o1.banners can easily be found -->H E R E<--; updating each time you change your layout is fabulous. but more people look at the userinfo than your actual entries. so please support my work by placing a banner in your profile
o2. make sure you have a WEBSITE listed in your USERINFO! it can be livejournal, yahoo, a porno site - doesn't matter. just make sure you got on in there. the layouts wont work unless you have this fixed