How do you start a website to make money?

[black_russian]

OK, I actually have some knowledge about websites. I have written html/java script but not in a long time. My question is, lets say I have an idea and a webpage developed. How do I host this and get traffic to my site?

Domain hosting: Do you just find the cheapest service to host your domain? Or is there more to it?

Traffic: What techniques are used to drive traffic to your site? Specifically how do you come up in a google search? If you have keywords, what do you do wiht them?

Thanks