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+# How To Contribute to ruby-http-client for first-timers
+
+We know that contributing to an open source project for the first time can be intimidating. 
+
+This documentation serves to guide you on how to make your first contribution.
+
+Assuming you already have a [Github account](https://github.com/join), here are the steps to make your first contribution:
+
+## Finding a task you can handle
+
+We label our issues according to their difficulty level. You can find easy ones [here](https://github.com/sendgrid/ruby-http-client/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22difficulty%3A+easy%22) but feel free to explore other labels too.
+
+- [Medium labeled issues](https://github.com/sendgrid/ruby-http-client/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22difficulty%3A+medium%22)
+- [Hard labeled issues](https://github.com/sendgrid/ruby-http-client/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22difficulty%3A+hard%22)
+
+
+## Creating a Pull Request<a name="creating-a-pull-request"></a>
+
+1. [Fork](https://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/) the project, clone your fork,
+   and configure the remotes:
+
+   ```bash
+   # Clone your fork of the repo into the current directory
+   git clone https://github.com/sendgrid/ruby-http-client
+   # Navigate to the newly cloned directory
+   cd ruby-http-client
+   # Assign the original repo to a remote called "upstream"
+   git remote add upstream https://github.com/sendgrid/ruby-http-client
+   ```
+
+2. If you cloned a while ago, get the latest changes from upstream:
+
+   ```bash
+   git checkout <dev-branch>
+   git pull upstream <dev-branch>
+   ```
+
+3. Create a new topic branch (off the main project development branch) to
+   contain your feature, change, or fix:
+
+   ```bash
+   git checkout -b <topic-branch-name>
+   ```
+
+4. Commit your changes in logical chunks. Please adhere to these [git commit
+   message guidelines](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)
+   or your code is unlikely be merged into the main project. Use Git's
+   [interactive rebase](https://help.github.com/articles/interactive-rebase)
+   feature to tidy up your commits before making them public.
+
+4a. Create tests.
+
+4b. Create or update the example code that demonstrates the functionality of this change to the code.
+
+5. Locally merge (or rebase) the upstream development branch into your topic branch:
+
+   ```bash
+   git pull [--rebase] upstream master
+   ```
+
+6. Push your topic branch up to your fork:
+
+   ```bash
+   git push origin <topic-branch-name>
+   ```
+
+7. [Open a Pull Request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/)
+    with a clear title and description against the `master` branch. All tests must be passing before we will review the PR.
+
+If you have any additional questions, please feel free to [email](mailto:dx@sendgrid.com) us or create an issue in this repo.