Look, these days you don’t have to be a self-obsessed, egocentric loner to want to start a blog. Far from it.

In fact, anyone who wants a web presence needs a blog. Why?

Well, a well-designed blog is very often a better way of reaching your desired audience than a conventional website. A static website that looks very much the same from week to week does not encourage surfers to stick around or bookmark you for a return visit. It just sits there, metaphorically speaking, gathering dust.

Blogs, by contrast, are dynamic, interactive and alive. And the beauty of a blog is that, once it is set up, you can update it every day (or even several times a day) and you don’t need to be a techie to add more pages. You don’t have to wait (or pay) for a webmaster to upload stuff for you: if you can use a word processor you can maintain a blog. You just sit down, log into your blog’s admin area, type out your blog post and with one click it’s up there, live on the Internet!

Blogs can be used by individuals, businesses (big and small), voluntary groups, churches, families, clubs and societies, political parties, hobbyists, eBay sellers, schools, colleges, gamers, travelers, musicians, photographers, cooks, retirees, etc, etc - you name it.

Let me show you how you can build your own, good-looking blog, all by yourself, even if you are a complete newbie!