Looks great so far. I'm currently working on my own site for my company. As mentioned before, fonts, lettertypes are very important. Outlines and drop shadows are very eye catching as are the right color combinations.
Show a bunch of youngsters in happy grins instead of just one. I will keep an eye on your progress and will post mine after I learn from the pro's, how to set it up right, as I'm very new to this field.