It is not true that Google ignore meta tags. They are very IMPORTANT and help You in Google ranking only if Your meta description and meta keywords contain sentences and words from your page body content.
First of all You need to have some gateway thgrough You will send SMS messages, i am not sure there are free gateways. After You get some services (gateway) like Telecom and so on they will ask You for link where You put your "get" script.
Like others said the best start is to test yourself on your home pc using some of free hostings. Also, it is very important to read about web design, it is not enough to learn a couple of things and think that u know everithing. read, read, read!