I get asked all the time, I have decided to start with building galleries, where do I start. I know I am contradicting myself, here but get two cheap hosts, unless you have the money for your own box. Buy 6 domains. Look at the bottom of netpond and choose 4 sponsors that supply images. Never start with movies, you will get nailed before you even start. Buy a copy of
chameleonsubmitter and buy a copy of confirmer too.
Then build and submit 3 galleries per day. Each gallery should contain 20 to 25 images, make sure when you link to your image, remembering that tgp doesn't allow images in html.. After you run it a few times, you going to figure out who is sending you traffic, and who is not. If your get listed on some of the larger tgp's either your building things wrong, or your building things that are just to good. You don't want slammed with the kind of traffic they are going to send at first. You want smaller tgp traffic.. You have to learn how to sell to tgp, its not the easyest thing in the world.
When you have 10 galleries that you have used then go back thru confirmers emails, for one day. Your going to find some of the sites offering free partner acounts, apply for them.. this will help you get listed in the long run, make sure when you email them to include a link to the 10 galleries that you have made.
Once your makeing money, don't spend all of it, Bank roll it. Once you have enough money go searching out paid partner acounts, or if you want buy Chameleon Partner Account Requester. This is where the 2nd host will come in, once you start using paid partner acounts your going to need a backup cheap host. Because chances are your going to start sucking some resources. They are going to do the nasty things we talked about earlyer. Upload a copy of your stuff on your secondary host, just in case you get nailed for the resources thing, its kind of a backup just in case. If host a goes belly up for you, switch to the secondary. Yes you can wait a while before getting the second backup hosting, I just prefer to warn everyone, your prob going to need it. Because once your galleries are down, you got to get them back up asap, email your paid partner acounts, and tell them your hosting went south, but your galleries should resolve within 6 to 12 hours. because you have already done your homework and everything is backed up all you have to do is change the dns on your domains..
Remember cover your butt when it comes to cheap hosting.. If you cant afford good hosting. Once you can afford it, get off the cheap crap, because it will bit you sooner or later..