How to Get Started With Touch Typing to Type Faster (Touch Typing for Beginners)

I recorded this ages ago and it's been a crammed month, but hopefully it helps a few of you out there!
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 - Video Overview
01:48 - How I Learned How to Type
02:54 - Keyboard Layouts
04:00 - Learning Resource #1: Typing Club
05:50 - Learning Resource #2: Typing Academy
07:32 - How to Practice as a Beginner Typist
08:24 - The Thing With Progress
10:29 - Apply Practice
11:13 - The Perspectives You Can Have
12:39 - Rambling About Learning
13:17 - Wrappin' it Up
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[@mateosotelo957]

No shot. I got to 100.9 wpm with 85% accuracy. That is like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!

[@markbacon78]

LET'S GOOOOOO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT. ABSOLUTE WIN. LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

[@markbacon78]

I'm so proud. I so appreciate all your updates. You started at like 40 didn't you???? This is amazing. Edit: There's a comment saying 40 around 3 months ago!! :D

[@mateosotelo957]

Dang yes. You are right. My progress is actually a lot. I started touch typing in like June because my dad said we had to start learning how to type fast and I didn't know that I would actually get to 100.9 wpm. At some point in August or September I had to restart because I had realized that I was adapted to bad habits and now I am here and I am proud of myself. And by the way you are amazing with that wpm and accuracy. You are the GOAT!!!!!!!!!!

[@TomlinsonVideos]

Mark, seriously - sooo helpful!! I appreciate you creating this content. I am 54 years old and decided to finally learn how to type. After watching numerous videos and articles, THIS Video (and a couple of your other videos) were the most helpful for me! Thank you again!!

[@markbacon78]

Thanks so much for leaving such a thoughtful comment! I'm really appreciative of you leaving this comment, keeps me goin' to make some more, hopefully another typing video before the month is up 😁 Keep up the good work!

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

I would say in the beginning focus on accuracy and correct technique over speed. The problem is most of us are not starting from scratch but rather have typed incorrectly for years using the pecking method or another less than optimal typing strategy. I have found when I focused on speed at the start I would neglect technique, for example the C key I would use my pointer out of habit and the H key I would use my left hand instead of right. When I was rushing I would use the wrong finger for the key before I even realised I had done it, so I had to slow myself down, focus on accuracy and slowly build that muscle memory instead of trying to force it.

[@arnachatterjee91]

I actually started practicing touch typing like 4-5 months before ; I scrolled youtube And I watched one of your videos from were I got a lot of relevant data... So it's pretty useful...I

[@markbacon78]

Super glad to hear that it's useful! The name/profile picture combo rings a bell- something about studying similar things I am. Keep up the good work! 🔥

[@garnett2350]

I started learning touchtype last month and the same month I started my internship, and I work using a computer so that helped me retain better, now I type without looking at the keyboard and 40 wpm, I still have some troubles with signs and numbers but when it comes to words I mastered, I thought I would never learn to touchtype because at the beginning I thought it was too difficult but now I am glad I put a lot of effort in it

[@markbacon78]

It's all about the effort and the conscious practice! Love to hear it- keep up the good work 🔥 (and bonus points for the Envy pfp- I'm only just watching that show now... so good)

[@vaxus7073]

Damn man, you arent stopping the grind, I've been here for about 1 year now I'm happy to see your channel grow, and I'm happy to see you never give up, it takes so much courage to truly not give up. ♥

[@markbacon78]

Thanks so much for the support! Focusing on school for a few weeks but the grind shall continue for a while 😤 Keep on keepin' on!

[@InfoSecGSO]

Very helpful info. I was never a touch typer, but after a bad wrist injury and surgery, I had to learn it, and needed an ergonomic split keyboard too. So I bought a Kinesis, and OMG, the slow and frustrating learning curve of: A. touch-typing, and B. Adjusting to a split ortho linear keyboard. It took me three months just to get proficient, still slow, but, I also bought blank keycaps to take off the training wheels. But it has definitely been worth it. And yep, keybr has been my daily go to.

[@markbacon78]

I'm glad it helps! I think the blank keys are super helpful too. I honestly should do this for numbers/special characters because I often have to look for those to this day...

