For new mead makers there’s really only 3 steps.
1) Use the best ingredients you can.
2) Don’t screw it up.
3) Enjoy your tasty mead.
Now step 2 is the hard part. There are tons of resources out now from various places to help with that. Here’s a few good starting points.
Mad for Mead (Parts 1, 2, 3). Article assuming you know beer on how to make mead.