Inthe first article in this series we looked at the first step tocreating a successful blog or mini site namely, the selection of atruly profitable niche.Once your niche is selected, you obviously need to create a website to capitalize on it.Blogsin particular have become such a popular choice for niche marketersbecause of their extreme ease of use, ease in maintaining, and ease inupdating. Not to mention that the structure of a blog is generally bynature, search engine friendly. AND furthermore, where it isn't, thereis always a third party plugin to make it so.There are manyways to create a successful blog, and the one you choose should reflectan understanding of your target market. What we'll look at here is anexample of one such method, that focuses on the generation of freetraffic, and the promotion of an affiliate program for monetization.Thefirst thing you need to do is create a blog that's visually oraesthetically sound. A visually sound blog, other than just lookingpretty, is arranged in a way that maximizes all the content you create,by maintaining your readers attention, and drawing the most attentionto your affiliate program.There are a .. more