Some Blog Hosting Services

Blogger (free) , Radio UserLand (30 days free trial), Moveable Type (limited free version)

 

Blog Building Blocks:

Comments

Search the Blog

Permalinks and "On Permalinks & Paradigms"

Trackback--see also: What is Trackback?; TrackBack and Pingback supported by CNET News.com; and HaloScan (for free trackback)

Blogrolls through Bloglines

An RSS feed so readers can subscribe; use Blogline to allow 1-click subscriptions

Top55: Where To Submit My RSS Feeds And Weblog URLs To Get More Exposure, Visibility And Reach. See also: Promoting Your Blog and So You Wanna Be A Blogstar both at Blogger Knowledge

Creative Commons: "a nonprofit that offers a flexible copyright for creative work."

 

Cool Tools:

Audioblogger

Picasa for posting images; Flickr for posting AND searching.