As with anything everyone has their own way of doing it. The fundaments of giving birth to a site and launching it are generally the same due to the nature. Yet, the way each person deals with the launch and the preperation is personal. I keep to the rule with a number of late night coding sessions, lots of coffee and generally neglecting anything else in my life for a number of days. Those around me tend to get pushed into the grunting category until I have lift off.
With my recent launches it has become clear to me that I am certainly a creator of habit when it comes to launching sites. I will admit that the once euphoria of the past upon the index showing on a url, has wavered a bit. It is like with anything if you do it often then it doesn’t exactly become less special – it just becomes usual. Yet, with the launch of my latest batch I feel a bit more the combination of nervousness, anticipation and tentive proudness.
I spend most of my time working on sites for other people and with that they are the ones who get that feeling to the extent. I still get pride from a good job done. These latest two personal sites though have given me back the thirst for websites. I think it is mainly due to finally getting them done with reference mainly to this site (DOW). Diary of a website has been around for a while in many neglected forms so is hardly a new concept to me. This version though is an experiment in pure self indulgence from a coding perspective. I don’t remember when I last spent this long on something for myself and it feels really good to be honest. Taking time out to concentrate on my own projects has re-focused me. Just like taking a long bath in nice bubbles or taking time to read a good book – taking time for yourself with regards to design is important. This is the main thing I have learned over the past few hectic months.
I would suggest that although it is not possible all the time, just sometimes taking time out to work on a project just for yourself is a benefit. I do not think I am the only one who gets caught up in the designing for money vortex that results in little time for yourself. This time though has made me promise to focus a little more on my own stuff every now and then.
