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Originally Posted by texas_cowboy
that poll is not kewl
first you need the website up and functioning before you can do anything else
no matter what is said
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I'd disagree--there is much for a webmaster to do before they get the site up and functioning.
When I worked on launching prestoncollege.org, I didn't just register the domain name and start typing.
Instead, I figured out what we'd need (information on committees, news, the forum, et cetera). Then I sketched it out in my head and in Notepad, to make sure it all worked on paper. Once that was done, I started drafting out pages for each of the sections before giving everything the run-through. Around this time we finally made the decision to buy the domain name and hosting, and the site went up.
These days, the Under Construction graphics don't cut it. You've got to have something of value to put on your site once it launches.