[@mateosotelo957]

Yo, I am in the league at place 187, it might go down tomorrow but I still catch up. I also hit the highest speed that I've ever done. 81 wpm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kkirlin07]

Is it just me or does mark look way more handsome than the videos from a year ago

[@markbacon78]

Lmaooo it's 100% the hat

[@jaimecayetano4875]

Thumbs up

[@karimdawood8034]

Honestly my guy, this channel is so underrated, just wanted to come on here and say, you were one of my greatest motivators to start typing faster, of course I had a personal motivation as I'm in CS and also a writer but your videos were really helpful, straight to the point and genuinely cool, thanks man🙌🏻❤️

[@markbacon78]

Haha, thanks so much! Glad they're helpful and your motivations aligned with my own in a way. Keep up the great work! 🔥

[@its_fzx5275]

I am a beginner typer and i just started practicing two week ago and now my wpm is 40 the thing i found to be helpful is to not over train as it can do more bad than good

[@markbacon78]

Totally! Overtraining can definitely be a little rough, whether it's typing or just anything. Rest is important and it's also important to take breaks to see what's working and what's not. Thanks for that reminder, and for stopping by the vid! Keep up the good work 🔥

[@FloridaManEvolved]

Tip from somebody that averages 115 WPM on Typeracer (as of 10/14/23), accuracy is key. Most of my good races (125+ WPM) has an accuracy of 98.5% or higher AT LEAST. If you find yourself having an accuracy below 97% for beginners, and 98% for the more professional typists, slow down a bit, and practice those trickiers keys or letter pairs (for example, since I use dvorak, it's good to practice letters like w and q and j, or letter pairs like wh, and je.)

[@markbacon78]

would agree! I like the idea of "breaking" accuracy as you get faster, but at the beginning it's absolutely a great place to begin.

[@mateosotelo957]

Ok this time a better message. I got to 97.1 wpm and with 90% accuracy!!!! One of the best accuracy's I have ever had and the best ever speed.

[@businessisboomin7252]

Other videos were perfect but this...this is exactly what I needed

[@markbacon78]

Well idk if it's possible to have watched the whole thing, but I'm glad it is something you needed! :D Thanks for stopping by again- let me know what you thought and if there are any other things you wonder about. Might make a follow up to this video since some thoughts came up while editing it.

[@businessisboomin7252]

@@markbacon78 watching rn but not sure if I'll be able to finish it cuz I have to study...when I fully watch it I'll not hesitate to stop by and tell you what I learned from the video 🐱👍

[@EssVR]

The fact how this video made me type from 120 to 140+ THANKS!

[@markbacon78]

WILDIN'! Keep it up 🔥

[@XASYANT]

thank you

[@mateosotelo957]

My mindset in the beggining was 40 wpm and now im around 50wpm thanks for the video so helpful

[@markbacon78]

Yea, you were around 40wpm! And to 100 in 3 months! The dedicatino is insaneeeee!!!!!

[@mateosotelo957]

@@markbacon78 YESSS!!! I STUDY EVERYDAY EXCEPT SOMETIMES ON SUNDAYS!!!

[@callmejobson]

Great video I'm a beginner and my typing speed is okay but I not using all my fingers on my right hand. I have background in Software development and I have always wanted to increase my typing speed. I will try 15 mins per day and 5 or so practicing on key br. Just in time for the new year!

[@markbacon78]

I hope your goal has been going well! Typing 100+ wpm isn't too useful for coding, but the faster speed is definitely useful to some degree. Thanks for dropping by!

[@SamuelSunday-kn2li]

What's the name of the website that you said that teaches how to type fast for beginners

[@Blix0G]

I have got pretty good in 3 days i was typing from 8 to 9 wpm and now i don’t even go under 20 which is not amazing but i feel pretty happy with that Also this helped a lot 👍😅

[@markbacon78]

I'm so glad to hear it! Keep it up

[@Yoslizzle]

When I was a kid we used a program called Mavis Beacon teaches typing and I'm 40 years old now so that was a long time ago and maybe there's something similar to that out now?

[@Aakash_Salam]

awesome

[@Fumbiver]

although knowing which keys to press is not important it helps to have that as a guide otherwise in my experience, you won't realise when you went back to hunting and pecking.

