Originally Posted by Influx People always forget that research is their best friend (when designing). Take a look at some of the major news sites and study their format (CNN.com, MSNBC.com -- do NOT add FOXNews to this list :P). They spend money both designing and on the psychology of laying out their websites, so you can gain a lot by just taking a look at other sites (especially ones with deep pockets!). Good luck!

Yeah I hear CNN a lot. Do you actually like CNN's look and feel. Maybe I've been looking at our site too long, but I feel like once you realize we're not a parked page, the usability is killer.

A lot of people get home and landing page confused.

Most smart companies optimize their landing pages and that may mean they neglect their home page. I wonder if that's the case with CNN. I think most of their page is awful!