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The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist

We’re developing a checklist that all websites should be checked against before launch. Let us know if we’ve missed something out, or if something needs further clarification. Some well-known and well-documented tasks (such as validation and accessibility testing) are not explained in detail. Add your suggestions in the comments.

Updated 17 Feb '09, 15:21 Added notifications (@keeran), Hidden copy (@jennybee) and Test search (@bwass).

Updated 18 Feb '09, 17:18 Added testing of backup (Edinburger), Google Webmaster Console (josefresco and Mark Alves), External monitoring and internal logging (Fernando and Karan Bhangui), and Consistent lists and UK/US spelling (Pierre Far).

Updated 23 Feb '09, 10:16 Added PDF version.

Updated 7 Apr '09, 10:20 Added link to French translation.

Download a PDF version: The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist. (PDF, 72KB)

French Translation: La checklist ultime pour le lancement d’un site web. (external link)

Pre-Launch
Content and Style
Typography and layout
Check for incorrect punctuation marks, particularly apostrophes, quotation marks and hyphens/dashes
Check headings for where you could potentially use ligatures
Check for widow/orphan terms in important paragraphs
Spelling and grammar
Consistency
Capitalisation (especially of main headings)
Tense/Style of writing
Recurring/common phrases (e.g. ‘More about X’ links)
Variations in words (e.g. Websites vs Web Sites, or UK vs US spelling)
Treatment of bulleted lists (e.g. periods or commas at end of each item)
Check for hard-coded links to staging domain (i.e. ensure all links will change to ‘live’ URL/domain when site is launched)
Ensure no test content on site
Check how important pages (e.g. content items) print
For re-designs, ensure important old/existing URLs are redirected to relevant new URLs, if the URL scheme is changing
Check all ‘Hidden Copy’ (e.g. alt text, transcriptions, text in JavaScript functions)
Standards and Validation
Accessibility
HTML validation
JavaScript validation
CSS validation
Search Engine Visibility, SEO and Metrics
Page Titles are important; ensure they make sense and have relevant keywords in them.
Create metadata descriptions for important pages.
Check for canonical domain issues (e.g. variations in links to http://site.com http://www.site.com http://www.site.com/index.html should be reduced to a single consistent style)
Ensure content is marked-up semantically/correctly (<h1>, etc.)
Check for target keyword usage in general content
Check format (user/search engine friendliness) of URLs
Set up Analytics, FeedBurner, and any other packages for measuring ongoing success
Create an XML Sitemap
Configure Google Webmaster Console and Yahoo! Site Explorer
Functional Testing
Check all bespoke/complex functionality
Check search functionality (including relevance of results)
Check on common variations of browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome etc.), version (6, 7, 2.2, 3.1 etc.) and platform (Windows, OSX, Linux)
Check on common variations of Screen Resolution
Test all forms (e.g. contact us, blog comments), including anti-spam features, response emails/text, etc.
Test without JavaScript, Flash, and other plug-ins
Check all external links are valid
Security/Risk
Configure backup schedule, and test recovery from backup.
Protect any sensitive pages (e.g. administration area)
Use robots.txt where necessary
Security/Penetration test
Turn-off verbose error reporting
Check disk space/capacity
Set-up email/SMS monitoring/alerts (e.g. for errors, server warnings); consider internal and external monitoring services
Performance
Load test
Check image optimisation
Check and implement caching where necessary
Check total page size/download time
Minify/compress static (JavaScript/HTML/CSS) files
Optimise your CSS: use short image paths; make full-use ‘cascading’ nature of CSS, etc.
Check correct database indexing
Check configuration at every level (Web server, Database, any other software e.g. Content Management System)
Configure server-based logging/measurement tools (e.g. database/web server logging)
Finishing Touches
Create custom 404/error pages
Create a favicon
Post-Launch
Marketing
Social Marketing: Twitter, LinkedIn, Digg, Facebook, Stumbleupon, etc.
Submit to search engines
Set-up PPC/Google Adwords where necessary
Check formatting of site results in SERPs
Ongoing
Monitor and respond to feedback (direct feedback, on Social Media sites, check for chatter through Google, etc.)
Check analytics for problems, popular pages etc. and adjust as necessary
Update content

 

 

159 comments

  1. Keeran said on 17th Feb 2009

    Great list Dan, thanks! I think the only things I'd add would be SMS/email alerts for exception notifications and server monitoring. K

  2. Carl Morris said on 17th Feb 2009

    Unique title tags for each page... Partly for deep SEO. And partly because I just favourited this on Delicious and it didn't automatically have the title of your post! Thanks - very useful.

  3. Dan Zambonini said on 17th Feb 2009

    @Carl Morris - Argh, can't believe these posts don't have unique titles! They should have; will get that fixed asap. @Keeran Ta, will definitely add that, and sort out the URL issue...

