There are a wealth of spread betting tips and advice sites and videos out there. Some will be free, others will encourage you to part with your cash in exchange for a book or training course. Financialspreadbetting.co.uk does not offer this but can give you the following tips:

• Start on a small scale, perhaps even smaller than you think you can handle as you may make mistakes.
• It may be better to pick your entry carefully than to try to make quick profits.
• Do not mix trading and alcohol.
• Be disciplined.
• Do not chase losses.
• Inexperienced trading of volatile instruments can wipe out any positive gains in one trade. Be careful when managing your stops.
• Stick to sectors that you have done your research on and understand.
• Be firm with what trading horizon you are comfortable with and adapt your trading frequency to match.
• Make sure you know the market hours of the market you are trading, it sounds simple but there may good times and bad times to trade.
• Read the news as well as the charts. Many of the dealing  platforms will incorporate news. Dividend dates, annual meetings dates, quarterly reporting updates, scheduled launches, analyst's ratings and competitor activity are all important.
• Avoid fighting the trend. Basic technical analysis will help.
• Educate yourself and research the market you are going to trade.