Hi! I'm a complete newbie to the bitcoin community. Do you guys have any recommendations on what I should be doing first? Would truly appreciate any advice you can provide. 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=39.0
this is the basic need to do, go to that link and read more about the community.
study cryptocurrency and make more research.
be careful about hype and fud, never invest money on your stage, try to learn more.