Hi there!
I have started a blog after studying about internet marketing for a year and a half now. I ve found some really good free ebooks and free stuff out there that truly helps the beginner. You can check out my blog and see a summary of things you need to know to do internet marketing.
http://myebiztoolbox.blogspot.com/2008/ ... -able.html
Basically- starting and maintainng an internet business takes a lot of time, effort and learning. It is not a get rich thing and won`t happen overnight.
So if you need money fast then I suggest dooing something else on the side
while you learn and make your website.
You have to write a lot of good artciles and submit them to article directorie with links back to your website so that it will be found. The links back should contian your keywords inas a text link so that you will grow ion your raking in google for those keywords.
I suggest learning- like me before starting your website.
Learn how to write well and focus in on one subject.
You will learn a lot from this forum. There are experts here at this forum that help.
Lynn (the forum owner) has an excellent blog and weekly newsletter that is free to sign up for- very good stuff.
She also has a weekly webinar that you can meet other internet marketers like yourself.- It`s on evey tuesday and this has been an invaluable resource for my internet education.
Don`t spend your money on stuff before you know exactly what you are doing.
Spend your time and money int the begining researching.
Learn keyword research to be able to optimize your site for the right words.
That`s my summary of advie. Don`t forget to check out my blog:-)
All the best,
Eren