You do have a good layout with your blog. I now have 3 blogger.com blogs, but am currently only updating one. I have decided not to continue with the first one I started since it is too general. One of the first things I've learned is be specific with a blog instead of general, and write about things that appear in the news to draw readers and traffic. I've already learned a lot, picking up lots of tips and tricks along the way. Always more to learn, but it's fun! I have also collected many sites by now for various ways to make some income online, including writing, surveys, etc. So once I start up these projects and find the right balance, it should just be a matter of persevering until it works.
(I've made 1 cent on my blog(s) so far, so I have a bit more persevering to go. )

The blog I am currently writing is www.darkageofmisandry.blogspot.com

(I think the layout may be too bland, but it appeals to me at least. If anyone wants to give me feedback, even if it's just to say it sucks, feel free. My ears are open. )

And thanks again all for all the tips!

You got the layout of the blog right. However, I wouldn't put the Amazon search box and context ad in the top right corner of the blog. That's a big mistake. First, Amazon blocks don't pay shit. They are CPA (cost per action) ads and only pay a tiny percentage of purchases made through there. It's hard to even make $10 from that. I tried it and it was totally pointless and generated nothing. I would suggest that you put the subscribe button in the top right corner followed by the blog archive links, and then right under that put an Adsense sidebar, either the 120 x 90 or 160 x 90 format. You already got two Adsense rectangle ads under two posts. That's good, putting it within the content. But you can only have three Adsense ads per page, so I'd put the third one as a sidebar on the right, under the subscribe button and archive links. That would be a much better format. 

Under the Adsense ads, you can put some foreign women dating block ads, like the ones I have on the index page of this forum. To use those, you sign up as an affiliate for dating sites and then use the code for their banners in that space. For example, you can sign up with these: 

http://www.loveme.com 
http://www.owndating.com 
http://www.elenasmodels.com 

Those have affiliate programs and co-brand sites that you can use banners and block ads to promote, with ladies' pictures. They pay good commissions for people who become paying members of those sites, or join romance tours. 

It's better to have your own domain name too. It looks more professional, even if it does redirect to a blog URL. You can get a domain name for $10. It's really cheap. 

Then you gotta promote your blog, in various ways. You can learn more about that in the other links, or just Google "how to promote your blog". 

Ghost wrote:

One more question, if anyone knows. Is it allowed to post the same article on different websites? Like if I start writing for Squidoo, Hubpages, etc., can I post my same content on all of them? It would make sense as someone trying to make money from article writing, but I can see how there would be a conflict of interest.

Yes you can. The only problem is, if someone does a search for it on Google, it will bring up the version on the higher ranking site first. So if you post your article on another site that's higher ranked than yours, then it will show above the one on your site. That's why it's best to put a link to your site under the article, such as "To read more of my articles, go to: URL". 

You can post your articles for free on high ranking free article submission sites, such as: 

http://ezinearticles.com/ 
http://www.articlebase.com 
http://www.helium.com 

Those will get top search results. Then you can put a link in that article to your blog or website. A lot of people do that to promote their site or product or service. They will write a short article about the product or service they are selling, and use a link as a lead in to their site. There are many ways to promote your blog, but that's just one way. 

All this takes time to build up though. In the meantime, you can do freelance work to earn cash, through sites like www.demandstudios.com and other sites like that.