Well, from all I have read and researched, I thought content is first and foremost most important at least in the sense that it is original and valuable to anticipated visitors.
But as far as monetizing, my plan was
at first to just use Adsense
and maybe just one or two relevant ADS from affiliates, like Amazon a-store feature, since they do not require a CJ account. I know with CJ and the other big affiliates sites they want to see traffic on your site before approval and they will cancel you if you have no sales in a 3 month period.
Then as traffic (God willing) becomes heavier I will add more and more affiliates and then far later maybe direct advertising.
I do not want to bombard a new site with a zillion things before I have any fans.
Does this make sense?
As far as traffic, I have a whole bookmark file of stuff. The usual digg, delicious and article submission sites. I belong to Hub Pages and have lots of fans. Then there is Blog Carnival.
I often comment on several blogs and forums (including my town has a local forum where I can spread the word to people who know me) that will allow me to link to them. I also have a long list of press release type sites that will take submissions and announcements.
AND I am planning to put a big banner on the back of my car window,
