I see many people with the default skin, its either they dont know how to change it, or are new

If you dont know how to change it, here is the place to learn!

Step 1.
Choose your skin.

Step 2.
Download the skin
It will come as a template

Step 3.
Login to www.minecraft.net

Step 4.
Go to "Profile" tab

Step 5.
Scroll down to Change Skin and press the "upload skin" tab

Step 6.
Find the template you downloaded. and select it.

Step 7.
Login to Minecraft and your done!