It may take a while for you to finish the job, but it's worth it. Your contents can be either mainly text, mainly graphics , or the balance of both. If the text is primary, then the graphics decorate and illustrate the text. Avoid graphics that's not related to your text. Sound effects, music, animation and video clips if used wisely can add power to your pages.
Multimedia is here to stay.
You should consider taking advantage of it. Just beware of copyright laws and do the right thing. Many people use a link page as home page, because they didn't have a clear objective from the beginning. Don't insult your own intelligence. You may want to place a link page at the back of your site to send visitors somewhere else after they already visit yours.