Branding Blanch

          As I embark on creating my first website from scratch, I find that the hardest part is trying to force what's in my head to become reality.   Whether I don't have the proper tools, or I am completely incapable of making good, artistic decisions, I've yet to discover; perhaps it's simply the difficulty of branding myself professionally. 
          It all started with the business card I just created through Vistaprint.  I spent many tedious weeks trying to figure out if this company was the cheapest and best quality around; I asked my friends, family, and colleagues for their opinions and got endless, varied answers.  Then I spent even longer trying to decide between matte or glossy finish, metallic or raised print, and consequently, simple/cheap versus showy/pricey.  Then came the issue of what to include on the card.  Should I have a picture? No.  Should I create a logo? Not yet.  Should I include a scripture verse?  ...Why not!  (People are going to figure out I'm a Christian sooner or later.)  Should I include the website that I haven't even finished yet?  Yes.  (It'll put a fire under my but to finish and buy that domain name before it disappears.)   Why don't they teach these things in college?  So many things can be implicated on a little card!  Professionalism, style, talent, skill, personality, faith, philosophy....  
          Anyways, I finally made a decision, and waited anxiously for the cards to arrive.   When they did come I was disappointed.  The typing was smaller than I expected and the gloss was too glossy; someone pointed out that sometimes glossy cards make it difficult to write extra information--like phone numbers-- and thus make them obsolete in real life networking situations.  (Phew, I can write on mine.)  The metallic sheen was hard to read, and I forgot to put my LinkedIn account on it!  Overall though, it was worth keeping; it looked really good because of all the expensive add-ons and it came with a cool card holder.  And now I know for next time.  
          So unless I want to include an embarrassing disclaimer, I shouldn't give out any of my cards until I finish this website.  But there are so many choices involved!  I want to match the website to the card, but that is very difficult to do.  I want it to be clean and precise, but also display my personality... which is not always so cookie-cutter.  I decided just today that I'm for sure going to host through Weebly because it seems like the cheapest and easiest to understand... despite the endless suggestions from everyone.   Now I am going back and forth between themes and layouts looking for the one in my head.  My brain is about to explode!  Even now, this pioneer blog is a chance that I may regret.  
       I believe the crux of the matter is that branding oneself professionally is pretty important, and once you have made all these decisions, there is no going back for a while.  On the other hand, once you just MAKE THE DECISION, it is done, and you can move on.  I guess I just have to get it out of my head that the website is going to be 100% what I was looking for and that the branding will represent me well enough because I made it, and I did my best.   I know I am a perfectionist, but in the long run, does it even matter?  Will the people I meet while traveling on the job just toss my card and forget all about me?  Will anyone even go to the website?  Will anyone even read this POST??  ...I'm done.