How can I make my own blog? Where? Also is it okay to use products and names in the blog, say for fashion?

I would say kee's answer was probably the most complete but I would also add that writing about product lines and companies is nothing new and you should not have a problem with it. Most of the time this is how some bloggers rank because they use popular names that people are searching for. I would recommend setting up your own blog on your own hosting account. I have seen too many times where blogger's content gets taken off because some admin guy didn't think the content or where the links were going was proper. I hope that helps.

Sites like blogger.com allow users to set up blogs for free. They have a step by step guide. In order to get revenue you need a sponsor like google or another affiliate program. There is a place on blogger to set up Google Adsense right from the site. This will allow you to advertise google ads on your blog. You get paid by people clicking on your site and its links. I believe it is okay to use names and products, but I'd do more research about that.

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