I need help on what strats to use in games

Ok I am horrible at this game. I always seem to get overwhelmed by units early game (first 5-10 mins) so what can I do to be the guy that over whelms the other teams? I usually start like this (Cmnder)Met>Pwr>met>bot fac>Met>Antiair>Que a ton of pwr.

I'd really appreciate some advice on what I can do to improve my strategy.

1) scout. very, very often. You must scout to know what you need to build. You must scout so you know what your enemy is building, and what you need to counter.
2) expand. early, and relentlessly. More Mexes, more PGens, more factories. Be aggressive with expansion.
3) pick a strategy for your particular game based upon intel achieved in step 1 and use it to guide you through step 2.
4) attack. mercilessly and early. I love turtling. This game doesn't love turtles. Smite thine enemies and smite them quickly.
5) for more information, see the many, many videos of gameplay, especially perhaps the videos from Saturday's tournament. You will be amazed at the wealth of information available just by watching these masters at play.
6) have fun!

EDIT: Also, welcome to the forums!

Thank you, I'll try that next game. And I did watch that tournament it was awesome I'll have to review and try and do what they did.

http://pamatches.com/tutorials/

Contains a bunch of tutorials.

Watch a lot of Tournament Finals, those guys are good and their game is simply elegant. I've learned a lot.

Also, watch this:

Ignore the initial build order in that video though. New changes mean go for something like 3xmex, power gen, bot factory.

New meta is just tech 2 bots and bombers. bots for offense and bombers for defense

^ bs dox ftw !!!! Dox till I die!!!!!!

EvilOlive said it all.

Do you play against AI or other players ? Do you win matches against AI ?
I think it's necessary to beat AI (at the same economy level) before playing against other players.

My rules :
- air scout + radar to know what's in approach.
- expand + mex to have enough metal.
- and the most difficult for me, always have an equilibrate economy. Don't waste, don't stall ! !
If you waste ressources : BUILD ! BUILD MORE ! !
If your economy collapses, it's BAD ! Stop factories and quickly build mexes and energies.

Till the replay feature is released and offers the possibility of reviewing your matches, if you can cast them, experts could analyse your matches and tell you what's wrong.