Been spending some time learning the wordpress software. I have always used blogger and have tried a free wordpress blog, but found it way too limiting.
Wanting to self host with a domain name left me no choice but to try wordpress. I have found it much more customizable, and the install went fine since my host supports an easy install.
Tons of themes to choose from, and I wanted one that had tabs along the top and 2 right sidebars. Also not too flashy with the colors.
Installing modules in the sidebar is not as easy as blogger, but I will find a way to do it.
Looking at some of the plug-ins, I have selected a few that I will try installing later on today.
SEO is important to me, so I have looked at the All in One SEO pack, the Google XML Sitemaps, and the SEO Friendly Image plugins.
Wish me luck!