Look for something new about every 3rd week. An exciting and EASY addition to any home page is JavaScript. JavaScript is actually HTML code that you paste into your web page, that tells your browser to create a neat effect associated with your page. What is cool and useful about JavaScript is that it takes no programming knowledge, and only knowledge of how to use cut and paste, to add JavaScript to your site. Like a site that is too graphics intensive, a site running too much JavaScript can really fall flat with your readership.
Moderation is the key to a successful site in all things.
The pluses of using JavaScript in moderation include being able to add a bit of pizazz with no special CGI or Java programs to run. One of the most common JavaScripts in use is the link navigation buttons you see around, where you select from a drop down box of places within a site to go. Used under License.