Website Launch Tips
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Beginning Stages
• Designer plays with template designs - Approval or disapproval
• Send initial design survey
- Newsletter integration (if they advise to do so)
• Ask for credentials
- FTP
- Current site access (admin/super admin access)
My Volusion
- Current hosting
- Verify credentials work
- Add to Passpack
- Payment gateways
- Shipping credentials
Beginning Stages
• Ask for credentials (new site) -Send suggestions to client
• Where to purchase domain
-GoDaddy • What hosting platform to go with (Recommendations based on
the platform)
-Asmallorange
-Hostgator
SoftLayer
-GoDaddyPayment Gateways
-Authorize.net
-Braintree
Beginning Stages
• Shipping
• Check DNS
-Emails
Mx records
-Log current settings (snapshot) (add on PassPack)
• Archive entire site w/ database
• Check domain expiration
• Ask for necessary files
-Logo (vector source file)
-Images
-Content
-Additional content and additional pages (if necessary)
In Progress
• Create fake sitemap (site structure) -Suggest any changes that are necessary -Note changes on Google doc
• Create sandbox if Volusion or we’re going to host (avoid working on live site) -Volusion (Sandbox) -Americommerce (Can do on existing site) -WordPress (Can do on existing site)
• Edit the Site
-Redesign landing pages and thank you pages
E-commerce Checklist
• Turn off “noindex/nofollow” • GA Code
• Ecommerce code/conversion codes
• Remarketing pixels and any other conversion codes • Any other tracking codes
• Meta-tags
-All-in-One SEO
-“site:” Google operator search (ex. “conversions” site:optimum7.com)
• URLs
-Picture URLs
-Page URLs
-Blog post URLs
• Response Design • Go through BrowserStack
-Go through 5 Browsers
-And different popular devices
-Test specific popular widths
Take screenshots of bugs
-Recreate landing and thank you pages
• Change Wufoo form styles
• Change site and WordPress URL from server IP to Domain Name through database
-Plugin-Velvet Blues update URLs (WordPress)
• Test orders and updated all plugins in sandbox
During Launch
• Put site in maintenance mode
-We’ll be back soon
-Check that all links work
• Migrate the database