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(There is no sub-forum for "execution" - but it's the most important aspect of the Fastlane... Hitting the accelerator! Well, I hope mine fits in here anyways)
--- you can skip all this part if you dont care about my story, and wanna get right into the problem I want to talk about ---
Here's my story: I've had this idea for a website that helps a specific niche/industry and full fills a lot of their needs. The idea first came into full shape after I watched The Social Network... For a couple months I hadn't done anything about this idea however, until like 7 months later a site launched which - at the time I thought - did exactly what I was going to do... crap... Oh well... Around the same time I considered going into business with my own company in exactly this industry which my fastlane idea targets...
I was then searching for ways to make money, had been into Bitcoin mining for a while, and also discovered the book TMF . Even though I thought it started out kind of slow not getting to the point of what I should do to avoid Sidewalk and Slowlane and get into the fast lane, it turned out to be a great eye opener and changed a lot of my views and perspectives. AND it revived the idea for my website. Because after all even though my competitor has over 100,000 members by now, I believe that my website will fill the need better... And will be better in general...
--- continue reading here for the actual topic ---
So after a little bit of name searching I purchased a domain in May 1012. Also around that time in the spring I had done some experimenting with my php skills, working through some tutorials and so on, to improve my coding skills. I was not only coding a whole lot, I was also developing my idea more and more. Kinda both went hand in hand.
So back then in August I had a week off work, because work was closed for a week. I figured I'm really gonna use that week for a coding marathon and launch at the end of the week. But what happened instead was, that I learned about a new coding technique (a more secure way to access my database) and I came up with a couple of ideas how to make my code more structured and easier to maintain. I considered a complete rewrite from scratch - it ended up being a mix between a rewrite and a refactoring session.
Therefore in August I still hadnt launched the site, nor was the site anywhere near launch ready. In the fall my next launching goal was the end of 2012. Because I realized some things about modern webdesign, and issues I had I needed to address - but my CSS skills were practically non existent - I chose to hire a webdesigner for around a thousand bucks. He did an awesome job and contributed a lot to the front end of the site. But between the both of us we didnt launch in 2012. So I aimed for March 2013. It still didn't happen.
However between March and April the Site was at a level where I could create a promotional video and post it on facebook and linkedin. Got about 100 clicks on youtube, 20 email addresses through my landing page, and around 20 - 30 likes on all plattforms. Not bad, and it kind of served as a marked validation for me, and I really really wanted to show my idea to the world...
So when I had a trip coming up in May I was going to release a closed BETA accessible to those who signed up. Because my coding skills had skyrocketed and the scope of the project gotten really big I new I had to do another rewrite/refactoring session soon. I thought I'd launch BETA first - until I realized that all beta testing will be for nothing if I end up changing my code anyways...
So now it's June, I'm still not launched, and I quit setting goals such as "I'll launch in August". My only goal is to code every day for at least one hour.
Has anybody else experienced that? That it takes for-fu(k!ng-EVER to get a website pieced together??
I cant wait to get my service out in the market place I know its going to be awesome! It is going to be a great asset, which I'll be able to scale and expand, while at the same time running completely automated without my time tied to the business. Except for the HUGE amounts of time it's taking me to actually build the asset...
So I was just wondering what your experiences were, if you had any suggestions how to work more effective when it comes to programming a website, or any other comments.
--- you can skip all this part if you dont care about my story, and wanna get right into the problem I want to talk about ---
Here's my story: I've had this idea for a website that helps a specific niche/industry and full fills a lot of their needs. The idea first came into full shape after I watched The Social Network... For a couple months I hadn't done anything about this idea however, until like 7 months later a site launched which - at the time I thought - did exactly what I was going to do... crap... Oh well... Around the same time I considered going into business with my own company in exactly this industry which my fastlane idea targets...
I was then searching for ways to make money, had been into Bitcoin mining for a while, and also discovered the book TMF . Even though I thought it started out kind of slow not getting to the point of what I should do to avoid Sidewalk and Slowlane and get into the fast lane, it turned out to be a great eye opener and changed a lot of my views and perspectives. AND it revived the idea for my website. Because after all even though my competitor has over 100,000 members by now, I believe that my website will fill the need better... And will be better in general...
--- continue reading here for the actual topic ---
So after a little bit of name searching I purchased a domain in May 1012. Also around that time in the spring I had done some experimenting with my php skills, working through some tutorials and so on, to improve my coding skills. I was not only coding a whole lot, I was also developing my idea more and more. Kinda both went hand in hand.
So back then in August I had a week off work, because work was closed for a week. I figured I'm really gonna use that week for a coding marathon and launch at the end of the week. But what happened instead was, that I learned about a new coding technique (a more secure way to access my database) and I came up with a couple of ideas how to make my code more structured and easier to maintain. I considered a complete rewrite from scratch - it ended up being a mix between a rewrite and a refactoring session.
Therefore in August I still hadnt launched the site, nor was the site anywhere near launch ready. In the fall my next launching goal was the end of 2012. Because I realized some things about modern webdesign, and issues I had I needed to address - but my CSS skills were practically non existent - I chose to hire a webdesigner for around a thousand bucks. He did an awesome job and contributed a lot to the front end of the site. But between the both of us we didnt launch in 2012. So I aimed for March 2013. It still didn't happen.
However between March and April the Site was at a level where I could create a promotional video and post it on facebook and linkedin. Got about 100 clicks on youtube, 20 email addresses through my landing page, and around 20 - 30 likes on all plattforms. Not bad, and it kind of served as a marked validation for me, and I really really wanted to show my idea to the world...
So when I had a trip coming up in May I was going to release a closed BETA accessible to those who signed up. Because my coding skills had skyrocketed and the scope of the project gotten really big I new I had to do another rewrite/refactoring session soon. I thought I'd launch BETA first - until I realized that all beta testing will be for nothing if I end up changing my code anyways...
So now it's June, I'm still not launched, and I quit setting goals such as "I'll launch in August". My only goal is to code every day for at least one hour.
Has anybody else experienced that? That it takes for-fu(k!ng-EVER to get a website pieced together??
I cant wait to get my service out in the market place I know its going to be awesome! It is going to be a great asset, which I'll be able to scale and expand, while at the same time running completely automated without my time tied to the business. Except for the HUGE amounts of time it's taking me to actually build the asset...
So I was just wondering what your experiences were, if you had any suggestions how to work more effective when it comes to programming a website, or any other comments.
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