As many experience, researching a coin can take a long time. I always do the following:
1) Check the website of the coin itself and try to distinguish content from marketing talk.
2) Check
www.coinmarketcap to see what the current price is and what the price did in the past.
3) Check the charts of
www.coincalendar.cc to check what the influence of past events were and check what the upcoming events/plans are.
4) Check the communities and discuss with them.
What could I do more effectively? And what are your steps?