Seven Steps to a Revenue Site

Starting a web site or blog to generate revenue in seven simple steps:

1. Find an area of personal interest and a meaningful name to describe it.
2. Get the corresponding domain, a ".com" if possible.
3. Create a blog where you can post regular information about your topic. Point your domain to the blog.
4. Write informative and interesting posts about your topic; add lots of links to other blogs.
5. Find affiliate products related to the topic, preferably ones with high commissions. Sign up with the corresponding affiliate vendors.
6. Associate the products to the posts in a way that makes sense to the reader; the affiliate ads should add value to the content, rather than distract the user.
7. Apply SEO principles to gather meaningful incoming links from other sites/blogs. People should want to link to you for the content, rather than for money or as part of a link exchange.
   

Iterate repeatedly on items 4-7. That's it!