Step #1 Get a "Gmail" account, Gmail is email from Google, it is free to use and is your hub for all the social activities on the internet.

Go to http://GMail.com now

and click "CREATE AN ACCOUNT" on the right in red.




Enter your First and Last Name,  next you will need to choose your username. Since @Gmail has millions of users your best bet for finding an open name is to first try: 
Next give your birthday, your gender, your mobile phone number and your main email address if you already have one, if not you can leave this field blank.

Now you will need to pass the captcha to prove that you are not a robot.

Give your location by country

Check "I agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy"

and leave checked "Google may use my account information to personalize +1 content"

Click Next Step bottom right in blue



Next click the red "Add Profile Photo" button and navigate to where you have your image saved.

You should use your real picture not a picture of your cat.
















After you have uploaded your image you will be able to crop it to fit the space or flip it around as needed.

Once you have your profile image to your liking click the blue "Set as profile photo" button bottom right.














You will get a chance to make any changes you would like or just click the blue "Next step" button to proceed


















You're all set!

To change or update any of the settings you just set, click on your profile icon top right.
















Lastly click the blue "Continue to GMail" button, bottom left to advance into your new gmail account.