Hello,
Thanks for reaching out! I’m glad to hear that you’re trying out W3 Total Cache to improve your site speed. You’re right that it can look intimidating at first, there are a lot of different settings to configure.
Here’s a couple of resources to get you started. For most sites, you can greatly improve your performance with a couple of easy and safe first steps. You can also use these steps to test out new settings safely without risking bringing down your site.
If you’d like to have one of our performance experts take a look, you can also use our premium support options as well.
I hope this helps!