I’ll try and minimize personal info in this post so that it’s harder to dox me. I am a cishet white man without any romantic experience who is interested in trying online dating. I know that resources about doing this exist, but I don’t know how to find them without getting PUA or other harmful advice mixed in.
What do I need to know/do/have before I try this?
Which apps should I use?
Are there guides that give relatively simple information on how to avoid harmful situations with online and not online dating?
Thanks for the advice 
The most success I ever had with meeting people online was not in dating centric spaces, like I had much more luck meeting people through local interest groups where you have a chance to be seen interacting with other people and there’s a good well of common interest to dip into, dating apps are death imo. Ive known people that do ok on them but they’re good at finding partners anywhere.