Pay attention to the URLs when downloading stuff. On the Nexus website you will see many different games, for LE the suffix on addresses will be Skyrim, for SE Skyrim Special Edition. To get started, make sure you’ve got 7zip & NexusMods account. If you’ve installed a bunch of mods and your game doesn’t even want to start, it means you overdid it. The golden rule for beginners is to not go crazy with mods! I will be mostly focusing on Skyrim SE ( Special Edition) but the process is pretty much the same for LE, all you have to do is download the appropriate files where applicable.
In this video ( guide) I am going to show you how to get started with installing mods, after that it’s all up to you. When you understand how mod conflicts work as well as common issues that users run into, you’ll be able to troubleshoot and patch things up very quickly. Anyone can get the basics down in a matter of days/weeks.