I’m currently working on a new version of my Working Holidays site and I need a serious kick in the arse or I’ll be working on it until the end of time. I’ve been talking about launching this site for what seems like an eternity and it’s starting to get to that point where I’m sick of looking at the thing and I want to get it out of my face so I can work on something else.
So, with that said, I’ve decided to set myself a deadline. I am going to aim to have this thing up and running by October 31st. There, I said it… now hopefully I can do it. I work well under pressure and I usually do what I say so here’s hoping setting the deadline will help me get myself into gear.
Here’s a list of the major things I still need to finish:
- Edit the blog’s theme – The blog is only a small part of the site but I want it to fit seamlessly with the look of the rest of the site. I expect I’ll be spending many hours of frustration tweaking CSS and pulling my hair out.
- Add a forum – I plan on buying a vBulletin forum and I need to sort out how to add it to my site. I haven’t even looked at this yet so it could be easier than I expect or it could be a total nightmare.
- Finish writing the major stuff – I’ve pulled together loads of information on working holiday visas so far but there are lots of things I can’t find answers to online which means I need to call and email people. I could get away with leaving gaps but I want this to be as thorough as possible from the start. I need to add a few more articles about working abroad too.
- Create a header image or logo – At the moment there’s a gaping hole where a wicked logo or great looking header image should be. I always have big expectations of myself in this area but usually settle for something that I scrape together at the last minute. This time I want to get it right.
- Draw more cartoons – If you looked at my old site you probably noticed the moose cartoon that changes based on the country. I’m attempting to do this on a major scale for the new site and need to whip up a few more toons.
- Tweak the CSS for the text – My fonts and headers look like poop at the moment. My initial aim was just to get the content up and worry about the look later so now I need to spend that time worrying about the look.
- Meta tags – At the moment they don’t exist and I’ve got to write them and do some basic SEO.
- Little annoying things – All that boring, painful stuff like proof reading, spell checking, link checking yadda yadda yadda.
Most of the stuff that needs doing isn’t totally essential for the site to be functional but I’m being a perfectionist with this one. I’m really happy with the navigation and layout and want the rest of the site to live up to what I’ve already finished. I love that feeling when a new site is launched and I can’t wait to get some feedback. I have some big expectations of this site.
Here’s hoping giving myself a deadline will motivate me!
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