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I have this same problem. I spent hours and hours sketching and drawing, making sample code and so on for a project of mine. I did this until I finally said “screw it”, did the site and got myself some hosting.

The site was friggin’ awful. Seriously, it was horribly coded and now when I look at that very first version, it feels like my eyes are beginning to bleed. But once it was up there, somehow it got me more motivated. So I started coding the next version, and it was better and prettier. And later today or perhaps tomorrow I will launch the third version in six months, this time using CodeIgniter.

There has been a lot of work, and I might not be proud of the first version, and maybe not the second either. But it was worth it, cause it got done, and knowing it was online forced me to make it better which in turn has improved my skills as a developer. It also made me discover CI.

In conclusion, my tip is code your site, close your eyes and press Upload.

We are in the same situation, we are at the last stages of launching eAgent our business tool for overseas property agents, i have 1 agent using it in BETA but it is a worrying prospect to have maybe 20 or 30 people using it, will it hold up, will it work, what if it breaks etc….

I read a really good article on 37 signals that inspired me to think “Nothing is perfect” and we are gonna get the bits finished we need and get it out there

Here is the link to that article (book):

http://gettingreal.37signals.com/toc.php

Getting Real is an absolutely amazing book. I won a free copy by submitting the winning “tagline” for 456 Berea St.

I highly recommend it to everyone.

Nice one Michael, its one of those books, that if you don’t really search around you don’t find, but it is great!