And remember what they say don't put all your egg's in just one basket.
And also trading takes time and effort so you should really study it and also the best way for me to learn is by experience.
Trading is not for everybody, you really have to think about it before you even think about starting trading. If you are prepared to lose a few dollars at first then go for it. But if you need every penny of your money, try to study it first. But I would say that starting to trade and accept your first losses as a learning curve is a good way to go about it.
Believe me I repeat, altcoins trading is just pure waste of time.
In my opinion, altcoin trading is not just a waste of time. And altcoin trading does not requires big capital to give you huge profit. As long as you buy early that altcoin and sell it at the right time it is still profitable. Can you say altcoin like iconomi is just a waste of time? I think not, at first that was my mindset too but when i saw how iconomi succeed i try to trade some altcoins too and so far i can say it is profitable.