Step One- Get a good web host. Sure there are free blogs you can start out there, but there are some major drawbacks. Chances are very few people will find them. To make your blog successful you want some steady visitors, and a free blog just wont do that.

What does a good web host cost? As little as less than $4.00 a month. Surprised ? Many People are. Its easy to get a good host for less than $48. A year, without a long term contract. With a good host, its much easier to get traffic and get your blog off the ground. After all, if you have no traffic, how are you going to make any income?

Once you have your host you can do many things to ensure traffic. Your host will give you free advertising with Google and Yahoo to get you started. You will have tools to create newsletters and autoresponders for email.

Step Two- Create your blog with blog software. I recommend Wordpress as it is made for blogging and very intuitive. Your web host will provide it free.Just pick a theme, and start blogging. You can add free articles from around the net and upload pictures and videos from Youtube. Your blog is on its way. A blog never really ends.

To make money, now that your blog has activity, you can post affiliate ads from agencies like Commission Junction, Clickbank, ShareaSale and many others. If someone clicks your ads, you make money. CPA offers are great as well. If you can get one of your visitors to input their zip code, you make a commission. You can check out Maxbounty to see how this works. Of course you can also add Google AdSense to your site also. This is a column of text ads from Google that are related to your context. You will make money if anyone clicks those ads for more information.

Many bloggers are making a good living from their blogs. The trick is to make your blog popular. Establish yourself as a trusted blogger, and your visitors will be more than willing to click on your links. Good luck on making money with your successful blog!