Starting Up a PvP Character

Hey everyone, welcome to Warp Scrambled. This is the first of hopefully many posts I will be putting here. This one is going to be about starting up a PvP character. It's actually not as hard as some people would believe it, although it will take some training and a lot of lost ships to get good at it.
Before we start, you must remember the golden rule of EVE: Never fly what you can't afford to lose!
The first thing you want to do is create your character. For the most part, a Minmatar character will excel at PvP because it gives you the opportunity to start off with the Rifter, the king of PvP frigates. You can also make a Gallente, which gives you the chance to use an Incursus, which is also a nice PvP ship. When choosing the bloodline and distributing attribute points, the general rule of thumb is Perception>Intelligence>Willpower>Memory.
Now, once you get your new character with his/her ship, it's time to start training. What you want is to put 3 autocannons and a rocket launcher on your Rifter, giving you close range weaponry and some fast side-DPS. Click here to see how I would recommend you fit your Rifter, although again, it is all up to personal preference. Don't forget to add a Warp Scrambler so you can stop the target from warping away. A Stasis Webifier will help you catch up to the target by slowing them down.
That's it for this first post. I will try and get a post up tomorrow detailing how to fit your ship better, as well as what you should train for. Send an EVEmail to Einar Flors if you have any questions, and fly safe.