1. Go to google.com and click on Sign In in the upper right-hand corner.
2. On the lower right-hand side, click on Create an Account Now.
3. Enter an Email Address. (This becomes your username, so be sure to use an email address you don't mind typing in every time you log in.)
4. Choose a Password. Remember, you will have a lot of usernames and passwords in the web 2.0 world, so choose something that is easy to remember -- and write them down!
5. Fill out the rest of the required information and click I Accept. Create My Account.
6. You will get a page telling you to access your email in order to verfiy your account. You can do so now or click on the link Click Here to Continue. You may not have full access to everything in Google until you verify your account.