Learning from your mistakes is important too. Start with a simple 1/4 ground plane antenna or a 1/2 dipole, and go from there.
10m band is the only HF band you're allowed SSB privileges on.
11m CB band, vertical polarity is popular, because most stations are mobile, and are limited to vertical antennas.
10m band, horizontal polarity is popular, because most stations are bases. Occasionally, you'll find another person with a vertical antenna, or a mobile station on a vertical antenna. However, most people on 10m band are using either a dipole, a 3 el, or a 5 el yagi. As you know, vertical to horizontal = half signal strength. Well, I've missed a lot of DX because of this.
Can't wait to get my tower + 3 el horizontal 10m yagi up in the air.