Here are the Wordpress tutorials:

http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Lessons

Key thing is to make sure you have the latest security patches installed as they're have been a number of instances where wordpress websites have been hacked.
Source(s):
wordpress.org
http://www.pcwintools.com

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Wordpress is actually very easy to use.

However, what you want to do with it determines whether you want to host it at wordpress.com or not.

I personally started three blogs there, interlinked them, and then took them down several days later. They not only will not let you have AdSense, there are other limitations as well. Basically, any blog you put there is going to be a no-profit blog unless you link to clean URL's on outside websites that you host.

If, as you say, you'd like to turn it into your own website later, I'd recommend you just start out that way if you want to use wordpress. You have many more options, there are thousands of free themes and hundreds of free plugins. You can't use any of those if you host it on wordpress.com.

Hosting is very cheap nowadays... I'd recommend shared hosting for you with someone like Hostgator. They use cPanel, with eFantastico scripts included, of which wordpress is one. Their support can help you as well. I recommend calling them before purchasing, and I recommend buying your domain elsewhere and pointing it there rather than a package deal. (GoDaddy.com and Aplus.net are my recommendations.)

Then you can really play with your site and get it the way you want it. Your learning curve is up to you. You can stay simple or learn complex things. There are a lot of people around to help with your questions as well.
Source(s):
personal experience
http://www.hostgator.com
http://www.godaddy.com
http://www.aplus.net

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