I’m thinking of starting my own blog but don’t know how to make money from it. Among the thing I’d like to know are:

1. how do I market it to potential advertisers?
2. how do I make it visible (since it’s a new blog)?
3. how do I link it to various sites like yahoo, redbook and others?
4. if I register with blog sites like wordpress and my blog generates a high traffic, do I get compensated?

Please include links, if possible…Thank you.