Hi David,
Getting the focus and the exposure right are the two major things. The tracking is not so important for the bright planets and the moon since your exposure times are so short for these objects; although it can make life a lot easier not having to keep nudging the scope to keep the object in the field of view. I started out photographing Saturn with no tracking, just using my point and shoot camera afocally with a Dob telescope.
Keep on trying, you're on your way.
cheers,
Andrew