I am out of my depth. Do you know someone I could trust to work on the website a couple of days, just to get it up and 'awake'? I am happy to pay, via paypal or by check.
We have installation services that you can purchase from the Membership tab of your profile or you can try sites like joomlancers and freelancers to hire someone to help with the setup.
The checklists I see are intended as a 'reminder' for someone who already knows. What I need is a checklist for the 'rank' beginner. I am not a beginner in computer programming, systems analysis, databases and so on, but know next to nothing about Joomla and Community Builder.
Going straight to Community Builder with no Joomla knowledge is going to cripple you in setting up and maintain your site. You really should take a week or so to learn Joomla in and out then begin with CB. We provide a very very detailed documentation, which you can download from the Advanced download section, but it will do nothing for you if you have no Joomla experience. Please understand we do not have the resources to document and teach how to use Joomla and for that you should see Joomlas documentation below or purchase one of the many Joomla books available.
docs.joomla.org/