How do I go about online dating... Is my first time on dating site. Please help me out

wow ...thought there would be a lot of telling you how ...
send mail to the ones you like... something nice ... in your area or if you want long distance ... get to know the person some to see if you may be right for one another... then ask to meet ... in a public place ...if they don't answer you red flag ... they are not interested ... don't take a fence happens all the time and many on the site just might like u keep trying ... all about preferences & interest ... and if they ask for $ is a scammer ... or even if u ask for the same... they will block or report u ... good luck have fun take some time in the forums... you may find someone there ... good luck ...