updated contributing file

Author: gitdagray

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ Contributions of any kind are welcome!
 
 ## General Steps
 1. Identify an Issue or feature to add 
-2. Fork this repository to your GitHub
-3. Clone the repository from your GitHub
-4. Create a new branch with: `git checkout -b newBranchName` 
-5. Complete your work and push your new branch to your GitHub
-6. Come back to this repo and create a Pull Request to merge your branch with the fix/feature
+2. Check posted Issues to see if your issue has already been posted
+3. If not, create a new Issue (see directions below)
+4. Fork this repository to your GitHub
+5. Clone the repository from your GitHub
+6. Create a new branch with: `git checkout -b newBranchName` 
+7. Complete your work and push your new branch to your GitHub
+8. Come back to this repo and create a Pull Request to merge your branch with the fix/feature (see directions below)
 
 ## Issues