What Building My First Website Really Looked Like

They say your first project is never perfect — and honestly, I’m glad it wasn’t.

Because if there’s one thing building my first website taught me, it’s that learning is the real magic — not perfection.

Where It All Began

I didn’t set out to build the next viral app.

I just wanted to bring an idea to life — something clickable, something uniquely mine. Armed with some basic HTML and CSS (and a not-so-basic number of open tabs), I started coding.

The Process (a.k.a. Mild Chaos)

Let’s just say… things got interesting:

• I spent more time picking a font than writing content.

• I proudly centered a button — only to break the entire layout.

• I added one animation. It spiraled into six. My browser was struggling.

• I deployed it. Celebrated. Then realized it looked terrible on mobile.

And yet, every moment taught me something.

What I Learned

Here are some key lessons I’ll carry forward:

1. Done is better than perfect. Launch, then polish.

2. Break it. Fix it. Break it again. That’s the cycle.

3. Design is not just looks — it's usability.

4. Debugging is detective work, not failure.

5. Every broken feature taught me more than the working ones.

😂 Funny Mistakes I Won’t Forget

• Typed margin: auto auto; thinking CSS would magically understand me.

• Made a beautiful dark mode… with no toggle. Oops.

• Copy-pasted code from Stack Overflow… then spent hours debugging it. Rookie move.

Final Thoughts

That first website — rough edges and all — gave me confidence.

I didn’t just build a site. I built belief in my ability to figure things out.

If you’re working on your first project, here’s my advice:

Build it. Break it. Laugh at it. Learn from it. Then do it again.

Trust me, you’ll look back and be proud — just like I am now. 😊