First thing you need is money. You're going to need to buy lots of equipment. I spent about $4,000.

You need to do lots of research to make sure you're buying the right things and the best brands.

Then you're going to need a large music collection. I might try checking the top-40 for the last few months.

You're going to have to spend a while learning how to use all your equipment and to do a good job DJing. If you know of another DJ that would let you shadow them, that would be a good idea. I didn't, so I just set up all my equipment in my house and practiced on it a lot.

Once you have your equipment and you're ready to DJ, you're going to need to advertise! Get business cards! And get a website, or if not a website then a myspace or facebook page. I currently have 720 friends on my DJ myspace. Free advertising!

Here's some pictures of my set-up.

Do your research online! Find out the good brands and the bad brands.

Buy a book about DJing!

Go on DJ Forums and read! There are many expert DJs on that site that can answer any questions.

Other than that, read the customer reviews of products!

Again, this is such a big goal with so many things to learn, it would be impossible for me to post it all here!