An essential guide to increasing the effectiveness of your homepage, Homepage Best Practice is the latest white paper from Intendance. 

If your homepage is looking tired or is difficult to navigate, this report will help with the planning and implementation of an effective homepage strategy. Optimising your homepage so that it appeals to, then engages with users is a vital part of your organisations' overall website performance.

Further information on the homepage white paper, including how to download it, can be found here