(Sometimes I use a staging domain in my bulk hosting if a site already exists).
I'm too lazy to set up my own personal server and faff about with moving it when it's finished.
Therefore I use 'Maintenance Mode' all the time.
I've tried using marketing pages for my business as the 'Down for Maintenance' page. But I usually end up with Down for Maintenance text - the default.
The other problem I have is getting clients to send me their IP address, so I can add them to the IP exclude list. Some client are OK, but some just don't get it. (Even with detailed instructions and a link).
So I just added a jotform.com form with a single name field. It's free if you have under 5 forms.
In the form settings you can choose to include the senders IP address in the form submission.
Embeded the form into the Site Down Message:
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<__script__ type="text/javascript" src="https://form.jotform.com/jsform/22175"></__script>Concept Factory Pty Ltd