Paralyzed by Website Feature-itis?

I've seen feature-itis strike, and sometimes paralyze, new website owners. With no good reason, their websites take over a year to go live.

How do you know if you're suffering from feature-itis? Here are some symptoms:

Is There A Cure?
First of all, I think certain personality types are just prone to feature-itis and can never be completely cured. But, rejoice! Relief and and a live website can be had. Understand that:

So put away your checkbook and step away from that issue of Cool Website Apps. Every day you're offline is another day your online competitors, even the ones with the dullest of sites, could be picking up your business.

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Keita Del Valle is the owner of Crafty Pixel, a Corona website design company which operates from Southern California's Inland Empire. Her site is updated weekly with small business website news, tips, articles and opinions, including her Hollaback blog.