Through the hundreds and probably thousands of articles and tips available today online, we find that learning the Spanish language is best done whenever the learner is around a Spanish speaking community. Yes, immersion is still by far, the best method of getting proper practical lessons about the Spanish language. But then, the deal here is, in order for one person to do that, he must fly out to Spain or any Spanish speaking country and be there for quite some time. This means of course, an entire schedule of pure devotion for just learning Spanish and let's not forget also the need to spend cash.
Unless you are the type of person who can put everything behind (career, business, time etc) with the right amount of money to spend for several months, then immersion is a good way to learn a language. If not, then might as well fit several minutes of your day to learning Spanish right where you are now.
You can maximize your real Spanish learning experience by learning the facts (the basic rules, actually) and then apply it. Next, commit all the errors you could possibly do and then learn from every mistake. This does not mean that you have to commit mistakes in speaking Spanish purposely; but, you must not be afraid or even ashamed to speak what is in your mind even when you are not sure whether it is going to be correct or not.
Let them laugh at you and laugh with them too. The key to learning is when you are actually aware of which part of the sentence you just said that is incorrect, and then, to move on from there. When you have taken notes of the previous mistakes you've done, it will remind you not to do the same mistakes ever again. So, be brave and face the adversities of learning Spanish, it'll all be worth it in the end.
