kanjii, where and how to learn it.

hey /lang/, I've mastered hirigana and katakana, and now it's time to move on, but where does one start when there are 50,000+ words to learn?  can anyone give me any tips/links?

Honestly though, how does anyone find Heisig good? It doesn't even teach you how to read it at least not in the first book, I don't see how that guy can claim he knows 1020++ if he can't even read the kanji not to mention doesn't know any compounds of them.

I did a quick search for a pdf
first half
http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/miscPublications/pdf/RK4/RK%201_sample.pdf
second half
http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/miscPublications/pdf/RK4/RK_1_marked_errata_cumulative.pdf