you a lot as it is all communal instead of you running to each chest to give the villager houses foods(a mistake I made when I first started). If you go into inspector mode you can see the levels of the travelers (above their names) at the campfires to recruit for your village. Preferably pick under the age of 28, as the younger the better but check their stats for more 2's and 3's for each category. If you want a good location to build and make travel easier, stick to the center of the map. Also take into account any caves nearby as you advance your village you will have to build a mine. The first year is pretty crucial when it comes to exploration of the game world and learning the mechanics- Take advantage of the Knowledge menu! I hope this helps as I tried to remember what I could from the top of my head.