My first BIG project.

[blaurent]

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Option 2: Buy webhosting and run a WordPress blog. AFAIK, it's free, open-source software. WordPress is pretty much a gold standard in blogging and will work well without you needing to commit much (read: probably any) code. I have had overall good experiences with 1&1 webhosting (1and1.com), but you may want to research the hosting company a bit.
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I agree! Any web provider will allow you to automatically install wordpress associated to a domain and everything. I've been working under Wordpress for a while and the possibilities are endless, so even if eventually you decide to go a different way Wordpress may still be your friend.

Laurent