| Regiser domain -- or choose location on an existing domain | |
| Have domain added to web hosting account (server) | |
| Design a logo | |
| Install blog software to be used for site news updates | |
| Choose template / design for blog software and use custom logo | |
| Add a hit counter to keep track of pages (mainstream: sitemeter.com) | |
| Add/edit categories to blog | |
| Add counter to monitor outclicks on site (free one available via mybloglog.com) | |
| Add blog bookmarklet to browser toolbar for easy blog posting | |
| Create 16x16 favicon and add code to HEAD part of HTML document: | |
| Write your first blog post |