Blogging Mastermind offers a step by step guide to making money with niche blogs

Sample from the book:

Template Customization
With Wordpress, there are literally hundreds of free templates and
themes to choose from, giving you the opportunity to use different
themes relating to niche markets that you are focused on.
You can download these templates from various directories online and
use them 'as is', or take it a step further and hire someone to
customize the templates, or take a shot at it yourself if you are
proficient with editing CSS and HTML.
Regardless what you choose, you need to make sure that the theme is
fully functional and provides adequate space for advertisements,
affiliate product offers, and allows for a clean interface with well
managed categories and pages.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO BLOGGING MASTERMIND 3
CHOOSING A PROFITABLE TOPIC AND ANGLE 4
KEYWORD RESEARCH 12
CREATING YOUR BLOG 14
ESSENTIAL BLOG PLUGINS 20
OPTIMIZING YOUR BLOG 26
CREATING KILLER CONTENT 33
THE ANATOMY OF A SUCCESSFUL AUTOBLOG 39
MONETIZING YOUR AUTOBLOGS 41
LAUNCHING YOUR AUTOBLOG 43
MONETIZATION STRATEGIES 56
TRAFFIC GENERATION STRATEGIES 71
CONCLUSION 89