Evoloution of a list: How do you go about it.

When building a list I bear certain things in mind, here they are in steps:

1. The theme for the list (eg. Ragnar blackmane or mech marines or mortar gunline guard).
2. Style of list (eg. drop pods, flamers, meltaguns).
3. Tactics (eg. Drop down and then suicide attack or play conservatively before a last turn objective grab).
4. Depending on style either HQ or troops, for me generally HQ
5. Elites.
6. The other one out of HQ and Troops.
7. Anything else.
8. Tot up points.
9. Get list under the points limit.
10. look at list as a whole.
11. 
    
    Make any ammendmants.
    
    
    

Now, you may write lists differently or tghink my way is not very effective. So, tell us what you do and what you think of what I do!