How to Start a Blog

First of all what is a blog? “the term "weblog" was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. The short form, "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May 1999”.

In layman’s term it’s your diary or journal online. A typical blog combines text, images, videos, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic Here you can write about anything it can be personal about your travel and adventures, daily life activities or some random thoughts.

Some use blogs as a platform for advocacies. In the business world blogs can be used as a channel for press releases and a way to interact with its consumers.

Picking a Topic It is very important to pick a topic before creating a blog. Having a topic in mind you can choose a perfect blog title and blog url (blog address). If its personal it's ok to use your name ex. John.blogspot.com but if your going to blog about basketball its better to register basketball.blogspot.com.

Signing-up with a free blog account

I recommend two blogsites for the newbie bloggers.

1. Bloggers.com - just go to bloggers.com register an account and you can start immediately.

2. Wordpress.com - same as above after registration you can start immediately Blogs are your footprints on the web world. 

 Write something meaningful and useful.  You will never know who is reading your blog.  Having a blog can open doors for you it’s coverage is worldwide.  

after creating your blog your next step is to monetize it or the process of making money online check out this article How Make Money On Your Blog