I've installed Wordpress. My blog site will be about internet marketing. Now what?.. Are there specific places that bloggers go to advertise their blog site? What recommended tools and widgets are must-haves on a blog site? What extensions and plug-ins for Wordpress should I have? How long should a blog/article be? What structure/format should I be following when writing a blog/article? Who are the top bloggers? How much on avg. per month are you making off your blog site and from what? (eg. clickbank, adsense, affiliates, CJ, adbrite, etc.) Any other tips and advice you can provide would be great
Best advice I can give you is to just start blogging, you can spend a lifetime over analyzing anything. A blog is dynamic it changes and evolves as the blogger learns. 1. Anywhere on the web where people will be interested in your blogs content. 2. Best plugins have been discussed here many many times just search the forum for best plugins here is one of many threads about it http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=891688 3. A post can be as long or short as you want it to get your point across. 4. Top bloggers on Technorati here: http://technorati.com/pop/blogs?type=faves 5. How you monetizing the blog depends on the blogs content
Here is a basic article to help you some. New Bloggers Guide to Blogging You can also check out my SEO Blog for other helpful tips. Other than that, it is just a matter of jumping in and learning as you go. Check out http://shoemoney.com to see one of the top bloggers in the business. Number one pluign I recommend is Platinum SEO Pack. It is a must have and has replaced the All in One SEO plugin.
I could not have said it any better. If your content is original, easy to read and navigate and you bring traffic to it, your blog will become successful. A good blog with backlinks and with the right plugins installed gets lots of Google love good luck!
In answer to the first question. Places like Blog Catalog, Technorati, Sphinn and StumbleUpon are great places to register our blog and to post social bookmarking when you make a new post.