I just recently started buying into crypto currencies this past month. I tried several different ways (credit card, bank transfer, bitcoin ATM) just to see how different mode works. I also started learning about the many different altcoins. It is overwhelming at first and I think the biggest hurdles for a beginner is how to get your fiat money into the crypto coin system (mainly as bitcoins). Once that is done it isn't too hard to trade that to other coins on an exchange. Each day I try to expand my knowledge a little more.