Starting a Guitar Website

I have been thinking more about the idea of starting a website related to guitars and guitar playing. The working title is “Adult Guitar” and my early research shows this name is available (I’d better go register it!). The idea would be to offer articles to help those of us that want to play, or play more, as we get older. It might include reviews and links to instructional resources, on-line and otherwise, as well as gear reviews. Money would be earned through advertisements and perhaps selling instruments. Unfortunately, most manufacturers are not interested in internet-only dealers, and I’ve just about ruled out a storefront at this point. It is just too hard to make the economics of a store work well. At least as important as to what the site would do is what it wouldn’t do. It wouldn’t sell Gibson and Fender guitars. It wouldn’t have instructional videos, guitar tabs, or resources for bands (like MySpace has developed). It may have forums for musicians to connect with others to play together, and could sponsor meet-ups if the geography of visitors was conducive to off-line meetings. Most importantly, it would offer resources for integrating music into family and work life, which have become so hectic for most.I guess the first step is spending some money getting a domain name.