guide How to Start a Blog (on the Side) in 7 Easy Steps

Same steps that have been around for years and years.
And still I see people start blogs on domains that make not one bit of sense or even come close to the subject of the blog.
Thus number 4 should be number 1.

Now, tumblr is about the last place to ever want to start a blog.
Yes, I have one there, but it has been there since back when tumblr was a good platform.
Since they got bought out and made so many changes, with more on the way, it has devolved into almost worthless.

We can start a blog about domaining. How to do a domaining and make money !

Welcome to the wide world of many blogs already about domains, domaining, etc.

LOL .. I've had NameCult up for several months now and still haven't done #5 or #6 on your list! Content is king .. I figure people who come for my daily auction/closeout lists could care less about how pretty the site is! lol .. That being said .. at least the tables are great (searchable / sortable), that in itself is 100x ore important than a pretty logo! lol