Took the first step in creating a niche website

I've created a lot of websites in my time but this is the first one that I'm creating for a specific niche to sell an e-book I created (from PLR which I modified) and to sell amazon products using my affiliate link.

I spent most of the day yesterday re-designing the ebook and graphics.

I then spent most of today...

1. Creating the website
2. Modifying the theme
3. Designing and adding the graphic header.
4. Writing 5 posts (although 4 or just recipes).
5. Writing the sales page for the e-book
6. Created the "Thank You - Download" page for the ebook.
7. Set up the Buy Now link in Paypal
8. Set up the affiliate page for Amazon products as well as an Amazon Storefront page.
9. Created a Youtube account just for the site
10. Created a Youtube video that points to the site.

Needless to say it's been a busy day and I hope it's all worth it. I know I'm not done yet. I still need to add more articles, videos, and do some sort of back linking (although I'm not sure how many sites are out there that I can post to about ice cream). I'm thinking of doing a PPC campaign but I want to spend as little (if any) money on getting traffic.

I do have a couple of questions, though.

1. Should I take a rest for a few days to let the site sink in with Google. Is it bad for a new site to suddenly have a ton of articles?

2. Should I try to create a list even though I'm not that particularly interested in homemade ice cream. I don't even have a machine. I just created the site to sell the ebook and maybe get some Amazon sales.

3. Any other ideas on how to promote it to get traffic?

Thanks.

Mike