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Oh dear. Could someone please let me know how to post hands aswell ty 
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This is usually the act that gets me into the most trouble, some times i can't get away from pots if i've tried bluffing once. ANy key information people coudl share would be greatful.
But depends what you are betting with in the first place
when doing a continuation bet, always bet a range of values, keep your opponent guessing between 1/2the pot to a pot size bet
Dont do it everytime! you can earn some respect from your opponents by checking a low board after a raise from you, it makes you more believable later on.
Becareful on low boards, a flop of 2 6 9 and you might think to yourself, surely he's not got anything and you're probably right. If you have ace high in this situation you can try the bet, but if you're raised, becareful as he could easy have a pocket pair, or maybe an A9
Keep your opponent guessing, its all about reading each other. People aren't always bluffing if they continue bet though, its a pretty difficult subject
The fact is, you can't bluff a poor player or a calling station. So don't even try. Keep your c-bets about the 80% level - the 1 in 5 you don't c-bet should be mostly against the calling stations. If you think about it, it really is daft to try to bluff someone you know is going to call you, but people still do it.
Assuming you miss or only partially hit, just keep pots low and be willing to show down a hand or just chuck it away.
One play I like when hitting big on the flop is the bet-check-bet.
When you hit big on the flop, bet out. The villain will consider this a c-bet and often call. By then checking the turn, you have confirmed that it was a c-bet so he will often try to steal it from you. Just call him - don't raise.
By then betting out big on the river, it looks like you've missed your draw and are making one last effort to pick up the pot. He will call you the vast majority of the time.
The majority of players who hit big on the flop go for a check raise and win a fraction of what you win by playing it as above. OK, so you run the risk of giving him a free card on the river if he doesn't bet the turn, but you can judge this on flop texture.
So to summarise:
Just because you've raised PF, doesn't mean you have to carry on with it. Be willing to just lay it down sometimes.
Don't c-bet 100% of the time.
Don't try to bully a calling station or a poor player - it won't work on them.
Don't bluff if you know you're going to be called (obvious, but amazing how often people do it!)
Try to keep pots low if you don't hit big.
If you do hit big, play it as if you were bluffing at it (bet-check/call-bet).
Don't check raise. By raising PF then checking, you're telegraphing that you've hit. (By checking after raising PF, this also helps disguise the misses when you just wish to slow it down, as mentioned above).
Oh - and don't go all-in on the river with your third barrel. It stinks of desparation and really is a very poor play.
Just keep flopping aces and you'll be fine though.
eg you have AK utg, you raise and get 1 caller. Flop comes low, cbet 80-90% of the time
you have AK utg, you raise and get 3-4 callers. Flop comes low, check fold 80-90% of the time