Great post, Steve! I've just made the decision to blog for money, and launched my selfhelp/personal development-site on February 1st. It's in Norwegian, and there's almost nothing about PD available in this language on the internet.
As you guessed - You're my inspiration behind this, so thank you! I will pick up these tips, and start thinking even more like an entrepreneur.
Do you have any extra startup tips for me (and others reading this)? On the money-part: What's the best way to get started making some desent money? Is it to get some kind of deals like the one you've gotten with site-build-it? From your experience, what products do you feel your visitors have been most interested in?
I'm planning my first "business-calls" (or at least mails) in the near future