  4. Alex said on 18th Feb 2009

    You don't really need to submit to search engines - they will find you thru the link. And never pay to have your site submitted to "1000 search engines"

  5. Pierre Far said on 18th Feb 2009

    For consistency: 1. Full stops (periods) at the end of list items. 2. UK/US spelling for English. Also, make sure there is a copyright statement in the footer, with the correct year (I still see copyright statements for 2008.) Pierre

  6. Karan Bhangui said on 18th Feb 2009

    I think a good addition would be "Set up detailed server logging at all points of failure (database, web server, etc)". I think it's a very important think in case something goes wrong live, if you haven't already done so during production. It's also a nice complement to front-end analytics (as already listed)

  7. Fernando said on 18th Feb 2009

    An "Availability" section: - Set up external web site monitoring (uptime)? - Set up an internal measuring tool too (cacti, nagios, monit etc) not only for alerts but to get some graphs for better optimization

  8. Mark Alves said on 18th Feb 2009

    Validate your site in Google Webmaster Tools. This includes running diagnostics, turning on enhanced image search, verifying any Google sitelinks and confirming your sitemaps status.

  9. Dan Zambonini said on 18th Feb 2009

    Thanks all for more great suggestions; I'll wait until the initial Hacker News traffic has calmed, then aggregate the suggestions and update the list. Keep them coming!

  10. Simon said on 18th Feb 2009

    I would add checking your contact form works. We just moved servers and it took us a couple of days to realise we didn't update the mail settings!

  11. Leroy Fernandes said on 18th Feb 2009

    Thanks for this list. Also thanks to all those who have added their own points to the list. It really helps to have such kind of information in one place. -- Leroy Fernandes www.fuelmediaworks.com

  12. Timothy said on 18th Feb 2009

    Awesome! Def gonna use this

  13. James said on 18th Feb 2009

    Checklist as PDF or ODS?

  14. Matt said on 18th Feb 2009

    would be great to have this as a PDF

  15. Dan Zambonini said on 18th Feb 2009

    Carlos Kirkconnell: I kind-of agree (we still have a list of about 30 items left to 'refine' for this website which we launched last week), but I'm personally all-for obsessing over every detail. Jonathan Ive is known for 'obsessive passion ... about attention to detail' (http://www.jonathanive.com/biography/), and I know whose products I prefer between Apple and 37S.

  16. Kweek said on 18th Feb 2009

    Great list! Maybe you can add a .PDF version?

  17. Jason Bartholme said on 18th Feb 2009

    Great... Could have used this last week. Oh, well. I have it now for future projects. It is truly a great list, especially for team projects.

  18. alexvega said on 18th Feb 2009

    Thanks to creators and contributors. I made it into a Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ajjgrhjmhnt4_135dk27bcfj You can download a PDF version, print or whatever from there.

  19. Dan Zambonini said on 18th Feb 2009

    Thanks all. Wow, loving the Google Docs version! Will possibly do another update tomorrow depending on number of new suggestions. (PS This is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)

  20. k srivatsa iyengar said on 19th Feb 2009

    hi there are, to my mind, many more points to be covered in the check list.. off hand i'm listing just a few which i comes to mind now.. ( based upon my own experience in a corporate ): 1. arrangements with the service provider..be it your own leased line or hosted server.. security of the server, the possibility of running applications on the server ( database access, mailing lists, newsletters etc.etc.) 2. the arrangements for any payment gateways, their terms and handling of sales etc. 3. organising for updating the content from time to time 4. organising and setting up standards for handling the visitors emails and complaints of non working of certain functions 5. payment gateway arrangements ( where applicable ) regarding security, ssl digital signatures etc.. 6. whether the site should be in other languages, if so the managing of the fonts etc.,

  21. ricardoe said on 19th Feb 2009

    I hope this doesn't bother you: http://www.sharefile.org/showfile-745/weblistlaunch.pdf Its a PDF version.

  22. Mike said on 19th Feb 2009

    Just sent your post around the office - as an SEO guy I'll expand upon the bit about search engines but I think the idea is great.

  23. Daniel said on 19th Feb 2009

    Nice check list, and one I'll get our team to refer to. Just wanted to echo a previous comment that there's no need (or benefit) from submitting your site to search engines any more. Just get some other sites to link to it and the search engines will find it in days (if not hours). I'd add a post-launch/marketing point to include a linking strategy - especially if you want to rank strongly on Google.

  24. Bassy said on 19th Feb 2009

    Thanks . its very nice list.i gonna use this.

  25. Wiktor said on 19th Feb 2009

    Great stuff. For those familiar with git/github, here is a forkable version: http://github.com/netguru/checklist

  26. Dave Quested said on 20th Feb 2009

    Great list Dan, some additions: 1. Configure Windows Live Webmaster Tools 2. Submit the Sitemap you've created (Google/Yahoo/Windows Live/Ask)

  27. Ryan Roberts said on 20th Feb 2009

    Good idea. Dan I can email you a checklist I use if you want? It's relatively extensive and based on checklists gathered by other web designers. If you are then let me know if I should use the main contact form or a specific email.

  28. Dan Zambonini said on 20th Feb 2009

    Ryan, that would be amazing, thank you! My name is 'dan' and I work '@' 'boxuk.com', so if you add those together you should get my email address... Thanks!

  29. Nick said on 20th Feb 2009

    Wow, great list! I've bookmarked this for future reference and all other webmasters should!

