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Congratulations, but since you've learned beatmatching by your standards, how about you post some of your mixes (and not ones that you've practiced for months to get perfect etc) and let us critique you. That is going to be the best way to find out how you can improve upon your techniques.
Also, after beatmatching, you'll need to learn a LOT of other things. Phrase matching was already mentioned, but there is also gain structure, set composition, track order. Timing when you mix in and out and making sure that everything is in phrase is the basis for where you should start. You can read up on this all over the web. Look in the noob thread here and there are plenty of links on the first couple posts that can let you read up on what you should be learning next. Get books--How to DJ Right by Bill brewster and some other guy has been reviewed and highly recommended on here and other forums. I have it and it is a great book.
After that, then start to make whole sets, record them and listen to them. Figure out what needs to get better and listen and compare to pro djs too. Once you start making sets, submit them to online radio stations or post them up here so that you can get more critiques etc.
Most of all, keep at it because you won't stop improving.
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