This board's a great place to learn the freesite and linklist game. There's not much money for a newbie, but it's very possible to make a profit in a relatively short period of time. (months, not years)
If you do go that route, step 1 is to build a freesite. Step 2 is to post a thread asking for a review of that freesite.
By doing so you'll pick up skills which'll come in handy later.