Experts recommend typing 20 minutes a day for six weeks. It's important that you are teaching yourself good habits - poster and having your fingers on the home row keys. Play this video to remind you.
Always have your fingers on the home row keys.
Learning to type fast only happens if you go slow! It's the opposite of almost every game - the slower and more practice you get using the correct fingers and keys will make you the most successful.
Keep your fingers on the home row keys as your learn and practice. Keyboarding practice is best done for 15 minutes a day for a month. Take the typing test on the keyboading success page first, then practice for a month, then take it again and see your progress.