What is the best blogging site to sign up with?

[La ShondaW]

I am really need of suggestions of what blogging site to sign up with. I want to start my own blog. I have looked in to several sites to sign up with but not sure who to go with. I want a blog that stands out but I am not tech savoy so I need a blog that is pretty easy to set up. I am also a beginner therefore I need a site that is kind of easy to understand how to set up but has room for me to grow in time with. I want to generate money on my blog therefore I need to be allowed to have my own ads that I sign up for on it and maybe even affiliate programs. I want my own domain name. It does not have to be a free blog site but I do not want to spend a whole lot of money on it either. So many choices and not sure who to go with. Any suggestions?