Banner Creation

Hello,

I am trying to create a banner for my site (www.jwwebdesign.info), and would like some input. My current banner is attached, please make suggestions.

Btw, if a graphic designer is willing to make something better for me, I can repay by way of website creation for them.

Thanks,
Jeff

Banner attached as .gif.

To start, the text at the top is really hard to read with the dark background and black font.

Next, the quality of the text is rather poor and could use a "crisp" or other modification via Photoshop.

Finally, with banners it's a good idea to try to contain the entire contents of it within a border or some external means.

Best of luck.