As far as getting listed goes, all search engines have spiders that roam the web and add sites to their databases as they find them. So the easiest way for Google to index/list your site is to get linked from a site already in Google's index.

The other way to let Google know about your site is to sign up with Google Webmaster Tools and create a Google XML sitemap .

If you use WordPress, install the All in One SEO plugin and that is all you really need to do. It will create and submit your sitemap for you. If you use Blogger, your sitemap is automatically created for you.

No matter what blogging platform you use, you should still create an account with Google Webmaster Tools.