Happy to check it out, but I'll say at first glance you need your landing page to include actual content. The barrier to entry is immediately too high if I can'

Happy to check it out, but I'll say at first glance you need your landing page to include actual content. The barrier to entry is immediately too high if I can't go straight to the home page and start browsing posts. You'll lose out on a huge amount of traffic who get disinterested and close the tab, and the network effect is all about retaining all the traffic you can.