I wrote a very detailed article that takes you step-by-step through all of the processes that are needed to create a successful blog. The following are outlined in the article: The Differences in Free & Paid Blog Platforms How to Setup and Install Wordpress Easily How to Customize Your Blog How to Create Posts & Pages How to Make Money With Your Blog You can check out the full article here: http://www.alreadyhosting.com/blog/2009/09/how-to-blog-using-wordpress-get-started-blogging/
Not too bad! I did using content management systems for all my sites...gone away are the days of using Dreamweaver template files I wanted to note that the newer versions of Wordpress allow you to search for pluggins within the admin tool and install them from there...no need to upload them from your machine anymore.