You should play at the pace that is comfortable for you (but of course you should play within time limit per move). For instance if it is a 3 day per move tournament, all you need to do is to make a move within those 3 days. Everyone has signed up for that 3 day per move tournament, so it is fine as long as you play within that limit. If you are comfortable playing 1 move per day, then do so. If you are comfortable with 3 moves per day, it is still fine. If you wish to play 1 move per 3 days, that is as well fine, as that is why you were looking for a 3 day per move tournament in the first place.
The only thing to avoid is to try to not go on automatic vacations by wasting time (as you are a premium member, so if you do not log in for say 5 days, you will go on automatic vacation after 3 days in order to not lose on time) in tournaments that allow vacations, unless it is just something you couldn't avoid.
Advice for first daily chess tournament
Thanks for the advice, nklristic.
I'm wondering what the best way is to keep track of all the games. Do people just use the provided Analysis board, or do you keep an offline record of the game; and, if so, do you use paper, some kind of notebook program, or…?
Well, you have notes section in individual daily games. So if you are playing several games at the same time, you might want to just type in some of your observations in order not to forget them afterwards, if you think that might be the problem. For instance you write: "I played this move because he might want to play this." Or "if he plays this next, I can counter it with this then this." You can write anything you need to in order to not forget something before you get to move again.
That way you might be able to remember instantly what the particular game is all about.
Probably a stupid question, but my opponent can't see my notes, right?
And are the notes still there for my perusal after the game and tournament are long over?
He can't see your notes, unless you send it as a message instead. 
You can see the notes after the game as well.
You don't have to keep track of the moves. Chess.com does that automatically for you. Also, in the top right corner of your board, you'll see "Openings." You can click on that to see what the great players have played in this position before. It's perfectly legitimate to do that in daily games; just don't ever use a computer to analyze the position. Also, as far as analysis is concerned, if you click on the little globe icon in the bottom left, it switches to an analysis board where you can move the pieces around to your heart's content and really get into the position. You can also save that analysis and come back to it later.
Remember, in daily games it is perfectly permissible to use books, opening manuals, endgame manuals, etc., to help with your games. The only things forbidden are 1) other people, 2) computers , 3) table bases.
Hello,
I've just started playing my first daily chess tournament. It involves playing 8 simultaneous games, 2 each (B & W) against 4 opponents.
Although I was excited about playing a tournament, I'm finding it quite difficult and stressful. The other players are playing quite quickly, so every time I log into chess.com, there are multiple "It's your move" messages. Every game has a different opening, so every time I visit a game I have to reorient myself. I've been writing down the moves in each game in algebraic notation but, as a beginner, I can't just read a sequence of notation and immediately picture the state of the board. And I don't have enough physical boards (or table space) to keep a physical record of each game.
I'm wondering: Has anyone had a similar experience? Do you have any advice for navigating such a tournament in an enjoyable and beneficial way. I'd also be grateful for any etiquette pointers. For example, if other people are making their moves in much less time than the limit, should I adjust the way I'm handling the time accordingly?