http://www.ablazeperception.com/index.php I created this template so it is more organize and professional then my last theme. Please give me comments and suggestions. Also if you found a dramatical error please tell me.
Check your XHTML, WC3 validation finds 13 errors. I wouldn't tell people that you are part time. While it may be true this will lead to them feeling that you are lower quality than someone who does it full time. Also unless you have many years of experience, don't list how long you have been working. Instead list satisfied clients, show off what you've done and get testimonials from your customers. Your site is really well enhanced for speed. Consider my most recent blog post for one more way to enhance your speed. Don't make me have to figure out what you are selling (yourself and your services of course) I need big bold keywords to draw my attention in and let me know what I am looking at. Welcome is fine but that doesn't communicate anything useful A personal picture would be great on the home page. just a small avatar sized one would be fine. people like to see who they are working with On the portfolio page consider listing the clients requirements first and then listing how you met or exceeded those requirements (Client requested the following: Clean up design, Design new Logo, etc. I was able to provide...etc) Instead of selling your templates through your site (they don't fit in well and you don't have a system for selling/displaying them), consider a) giving them away for free or b) selling them through a professional template service. Why give them away for free? you seem pretty new to the business, this is a great way to show off your work You will get lots and lots of free links to your site if you make sure that you've included a link giving you credit. People may find your free template and want changes made. They'll most likely be willing to pay you for that. Some sort of graphic or something to give contrast on the Services page would be a nice addition
i think content part (texts) needs a new background color. difficult to read - maybe you can use larger fonts 1-2 px since texts are short - and lastly smaller top part (logo margin-top etc.) will be better.
It's not a bad design mate, although perhaps you could do some different graphic work (if you want) to maybe draw out the header. You could do that by maybe having different colors, etc. Best of luck!