Demo-->Mini-->Standard - this is the only way to go. When I started, I always treated Demo as if it was real account. I never allowed myself to have huge losses because it was a fake money. That helped me a lot when I went live. If you can not make money with mini account, there is absolutely no point going to 100K lots. When I trade, I only look at pips, I do not care if it is $1 per pip or $10 or $100 … The size comes with time, assuming you are still around.