How do I start a blog?

Part of the trend to emulate (i.e. imitate) BAD and D&P, I believe, is a failure to see beyond the fame that the Internet can sometimes bring. There is a certain allure to the (admittedly moderate) fame that Victor and Mike have achieved. I don't even think this is a conscious thing, but it does seem that many emulators are not looking at the money, the discipline, the focus, the fitness and other things Victor and Mike have both achieved: they are looking at the visibility and fame, and coming away with a sense that this is what success necessarily means. In fact, most (not all) of the great business ideas that could work will be of a local and not particularly visible nature. Guys could get rich, independent, successful and be every bit "Da Man" that Mike and Victor are by: -- starting a chain of car washes in some city / county / region; -- starting a microbrewery chain and beer brand in a foreign (Asian) country where that culture is underdeveloped but growing; -- real estate and property management related stuff in foreign countries: e.g. old age / retirement homes (HUGE potential: Europeans who cannot afford retirement home in their own country but could in Thailand / Phillipines / etc. -- education: e.g. starting schools in third-world countries geared towards getting rich students to the US / UK / Australia; -- comprehensive ex-pat services in various third-world countries: cleaning, butler, driver, overall activity management. These are random examples off the top of my head. But the point is none of them will bring anything other than local or niche reknown, if that. The Victor and Mike wannabees are, at some perhaps unconscious level, only thinking about the public aspect to what these blogs achieved, and that is cutting them off from a wide realm of more realistic possibilities. Starting a real world business presents a much greater world of options and potential for success. It won't make you famous. But so what?