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Have a look at this super helpful Cheat Sheet from Github to get you started.

I prefer to use the Github Flow Method so that there are no long living branches and it encourages me to release often.

Another popular git branching strategy is called Gitflow. It's worth reading about this too as it's used in many large companies.

1. Sign into github, click on your pic in the right top corner and select settings.
2. Click on the tab SSH and GPG Keys.
3. Click New SSH Key.
4. Open a new terminal.
5. Type ssh-keygen -t rsa.
6. Follow the prompt keeping all default, you may choose a password if you wish.
7. You should get something that looks like a square ascii art masterpiece. Your keys have been created.
8. Type cd ~/.ssh to change directory to .ssh.
9. Type ls to view all files.
10. Type more id_rsa.pub.
11. Copy ALL the text it returns.
12. Paste into Github Key sections and give it a title that describe which laptop you're using.
13. Click Add SSH Key.
14. All done, now you can clone repositories using SSH.