Comments on: Doing the Capital Launch Mistake http://tdhedengren.com/blog/doing-the-capital-launch-mistake/ The portfolio of Thord Daniel Hedengren Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TDH http://tdhedengren.com/blog/doing-the-capital-launch-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-241 TDH Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:12:12 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/archives/196#comment-241 Fun is fun, Hart, but perhaps not so clever all the time. ;) I think you're doing it in the second best way, Heidi. The best being to have it all done right away, something that isn't favored today since it's both expensive and time consuming. Look at all the betas in the Web 2.0 sphere, they're proof enough. Still, if this was something else than a semi-personal site I wouldn't launch it this way, now I made a point of doing it. So I agree with you. Fun is fun, Hart, but perhaps not so clever all the time. ;)

I think you’re doing it in the second best way, Heidi. The best being to have it all done right away, something that isn’t favored today since it’s both expensive and time consuming. Look at all the betas in the Web 2.0 sphere, they’re proof enough. Still, if this was something else than a semi-personal site I wouldn’t launch it this way, now I made a point of doing it. So I agree with you.

]]> By: Heidi Cool http://tdhedengren.com/blog/doing-the-capital-launch-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Heidi Cool Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:28:38 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/archives/196#comment-240 Torn between having a project drag on for a year, or putting up an incomplete site, I've taken to launching sites in phases. If the plan is to include elements A, B, C, D, and E, but I know it will take longer to develop the content for D and E, I'll plan a site that includes all 5 elements, but only include A, B and C in the Phase One launch. While I know more info is forthcoming, the users won't as I won't include any navigation to D and E until launching phase 2 which includes those sections. When phase 2 is launched with elements D and E, I can announce that the site has been updated and expanded (instead of saying that the site has just been completed). This seems to work pretty well, especially when dealing with clients who want to launch before everything is ready. The trick is breaking the content up into logical navigational chunks, so that each section is complete before it goes live. Torn between having a project drag on for a year, or putting up an incomplete site, I’ve taken to launching sites in phases. If the plan is to include elements A, B, C, D, and E, but I know it will take longer to develop the content for D and E, I’ll plan a site that includes all 5 elements, but only include A, B and C in the Phase One launch. While I know more info is forthcoming, the users won’t as I won’t include any navigation to D and E until launching phase 2 which includes those sections.

When phase 2 is launched with elements D and E, I can announce that the site has been updated and expanded (instead of saying that the site has just been completed).

This seems to work pretty well, especially when dealing with clients who want to launch before everything is ready. The trick is breaking the content up into logical navigational chunks, so that each section is complete before it goes live.

]]> By: HART (1-800-HART) http://tdhedengren.com/blog/doing-the-capital-launch-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-239 HART (1-800-HART) Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:04:39 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/archives/196#comment-239 It's always more fun doing things impulsively .. works best for me when I go shopping ... during dinner times! It’s always more fun doing things impulsively .. works best for me when I go shopping … during dinner times!

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