Well after looking at other landing pages, i thought id share a few tips..
Check out my landing page for ideas: Broadcasting World - Your World, For Fresh Broadcasters, Updated Daily.
Also.. i love the Product reviews and prices, software downloads and tech news - CNET landing page

1. Always have an opning title like.. "Welcome To Your Site" or "Today On Your Site"

2. Find a neat content slider and customize it! I have a 3 tier one and i have a background image on each tier and a description aligned on the right.

3. Have popular topics listed somewhere near the top. Users love easy navigation and having links to popular things on your site will make them stick around longer ;) Trust me

4. Dont be scared to fill it up with a few ads. Get some fun and stylish ads for your front page.

5. Stick little ads somewhere..

That ad is displayed in the corner of my landing page linking to an article. Its useful and will attract attention, simply.

6. Fill it up to the top. Find content, make content, just fill it up and make it useful.

7. List your top 5 users (ordered by post count) so people will sign up and aim to post high so they get the *special* spot on the homepage.

8. Make sure its all layed out nicely and spaced out (not too much)

Feel free to post your homepage and i will give you some tips to give it a modern look!

-James

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Broadcasting World - #1 Broadcasting Forum
A survey has shown that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics

for some reason it says "please go to generaldialect.com/forum"..that's not how I remember your landing page, is your site down for a bit?

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Science Chats | Disabled NYC | The Chic Petite

Its been hacked..

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Broadcasting World - #1 Broadcasting Forum
A survey has shown that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics

oo no good, have you got it fixed up yet, i see your landing page now, looks ok to me...

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Philly Sports
Delaware Online
PA Forums

oh boy, I didn't realize I was looking at a hacked page else I would have tried to alert you. So someone at that forum is the culprit?

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Science Chats | Disabled NYC | The Chic Petite

if it was directing to another site it may have been his competition, or a inside job i guess....i have often though about hacking my competition....oh, no, i haven't...forget that ;)

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Philly Sports
Delaware Online
PA Forums

or someone trying to make that Generaldialog forum look bad... I can't recommend hacking as an advertising technique

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Science Chats | Disabled NYC | The Chic Petite

it was just a script kiddies website..
their vb lisence has been cancelled
their hosting has been cancelled
iCANN cancelled their domain..
virgin media cancelled their INTERNET!
and we are happy!

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Broadcasting World - #1 Broadcasting Forum
A survey has shown that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics

feel the wrath of BWorld! That's amazing how fast their hubris did them in.

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Science Chats | Disabled NYC | The Chic Petite

they were kinda stupid for not masking their i.p's
Not really hackers.. butanyway..

Yeah, anyone need some ideas for a landing page?

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Broadcasting World - #1 Broadcasting Forum
A survey has shown that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics