If you are interested in creating your own blog to make money then read on.

1.The first thing you need to do is to decide what you want to write about: I write about making money online because I feel that I have some experience that will help others out. You can try and figure out what subject pays the most or you can write about what you know best. If you are curious to know what people are paying for particular keywords, you can find out here. Just make sure that you choose a subject that you know something about and can offer something of value for your readers.

2. Purchase a domain name and hosting: You can get a domain name from mightydomains.com for $8.99/yr. You will also need to choose a hosting company (That is where your website will reside). You can get web hosting for $7.95/mo from ipowerweb.com. That is a good price as I have shopped around. You can probably get it for a little cheaper somewhere else but it will most likely not have the best customer service to help with problems quickly.

3. Download free blogging software: You can download free blogging software from Wordpress which is awesome and is pretty easy to set up. I will be posting more later on how to setup and customize your Wordpress blog.

4. Choose which affiliates and Ads that you will display on your blog: There are many affiliates to choose from but I would suggest going with a couple in the beginning that have been tested by the blogging community and pay promptly. Chitika pays well and is a good source of my income. You can also make decent money with Google Adsense if you set it up right. If you are really serious about finding out how to make the most from Adsense you can read this e-book. All you want to know about Adsense is in that book. There are a few other good affiliate programs but I would start out with those two so that you don