Life Beyond Code has a great run-down of the first things to do upon commencing blogging:
Many of my close friends are entering the blogging world. I am so happy for them. I started blogging in Feb 2005 and I have learnt that we need to do a few basic things (for starters) and I have put together a starter checklist for new bloggers. I have used this list to help my friends and now I thought I will make this public. This list is by no means complete and all the items may not be relevant to everyone.
1. Register a domain name with your name and redirect to your blog.