[@markbacon78]

That's a great point! I like that

[@mateosotelo957]

oh yeah my mindset was to get to 40 or 50 wpm which I started at like 20 wpm or 15 wpm I think and when I hit 39 wpm I was so happy and I said to myself that if I got to 39 I could get to 40 or 50 wpm. An when I got to 40 and 41 wpm I celebrated by watching this videos.

[@Gokublakc-lv6lv]

I've been using ed typing club since 1st grade never really cared about it until now I'm in 7th grade now and learning to type

[@markbacon78]

Whoa, that's awesome! Dedication!

[@Aakash_Salam]

great

[@kookyjoeb5524]

Help! I can’t seem to keep my fingers on the f j keys. I’m trying to get faster for a new job I recently got. Doi need to keep Allie fingers resting on the board? Or can I keep them hovering in the air?

[@markbacon78]

Honestly, whatever is the most comfortable for you! Homerow method should be a guide, more than anything. Don't worry about your fingers returning to the f and j keys. I think mine loosely hover aroun there, but my pointer fingers are suspended in the air whilst I type (observing now). Try new methods, see what works for you, and stay within a realm that is comfortable to type with but using most of your fingers.

[@livemorewithrae]

im 60 and need your help to start again

[@ansleythompson5473]

Yes , I should have started on this video lol

[@businessisboomin7252]

Sup again :D

[@wilsonsimpkins3601]

the last few weeks I have been stressed with typing. i keep resetting on typing club because I make mistakes, I worry about hitting the right key with the right finger and don't know when to move on to sights to apply what I learn.

[@markbacon78]

Stop resetting your progress! And take some deep breaths :) Making mistakes is a part of the process. When I try to use a new finger or something as I type, it's annoying- sure- but as we improve over time that's how we can measure progress. Try to have fun with it, don't take it too seriously. Move on to other websites whenever you want to. Have fun with it, no one is expecting perfection. I may be able to type fast, but my accuracy is rarely above 90%! Make mistakes, embrace 'em!

[@wilsonsimpkins3601]

@@markbacon78 man its just hitting the period and x keys feel weird. did you have that problem

[@mateosotelo957]

Impossible I just got to 95.3 wpm with 85% accuracy. I actually improved the accuracy by a lot. I used to get 65% or 75% accuracy.

[@mateosotelo957]

We lost but we still got more basketball games. By the way in type rush I am in the league at place 133 and it might go down or up. I am currently editing this, I just wanted to say that I finally got to 84.5 wpm. I really want to get to 90

[@eyya_jaebb]

Hoping you hit the algorithm again :)

[@markbacon78]

We shall see! THanks for dropping by 🔥

[@starul100]

Learned to type fast after taking Texts&Ideas and Cultures&Contexts in a single semester

[@markbacon78]

So I see you’ve chosen the high stakes option…

[@Akshay_XYZ]

Bro my right hand fingers not working properly what should I do.......... help me

[@markbacon78]

Practice! Find a method that seems to work for you, slow down, and practice practice practice.

[@wilsonsimpkins3601]

also, should i focus on accuracy first?

[@markbacon78]

Stop focusing on what the best thing to do is. The only right thing to do is just to start practicing, don't worry about finding whatever is most optimal. Focusing on accuracy first, speed first... whatever, you'll always here someone with a different opinion. The only thing that counts is actually doing it. Start typing, change things up. If a change works for you, keep it. If it doesn't, try something else. As long as you start somewhere, you're good to go.

[@mateosotelo957]

Yo I hit my highest. 72 wpm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice vid forgot to tell you last time I commented, now in my school a lot of my friends want to do touch typing since they see me doing it. By the way my birthday is on the 19th of January

[@markbacon78]

Heyyy that's awesome, congrats! And happy early birthday!

[@mateosotelo957]

@@markbacon78 thanks imma try and get to 80wpm

[@typingforallbwp]

Good ..

[@Aakash_Salam]

deserve views in Millons

[@Ihavetoreturnsomevideotapes]

I had ur old Logitech k470 keyboard and was planning to buy a keycrohon but you convinced me not to . I would have to import it from US .

[@markbacon78]

I'm glad... I think! You definitely don't need a super fancy / expensive keyboard to get faster or more skilled. They are fun, but it's the practice and dedication that'll get you to where you want to be 🔥

[@mateosotelo957]

GUESS WHAT. Yesterday I MADSE IT TO THE LEAGUE IN TYPE RUSH.

