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Bloggers need a 'platform' to work from, just like writers need to choose which word processor to use. Two common, easy, and free platforms are blogger.com and wordpress.com. (See Resources, below, for direct links).

It literally takes only five minutes to set up a blog, even if you've never done it before, and aren't quite sure how it all works. Your major decision is giving your blog a name, so you can register at your platform of choice.

You'll be able to choose from a variety of templates to give your blog its online look and feel. You can also modify these to custom-tailor your blog to your liking.

That's pretty much it for the mechanics...pretty simple! Now you need some inspiration so you know what to blog about. You can also add Adsense ads to your blog to try to earn a few bucks from it (but don't expect to get rich any time soon!).

See the Resources, directly below, for links to more detailed information on blogs and blogging, Adsense, and blogging platforms.