I have recently experienced an easy and entertaining way to start your planetminecraft career. And this is done by creating projects. In stead of having to use many programs and tools for things like texture packs and mods, all you need to create projects is the actual game of Minecraft. This blog may be just a short one, but each 10 minute project I have done has averaged about 30-60 views in one day; and these projects aren't that fancy -- http://www.planetminecraft.com/member/zjfresh/

Happy building!