Step 08 of 09

Nothing goes live until it’s been clicked.

Before the site connects to your domain, everything gets checked: the content, the navigation, every link, the mobile layout, the page titles, the forms, and the paths a customer takes from landing to contacting you. Checked by me, then checked again by you. Then, and only then, I flip the switch.

What happens

Two sets of eyes, then the switch.

I go through the whole site the way a picky customer would, and fix what I find. Then you do your final walkthrough on the preview and give the go-ahead. Launch itself is my job: connecting your domain, securing the site, and confirming everything works on the live address. For you, launch day is a text that says it’s up.

What you do

  • Do one last walkthrough of the preview, on your phone
  • Double-check the facts: prices, hours, phone, towns, names
  • Flag anything, however small; small is cheap to fix now
  • Say the word: launch it

What I do

  • Check every page, link, form, and layout before you ever see it
  • Fix the punch list before launch, not after
  • Connect the domain and handle the certificates and setup
  • Re-test the contact paths on the live site, after launch
What you walk away with

A launch that’s an event, not an emergency.

01

A full pre-launch check

Every page, every link, every form, every screen size. If a customer can touch it, it got tested before they could.

02

Your sign-off, on the record

The site doesn’t go live until you’ve walked through it and said so. No surprises with your name on them.

03

A clean domain switchover

The technical hand-off to your live domain is my job, done carefully. You don’t touch a setting or learn what DNS means.

04

Proof it works live

After the switch, I test the contact paths again on the real site. Launch ends when it works, not when it’s uploaded.

Why this step exists

Launch day is the worst day to find a broken link.

Sites that skip the review launch with a typo in the phone number, a form that goes nowhere, and a menu that falls apart on an iPhone. The owner finds out from a customer, weeks later, which means other customers found out first and said nothing. Your first impression only happens once, and it happens on somebody else’s phone. That’s why I check everything before the site meets the public.

Launched right the first time.

Tell me about your business, and when launch day comes, the only surprise will be how quiet it is.