good thread here - john conroy

It depends what you want to do - how much PHP and CSS do you know? How customizable do you want it? Is it for a company or for a personal blog? WordPress is a great way to go, but you just need to know what you want to do with your blog. For both beginners and those who want control, WordPress is often a good choice - Ben Parr

Yes, if you want to take care yourself of hosting and desing (you can easly just pick a premade template). Not if you don't even know how to do an FTP. Have you considered the hosted Wordpress.com ? Give it a try before getting in a self hosted Wordpress script. - Fabrice Epelboin

Personally, I would also start with a wordpress.com blog, just so you get the feel of it. If you like it, get your own site! - J.T Dabbagian

WordPress is the best. It does not take any more work, but it is much cleaner than other formats. - Ethan Jaynes

Heck YES! - Luke Martin