Well theres lots of stuff to comment on and first I should state I am definitely no professional and am only just starting to get mixes that are somewhat passable.
That said, theres a few simple things to clear up your mixes. Firstly use a lowpass on every single instrument with a gentle slope. Sweep it across until you notice the low frequencies begin to disappear from the sound, and roll it back til you get that sweet spot just before they disappear. Doing this will clean up a lot of low frequency mess that while not being noticeably audible, will muddy up your bottom end. Youll notice a great deal more clarity.
Also try not to boost eq over 3db generally speaking. EQ sounds better subtractively then additively, particuarly with digital eqs.
Another quick and easy tip - if your working in dance music, set your kick to -6db to begin with and start mixing around that as your basis. You should be left with plenty of headroom in your mix that way and avoid digital distortion/clipping on the master bus.
Mate i recommend if you are really keen on learning you check out sonicacademy.com and do some of the tutorials. Its about 140 bucks for a yearly subscription and you go from scratch to mixdown across a whole stack of genres.
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