Site review please

[greview]

I have a new poker site that I would like to get a review on. the site is about two weeks old so not quite complete yet. I've got some original articles that I'm writing and i'm just now getting started on working on my poker tutorials.
http://www.poker-portal.info

Also, if anyone is interested in link exchanges give me a shout.

Thanks-

[hoursurfing]

My honest opinion is this. The logo and color scheme looks nice and is easy on the eyes.

I don't know what your skills are at web building or seo but this is what I would suggest.

1. First thing I would do is wipe out 99-100% of the banners. This will help you get inbound links to your site and also link exchanges. Are you finding it hard to get people to exchange? If so that might be why.

2. After that I would focus on what you want your site to actually be about. Right now I don't know what the sites about. I'm thinking it's a basic review site. Focus on something. Maybe "Free Texas Holdem Ebook" or "Free Poker Ebook".

3. Your keywords on your homepage in the title are "Poker News" "Online Poker Reviews" "Poker Articles" and "Poker Strategy". Those are the top 5 most competitive keywords in the business. Prepare for a lot of work to rank highly for those. It's not impossible but I wouldnt recommend it unless you feel like living like a hermet for the next couple years.

Lastly I think your site needs an odds calculator. See my signature.

Hope this helps,
R

[greview]

Thanks for the input. I actually tried your calculator out but had problems getting the cards to display. A problem on my end for sure.