Question from a confused but willing noob

I think you should start off by targeting a very specific niche to begin. You can build a decent fan base out of that one specific topic

As far as domain registration goes, I only use GoDaddy when I catch them with 99 cents deals!

In general, I think it's fair to say that the more "niche-targeted" it is, the easier it is to monetize, and to attract targeted traffic and retain it.

You can do different blogs for different areas either entirely separately or under one "generic domain-name" using sub-domains for them.

Not only aren't there any I'd recommend for domain-registration and hosting, but it's important to register it/them in one place and host it/them in a different place. The reasons are explained here: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7628717

It doesn't normally much matter where you register or host, as long as they're separate.

I recommend Namecheap for registration and Hostgator for hosting (both popular choices with Warriors), but other people will make various other recommendations, each according to our own experiences and beliefs.

This bit's personal opinion only: I strongly advise you to stay away from GoDaddy and 1and1. Without writing a book about it, as a search of this forum will show you, these are two companies with pretty nasty reputations here (and elsewhere) who have, between them, caused many Warriors a wide range of often unpredictable problems (some of them very serious). Unlike Kailo, above, I don't even use GoDaddy when I catch them with $0.99 deals: I used to, precisely for that reason, and I regretted it. I'd rather pay Namecheap $10 to register a domain.

They can. I started off with writing skills, technophobia and techie-incompetence. I still have all three. Rather that than the other way round.

Might need to put some more thought into my domain name. If I could pick your brain once more, is the .com the 'be all and end all'? Would a .info or a .co.uk not suffice? Does the top level make so much difference?

I'm going to look into Namecheap and Hostgator.

Thanks Alexa you are a star!

I see where you're coming from, you've cleared that up for me. Thanks again, I'd stop saying thanks so much but my 'Britishness' prevents me from doing so

Don't create many blogs because it will be hard to drive traffic to all them, and you will have to keep updating them. In the beginning writing can be exciting, but you have to keep writing and writing… this is not easy.

Create a good blog first of all, and be very objective, without mixing niches and products. Internet users want to find specific solutions for specific needs.

Yeah clever, that's a fair point. I'm only starting out so don't want too much on my hands to quickly. I now see how important it is to be concise. Cheers for the input mate.