Any SolidWorks tips?

the best way to begin is following SW tutorials they are availble in
help --> SolidWorks tutorials
you have to go slowly an surly
i used this way when i started solidworks and than i moved to youtube

http://grabcad.com/questions/some-good-tips-to-improve-your-working-speed-in-sw-using-shortcut-bar

You can visit Matt Perez' page http://www.solidworkslessons.info/

I think that's great advice by Mahdi, and if you get serious about it and want to progress your learning beyond what youtube can provide, you'll want to then move to a premium training package like http://solidwize.com.