You know what I’ve discovered? Most of the people writing about blogging are experts. Funny thing, that.
These expert bloggers have been doing it for a while and they have thousands (if not tens or hundreds of thousands) of subscribers. The best give lots of free stuff away that’s actually worth reading, and we know we’re standing on the shoulders of giants when we follow their advice.
And all that’s good. Don’t get me wrong.
But when I first started blogging about six months ago, I struggled to find a succinct summary all in one place. I spent a full day online giving myself an MBA -– Masters in Blogging (Advanced). I subscribed to this, downloaded that, printed out something else, read everything I could without my eyes becoming permanently crossed.
Because I couldn’t find what I needed — a straightforward checklist-style guideline to getting started as a newbie — I put my own together.
Click the ‘via’ link to read the 17 steps…
Bright, shiny objects! 
What do you think?