It is often possible to get some good ideas by looking at what others have done. Maybe this will give a few of you some ideas.
Having a good home page, or homepage if you prefer, is important since it can often give visitors a good first impression of a site.
Members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selects nominees for the Webby Awards and The People's Voice Award. They select the Webby Award winners. The online community votes to select The People's Voice Award winners.
Sometimes both select the same as the winners in a classification. Other times they don't agree and there are two different winners.
The 2008 Webby Award winner for Best Home Page is The Los Angeles Film School. Here is a link to their home page:
Los Angeles Film School
The People's Voice Award for 2008 in the Best Home Page category goes to National Geographic. Here is a link to their home page:
National Geographic - Inspiring People to Care About the Planet
You might be impressed by these home pages. It is also possible that you may not like one of them or even both of them. They might inspire some of you.
These are major award winning home pages, so they are at least worth checking them out to see what you think about them.