antarchy

Hi I know a bit about writing web pages unfortunately I can't get a job writing them because I didn't go to school for web design so now I'm looking to start a site and make some income while I go to school to get documented. I'm not sure exactly what type of site I want to start probably a tgp but I think I would prefer to do a forum of some type. My question is where I can get some good unbiased advice. Like who to get to host my site. What legal things I need to worry about in Texas USA. What is the best way for a free site to bring in income? Traffic selling? ADs? Some alternative I can't think of.