Great tips!
My humble site is hosted for $54/yr with about $8 for my domain name registration. I make that in 1 decent day, so that gives me 364 days of profit per year.
I have tons more bandwidth than I need since I don't have huge images to load on each page. Huge .gif banners look nice, but 10 300k gif banners takes a lot of bandwidth each page load so try to keep your ads to a minimum by using a banner rotating script (free) which rotates any number of banners you want...much like the banner at the top of these pages.
Never ever go with a free hosting site!!! I did and most beginners think this is the way to go. Once I built up a decent following I decided to get a better domain name and had 2 sites to maintain and update...big mistake for me at least. What looks better
www.savingadvice.joeshosting.com or
www.savingadvice.com ?
With a little luck and planning you can easily make enough to cover your hosting!
I have helped several people open gambling promoting websites who make good part time money, but you gotta love gambling to make it worth your time.
Ask for help on what to do or more importantly what not to do. Don't be afraid to pay for help either, since it will save you tons in frustration. One way to pay is not by using cash, but by signing up to be affiliates under the person helping you. This way the person helping has a vested interest in your success and wants to see you succeed!!!
There is money to be made on every single subject...period.
Good luck!