Hi,
my poker experience consists in having played a bunch of freeroll tournaments. I'd like to get started to play poker with real money.
While reading in this forum i saw that people said that it's hard to do well in micro stakes cash games because the rake has a big negative impact on the players.
Is it a good idea to start playing poker in these micro stakes cash games regardless of the rake just to get some experience? Or does it make sense to play in tournaments with a small buy in?
Excuse my ignorance and tell me if i need to write more details. Have a good day.

There is a big difference between cash games and tournaments. One of the biggest differences that will affect your decisions is the blind structure - which typically is constant in cash games, but increases in tournaments. Plays that might be correct in a cash game might be terrible in certain stages of a tournament, and vice versa. So I personally would recommend starting with cash games, and then learn to adjust when you play tournaments - but if all you want to play is tournaments, go for it.

If you are going to play cash games, you should start at the lowest level. Don't concern yourself with the rake. Whatever you lose to the rake is going to be much less than you will lose if you start out playing against better players. This still will probably be true wherever you start, but it is best to minimize the amount you lose while you are learning.

ty for your response

This is good response OP.

Pick your format. Start at the lowest limits. Get some experience, and then if you enjoy it and would like to make it into a serious hobby you would then consider things like software/training sites/coaching/etc. in order to improve.

A good starting point is learning preflop play. There are a couple of reasons for this. The simplest one is that every hand has a preflop decision. Once you learn preflop play correctly, you will see that most hands will not involve postflop play at all - you should be folding pre most of the time. Second, your actions preflop can and do have a significant affect on how the rest of the hand plays out. Third, understanding preflop play can help you range your opponents hands when you do go to the flop and beyond. For example if he raises pre, you three bet him and he calls, you can use that info to get a better idea of his holdings (In this case, for instance, it would be unlikely that AA, KK, QQ, or maybe even AKs are in his range - those hands are typically 4 betting).

Good preflop play gives you a basis for the rest of the hand. You will run into fewer difficult spots post flop if you play correctly pre. It certainly is not enough to make you a big winner; you still will need to learn to play all the other streets well for that. It should give you enough of an edge, especially at lower stakes, to keep you afloat and not lose too drastically while you are learning.

thank you for your response aswell