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How to Increase Typing Speed: A 30-Day Plan That Works

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Typing speed gauge rising from 20 to 50 words per minute

Most people who want to type faster try to move their fingers faster. That works for about a week. Then mistakes rise, net speed falls, and frustration sets in. Real gains come from three changes: typing without looking, using all ten fingers, and building accuracy before speed. Here is a 30-day plan built around those three.

Before you start: measure

Take three 1-minute tests on the typing test and one 10-minute test on the 10-minute test. Write down net WPM and accuracy for each. You will repeat this on day 30.

Days 1 to 7: unlearn looking down

This is the hardest week, because you will feel slower than before. That is expected.

  • Do lessons 1 to 3 of the typing tutor every day: the home row with A S D F and J K L ;.
  • Find home by touch, using the small bumps on F and J.
  • If you catch yourself looking, cover your hands with a thin cloth or a sheet of paper.
  • Stop at 20 minutes. Tired fingers learn bad habits.

Days 8 to 14: the whole keyboard

Move through lessons 4 to 9: top row, bottom row, capital letters, numbers and punctuation. Repeat any lesson where accuracy is below 95%. End each session with one 1-minute test so you can see the change. Many learners are back to their old speed by day 14, now without looking.

Days 15 to 21: accuracy at length

Switch to passages. Take a 3-minute and a 5-minute test each day from the paragraph collection. Your goal this week is accuracy above 97%, not speed. Two habits help:

  • Read one word ahead. While your fingers type “station”, your eyes should already be on the next word.
  • Do not go back. If you make a mistake in a finished word, keep going. Going back costs more time than the mistake costs marks.

Days 22 to 30: push speed and stamina

  • Start each session with three 1-minute sprints on the random words test, pushing slightly faster than comfortable.
  • Then one full 10-minute test with highlighting off, the way exams run.
  • Twice this week, take the simulation for your target exam from exam typing tests.

Common mistakes that hold people back

Practising only short tests. One-minute speed and ten-minute speed are different skills. Exams are 5 to 15 minutes long.

Ignoring the error report. The word-by-word check shows patterns: always missing “the”, always capitalising wrongly after a full stop. Fix the pattern, not the single word.

Bad posture. Elbows at about 90 degrees, wrists floating, screen at eye level. Typing with wrists resting on the desk slows the outer fingers.

Inconsistent practice. 20 minutes every day beats three hours on Sunday.

What to expect on day 30

If you started at 20 to 25 WPM with two fingers, 35 to 45 WPM net is realistic after a month of daily practice. If you started at 35, expect 45 to 55. Track every test on My progress to see the curve. And when you reach your target, download a typing certificate for your CV.

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