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There are quite a few things that can help a soldering procedure, but my biggest tip is to use flux every time. It basically does the work for you, first it lowers the melting point of the solder so even with a cheaper soldering iron it’s easy to work with. And it just directs the solder exactly where you want it, it’s basically telepathic. Another very useful tip is to tin your pads, instead of juggling everything around you already have the solder on the board all that’s left to do is align the part and add heat, 2 things to do with 2 hands, makes it steady and easy. A third tip would be to be careful how long you heat everything, leaving it on for too long could damage parts or the board so try to keep it minimal. Also if you’re working with smaller parts a 30$ digital microscope goes a long way. And don’t forget to always clean your board with some isopropyl when you’re done. 

In my opinion, when soldering it is important to choose the right temperature and always use flux. I love soldering, it relaxes me and I love seeing the board being completed, solder by solder!

My Tip,

Just Plug in and start soldering the broken electronic products.

My best tips for better soldering work is first clean the leads of all components with knife to remove any rust or unwanted things. Then place it in PCB and apply little amount of flux. If you are using soldering station then set appropriate temperature for the components or if you are using normal soldering iron apply the lead with in short time to avoid damaging the components. Now you will get better soldering results. Then clean the board with IPA to remove the excess flux and melted flux.

I am always using the above method for soldering components without getting dry soldering

It's actually my soldering iron...one of those ~$20 Wellers that is over 20 years old.  It's definitely served me well, but at some point, the tip broke off. I wasn't aware of mini-wave tips, but I just looked them up, and it would probably work well...the concave part holds solder pretty well.

My Best method to solder any SMD is to place the component on the pad and Solder the 1st pin followed by pins at all corner to keep the Component in place and Solder the other pins.

Don't hesitate on using enough flux, if tue flux is too low then the solder might wear off quickly.

Adjust the temperature of Soldering Iron as per the component datasheet, too much heat can damage the components, so its better to study the datasheet before.

The most important thing is to leave your tip with some lead before turning of, by doing so u can avoid oxidation of the Tip.

Do have a soldering wic to remove bridges or excess lead, Usually most of the bridge can be eliminated with proper soldering itself

Did I mention - get some hemostats.....

Sometimes desoldering ICs that have been soldered using lead free solder on smaller than normal plated through holes and ultra thin traces can be a nightmare.  To avoid damage to the traces and pads, don't try and heat up all the pins at once, instead cut the pins off at the chip first with a dremel or knife then unsolder each pin separately using tweezers or hemostats to pull them out.  Of course this only works if you no longer need the IC.

A Silent place with good light, magnifying glass and silence is my idea. :-)

my tip is not about soldering well, but soldering with a low quality iron whose tip cant melt solder at all. when im still waiting for my new iron, and i need to solder, i use the upper areas of the iron, and put it in between the pins. then i push a littpe solder in between the pin and the iron, and wait for it to melt, which takes about 10 seconds. its al ittle messy, but its ok for while waiting for a new iron