Step 1. There are two kinds of basic turns you can do on a skateboard. One, is a manual turn which consists of you lifting up your front trucks and pointing the board in the direction you please. Two, is simply shifting you wait in the direction you want to go while riding the board.

Step 2. To do a manual turn get moving at comfortable speed on your skateboard. Bend your knees, put pressure on the back of your board so the front of your board comes off the the ground but not to far that your back of your board hits the ground,move the board in the direction you want, once your in the direction you want put your weight back on the front of the board so it goes back on the ground.

Step 3. The second way you can turn is easier. Simply move at a comfortable speed and place your back foot on the tail of your board and your front foot over the front bolts right over the trucks, then shift your weight in the direction you want to go (left or right). Once your done turning go back into your natural skate position.
Conclusion:

In conclusion turning essential to skateboarding. I recommend learning the second method of turning first then trying to learn the manual turn. The first method of turning is good if you want to turn over long distance and the manual turn is good if you want to make a fast turn over a short distance.
My Big Tip:

My biggest tip would be to bend your knees. If your knees are bent you greatly decrease your chance of loosing balance
Trouble Shooting:

Question: When I try to manual turn the board slip forward from underneath me.

Answer: To solve this simply lean forward more.
Question: How can I can turn more effectively with the second turning method.

Answer: You can turn more by loosening your trucks.

Hopefully you have been practicing your ollies, if not than check out how to ollie fast. Today we are covering shuvits. Shuvits is a great trick to learn because they start giving you the feeling off how to catch something in midair, which is necessary for tricks like kick flips. Basically just like ollies, it is essential to learn how to shuvit on a skateboard. Shuvits are when your board do a 180 degree turn right under your feet.

In this tutorial we are covering shuvits and pop shuvits, so as the name implies one incorporates a pop while regular shuvits are just a swift movement of your feet.

Enough talking, lets learn some shuvs!

What is the supplementary trick that fuels all other tricks?

What is the most essential beginner trick you can do on your skateboard?

Give up? You should of read the title!

Today we are learning how to ollie. An ollie (as stated by Wikipedia) is a no-handed, aerial skateboarding trick. Basically your board jumps a little from the ground, almost like magic! Here is an example of an ollie:

 Pretty cool right?

The other day we covered the basics of skateboarding which I suggest checking out so the maneuver we are going to learn today will be easier to learn. Manuals are the easiest thing you can do on a board. All it involves is balancing on the back two wheels of your board.  

The secret to nailing manuals is balance. The key is to find a good positioning on your board that your comfortable with.

Today we are going to cover how to find your stance on the actual skateboard (more on this later) and how to ride the actual deck. Pretty basic stuff that will literally take you ten minutes times to do. Lets begin.