[@gradientO]

hey man, just a suggestion. Break up subtitles into smaller ones. The subtitles now take up atleast half of the space in the video

[@markbacon78]

Yea that’s a problem with Premiere generating them 😅 It generates based on time, versus word count, I believe. Gotta edit my script so they get broken down more. Sorry about that

[@HikingFeral]

well i did post a comment about how my journey is going but for some reason it was immediately deleted so whatever

[@markbacon78]

Darn, well I hope it’s going well!

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro I am sorry to be taking your time but I got to 92.2 wpm

[@markbacon78]

I'm thriving off of these updates brother, no worries. keep it up 🔥

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro I finally made it to 112.1 wpm with 95% accuracy 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@markbacon78]

Bro's gonna surpass me at this point I gotta practice again 😰

[@mateosotelo957]

Umm. It's hard to get more speed and good accuracy. My ranking currently is 27 in type rush

[@Aakash_Salam]

hey listen i think this video is not made in your home. i am also a beginner and i started with monkey type 1 month ago. i requests you to make avideo on the settings of monkey type. and listen I am going to type more comments only to support you love you.

[@muskndusk]

I've just had a play on Typing Club. The way it kept giving me awards was very motivating, but I do hate the constant nag to use the paid version.

[@markbacon78]

Yea those ads and nags are definitely annoying, but hopefully it gives you a good base to try other platforms too. Keep up the good work!

[@portlyoldman]

Will I now, at last, learn to Touch Type?????

[@markbacon78]

Maybe! It's all about the practice and putting forth the effort 😎 Thanks for dropping by another one

[@amankumargupta9973]

Typing master is also a good program. It gives you 7 days free trial , so there is pressure on you to complete the exercises in given amount of time for free. 😊😊

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro, BRO, BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I got to 80 wpm. My accuracy is not the best but at least it is around most of the times 75 to 95 the accuracy.

[@markbacon78]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@mateosotelo957]

@@markbacon78 Aww yeh

[@mateosotelo957]

now I hit 82.4 wpm. BTW I got a basketball game today

[@markbacon78]

DECIMAL INCREASES! LET'S GOOO!!! I hope the ball game went well too 🔥

[@mateosotelo957]

I got 101.7 wom with 87.5% accuracy. So close to 90% percent accuracy.

[@harvyharvy5147]

21:00 am?

[@markbacon78]

Yea, I recorded the video at like 8am haha

[@Aakash_Salam]

op

[@businessisboomin7252]

My comment got deleted :(

[@markbacon78]

You were too quick on the draw or something! Haha

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro I got to 89.1 wpm and In type rush I got to 69 in the league

[@markbacon78]

ONWARDS. AND. UPWARDS!!!! Nice rank 😎

[@Aakash_Salam]

i am from Kashmir

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro I just hit 82.1 wpm

[@mateosotelo957]

Bro I got to..... 91.5 wpm

[@markbacon78]

ON FIREEEE!!!! TRIPLE DIGITS ALMOST THERE!!!!

[@Aakash_Salam]

never forget your subscribers when you would have subscribers in millons

[@markbacon78]

I definitely won't! Thanks for all the comments on the vid haha. Would be great if they were condensed into 1, but I appreciate the support! Thanks for stopping by 🔥

[@Aakash_Salam]

@@markbacon78 yaa ! I would have written more comments but I don't have backlight keyboard

[@Aakash_Salam]

bindas

[@mateosotelo957]

Guess what. I just hit 67 wpm

[@markbacon78]

LET'S GOOOOOO!

[@mateosotelo957]

@@markbacon78 YEAH!!!!!!

[@rc7019]

Why do students think people care that they are students? Why not just say 'Hi, I have a sh1t tonne of student debt'. Far more interesting and amusing.

[@markbacon78]

You’re overthinking it lmao; it’s called an introduction.

[@rc7019]

Cool 👍

[@mateosotelo957]

I forgot to tell you that I made it to 116.59 wpm and I am currently 14 rank in Type rush for the united states. User:NoneMatu/The Red Man

[@markbacon78]

I'm gonna have to start practicing, you're gonna pull ahead at this rate 😰 /lh