Without Traffic all your efforts will go unnoticed, traffic is just another way of saying visitors
Visitors who come and take a look at your blog, and maybe leave a comment, that's if you set it up with a coments box, which is easy enough to do.
By adding a gadget when you go to the dashboard, there are several gadgets you can add, including Adsnse, which may bring in extra incomr
You will need a Google account first, but it is Free to sign up
Here is a link to a list of 50 Blog Directories I found, which will help you get your blog noticed, if you add a link back to your blog on them
