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A blog, (originally called a weblog), is a web-based journal in which people can publish their thoughts and opinions on the Internet. Anyone can start a blog. I know this because since late 2003 I have run my won. But thanks to some really awesome advances in personal computing and technology, in general, it’s become more straight-forward than ever and, in a lot of cases, free.

1. Find a decent blogging provider that appeals to you. I personally recommend Livejournal.com, JournalHome.com, Blogger.com, WordPress.com, TheDiary.org, Mindsay.com, Blog.com, Blogagotchi.com, Diaryland.com, Blogdrive.com, or Xanga.com or something very similar. Most of these sites are pre-made with templates and push-button publishing that don’t require much technical know-how.
2. Once you sign up, you’ll have a gallery of ready-made templates and themes to choose from. Select one and personalize it. Add your name, interests, images, etc….or, in other words, a profile.
3. Add blogging freebies like buttons, images, imoods, media players, Flickr, guest maps, guestbooks, comment boxes for readers’ input, etc.
4. Explore other blog sites that offer more features for a small fee, such as Typepad.com.
5. Decide on whether or not you want your blog to be private or personal: In other words, identify your target audience.
6. Decide on how you want your blog to look. You can pick a color scheme and layout. Most sites come with a set of predefined layouts and schemes that you can choose from, or you can edit your own.
7. After you’ve set up your blog, write a few posts to test it out, and make any adjustments to the layout or style that you see fit. At first, it will seem tough to figure out what to write, but once you get into a routine of daily blogging, you will find it addictive. Write about your day, your thoughts, events, ideas, fears, pleasures, the news, current affairs, art, or anything you are interested in. Heck, you can even write about how cool I am. (just seeing if you were really reading!)
8. Visit other blogs to build a blogging circle. When you leave comments, add your blogging address so they can visit you too.
9. If you want to make your blog look more attractive, there are some sites up that have many “skins” that might make it look better. One example is blogskins.com, which also comes with Photoshop and HTML tutorials.
10. Publish your blog by sending the URL to your friends or publish the URL on your website. Add the URL to posts you make on other blogs. Add your new URL to your Facebook profile, MySpace profile or other social network site.