Anybody can create a blog and anybody can create an income from blogging.
The main thing is to get started.
First, you need to determine what to blog about.
An ideal combination is a niche subject that is both a passion for you and a hot topic online.
The more you know about the subject, the more your readers will enjoy your site.
Once you have decided on a topic you're ready to start blogging.
You should aim to update your blog daily.
Google and other search engines love fresh, unique content.
Adding content daily will increase your rankings with the search engines.
Free blogging tools are available at wordpress.
com and blogger.
com.
Both of these sites are user-friendly and offer free templates to design a blog.
Step-by-step instructions will walk you through creating your first blog post.
After creating and designing your blog it's time to start making posts.
Begin by posting short articles.
Experiment with graphics and images.
Videos are also an interesting addition to a blog which attract traffic.
After every update you should ping your blog.
This lets the search engines know your blog has been updated.
You can use a ping service like pingomatic.
com to automatically update many search engines.
The main income streams for your site can come from ad boxes (such as Google AdSense and Yahoo), contextual ads (such as Kontera and Intelitxt), affiliate programs and direct sales.
All of these programs are ways that convert advertising to money.
The main thrust of blogging is that the more readers or viewers you attract, the more chances you have of making money from your blog.