have you considered wordpress as a platform for your site? it is free, and even better, there are literally thousands of site designs called themes.
another option is a very inexpensive link site management program called linkx from jmbsoft. we use it for some of our sites, and it has many more features than are listed.
if either of these appeal, pm me and i can help out.
btw, just noticed Doranna Durgin is here. i just re-read the changespell books for the fourth time, i think. nice to see you here