Surprise Natasha!

I hope you like your new blog.

I know I made a lot of assumptions on the design and even creating a blog for you in the first place, but after meeting you and hearing a little about what you were into, I felt I might be able to give you a boost and help you get started.

Known in today's world as "blogging" it's the latest and greatest thing for writers since the Gutenberg press; the ability to publish your own writing, have your own readership (subscribers), and write whatever you want to write - (I've made your blog 18+, so you can speak freely here!)

The new world for writing is known as The Blogosphere - blogospherenews.com. Most of the content is total shit, so basically people (subscribers and advertisers) are starving for new content which is fresh and updated almost daily.

• NOTE: Subscribers (people you want to read your blog) and Advertisers (people who will pay you to place their add on your blog --if your content is good enough to draw a lot of subscribers)

Good content is the is the secret to success to drive users to your blog, keep them coming back, and attract advertisers - who will actually pay you to write your blog. Here's some recent statistics - technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere.

Generating a consistent level of quality writing and content in blogs is no small task. Those who are doing it successfully, are doing quite well - for now. There is a whole ranking and monitoring system for tracking the best blogs, often ranked by those who attract the most Subscribers. I've listed some links for you below.

• 100 Best Blogs (part 1) - technology.timesonline.co.uk
  
  
• ‘Best Blogs of 2008’- trendsupdates.com/topics/must-read/best-blogs-of-2008/
  

The world takes this stuff very seriously. Blogging is currently being "blamed" for the demise of the printed newspaper, and for breaking the control of just a few pundits and publishing monarchies.

Additional Information

• http://bloggertrick.com/how-to-make-extra-money
• http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=774

Anyway, you seem like a really nice person, and since I do this for a living, I wanted to create this for you to see what you might do with it. I know you'll use your power for good.

I hope you like the design and color scheme. It's always work in progress, so let me know if something doesn't act right, and I'll tweak the blog as you go along.

If you're ready to get started, let me know, and I'll give you a tour and suggest the first step.

Namaste
Max