This is a very interesting topic that every newbie would read over and over again. Not because of anything but the wealth of tips shared by people already making it online. Picking from all that has been contributed, you should focus more on the following:1. Get yourself as good domain name or use blogspot or WordPress. They are both High PR9 web 2.0 sites2. Compile a minimum of 3 great articles (2000 words) for your pillar post and 2 300-500 words article for interlinks.3. Signup with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, VK, Feebly, etc to create a social presence and pull traffic to your site.4. Create 3 related blogs on WordPress and Blogger and hubpages with an abridged spinned version of your main articles then link them to your main site. (Your first tier of back link)4. Publish your first pillar post, share to Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. Yoast plugin is your friend for SEO optimization.5. If you find it necessary, submit your link to bing, etc. Wait for google, bing, and other search engines to crawl your post then repeat the same steps for your second and third pillar posts as well as your smaller articles.Note that all other articles on the site should be linking to the main articles that contain your keywords. Interlinks and backlings from other sites would help your site to rank faster.6. Make good use of large groups on Facebook to increase your site traffic.7. Use profile link and signatures on Forum for traffic and backlink.8. Post 1 or 2 fresh articles every 3 days to retain your readers. Always give them something new to compensate them for the time spent on your blog.9. If you have upto $5 to spare, give FB ads a try. There are many videos on how to pay as little as $0.0011. Better still, you could send a direct message to all members of most large groups on FB if you know how. I know there's a course on Udemy for about $45 on that, if you can't get your hands on that, send me a PM to get it for as low as $5.The best way to earn more online is through promoting your site. Dont underestimate the power of Facebook