Unable to get kickstart working

I have been trying to get a kickstart installation running for quite some time.
I have been trying to read and understand the instructions in the Fedora 18 Installation Guide, but for the most part, either I am not understanding the process or the instructions are written in some foreign language (say linuxTechnoGeekSpeak!).
If possible, could someone give me some help with this.
Here is what I have tried:
booting to CDROM, pointing to usb drive for the ks.cfg file
booting to CDROM, pointing to ftp server with all the files.
Trying to add the ks file to a CDROM (getting nowhere)
Trying to add the ks file to usp with boot.iso on it (getting nowhere)
Can someone please give me a hand getting started on this. Once I get it working, then I can play with it for tweaking.

Thanks,