Need some help here, please.

Hey everyone, please help! I am a total newbie here and honestly, I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing. Does anyone actually make any money on this platform?
I have this little blog—just my own personal page—but I’m completely lost when it comes to actually uploading articles or posting photos myself... I'm just totally clueless about the whole process...
Do I need to get any specific tools or software to make this work?
Please, help a girl out!

No, there’s no charge for anything.

To add an image to your blog, just click that icon in the top right corner before you hit publish and upload your photo.

It’ll end up looking something like this

Hey, thank you so much! 🙂 Actually, can I pick your brain about one more thing? 😛 I was wondering, how do I get all those sidebars set up—you know, like having links pop up on both the left and right sides, similar to how a calendar widget looks? I don't mean the main content in the middle, just those extra bits tucked away on the edges.

sandra:7 said:hey, thanks so much! 🙂 actually, can I ask you one more thing? 😛 I'm wondering how to set up those sidebar links, like the calendar for example? I don't mean the main content in the middle, just the stuff on the left and right sides.

Once you open your own blog, those links and the calendar are already pre-set. For anything else you might need, you can look here.