  30. tommythewolfboy said on 20th Feb 2009

    If this is supposed to be an 'ultimate' list should it not break out points like Accessibility into relevant checks? You certainly go down to this level for SEO etc.

  31. Prashant said on 20th Feb 2009

    before beginning, there could be a couple of points regarding hosting details, files/folders that have read-write access, etc.

  32. B Moore said on 22nd Feb 2009

    Thank you for making this list!

  33. Anthony Sutton said on 22nd Feb 2009

    What an awesome list - you should get a PDF version online before others steal it. Also, you have great website - illustrations are beautiful.

  34. Malcolm said on 22nd Feb 2009

    Cool This is an amazing compilation. Many Thanks :)

  35. Spider said on 22nd Feb 2009

    maybe SQL injection test :)

  36. Dan Zambonini said on 23rd Feb 2009

    Thanks all. We'll be uploading a PDF later this afternoon; in the meantime you can get it on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/12692424/The-Ultimate-Website-Launch-Checklist I'll also update the checklist later this week with any new suggestions.

  37. Mike Archibald said on 23rd Feb 2009

    Handy list. Can't say I do everyone when I launch a website, but I try to do most!

  38. francis_dierick said on 24th Feb 2009

    Should 'Check in text-based browser (e.g. Lynx)' be added to the Ultimate Website Launch Checklist? Why? It's a great and simple accessibility check. Plus, it uncovers tabbing problems for people who like to keyboard-browse your site.

  39. Monika said on 24th Feb 2009

    Hi Dan great list, i would like to include one more point to the list which is checking browser compatibilty and internal linking of all pages so that they can get crawled easily.

  40. Abhinav Gulyani said on 24th Feb 2009

    Thanks an awesome list. Really useful.

  41. Heidi Cool said on 25th Feb 2009

    Nice list. I particularly like that you focus on content first (so many people seem to forget that.) When possible I'd set up things like Google Analytics and search engine submissions as early as possible. (1-2 weeks pre-launch) If using a testing server during pre-launch this isn't doable, but for new sites/domains that can publish pre-launch it can give you a leg up. I recently did this with a new site and found it helpful that Google had indexed the pages by the time I announced the launch. That said, obviously this can't be done until you have a preponderance of pages created, and can't be done if you need to keep site secret until the launch, but it's nice to get a bit of a head start.

  42. Kevin Hemsworth said on 26th Feb 2009

    Great list. Didn't read all the comments to know if anyone's suggested adding checking DNS records (mail forwarding, etc.) when moving to a new host environment, but it's not so great when you hit the switch and your client loses their email access!"But look how great your new site looks!" never seems to go over particularly well in those instances.

  43. facundo said on 26th Feb 2009

    great list guys! besides validation, i would pay attention to the site being viewable in Chrome too. it's happened to us recently

  44. merzmarkus@goglemail.com said on 27th Feb 2009

    I miss 'user tests' and in this context ongoing 'navigation tests'. Another point is 'check landing pages' if affiliate programs or AdWord programs are used to promote the site. Very useful list. Bookmarked and posted to my site.

  45. Anne said on 1st Mar 2009

    This is a thorough list, excellent! Thanks.

  46. Lachelle T. said on 3rd Mar 2009

    Excellent list! Too often we have most of these "To-Do" items in our heads but there's no way to get to all of them and more without a checklist such as this. Will definitely be utilizing this for all my future projects.

  47. Greg said on 6th Mar 2009

    Great list. How about testing your 'web2.0 and social networking features'. I.e. 'user generated content', 'social bookmarks', 'widgets', 'shared/posted links', 'user account set-up/settings', esp. OpenID/Facebook Connect, 'management & admin systems', 'mashup performance', 'embeded content', e.g. YouTube Videos, etc.

  48. Stu Collett said on 10th Mar 2009

    Love this list. Great work guys! Stu.

  49. Eva johnson said on 27th Mar 2009

    ok, what do you charge for checking a particlar website before louncing on internet.... Regards Eva

  50. mathew llewellyn said on 2nd Apr 2009

    I guess your handling 'usability' outside of this model. I don’t think anyone has mentioned functional testing for internal network sites/applications Make sure you test your site/application across the same environment that your customer’s workforce(s) is/are using. Thin client based Citrix environments throw up all sorts of problems outside of standard accessibility testing. Have fun with lists ... Nice to see people working together!

  51. Adrian said on 8th Apr 2009

    Thanks for the list. this is great.

  52. Michael Müller said on 8th Apr 2009

    Excellent resource, thank you for sharing!

  53. Erick Schluter said on 10th Apr 2009

    Mmhh...I have downloaded the .PDF...Sigh...Here goes my weekend!
    Thanks!

  54. Joni Mueller said on 14th Apr 2009

    And this checklist would also make a very good addition to any checklists or milestones you have created within your preferred Project Management system too. I plan to implement huge chunks of it in my boilerplate web site project template in activeCollab. :)

  55. Gustavo Ballve said on 14th Apr 2009

    Thanks a LOT!

  56. EmmaB said on 23rd Apr 2009

    I was wondering if this could be formatted into an Excel checklist? Of course, only if you have the time.

  57. Biggs said on 30th Apr 2009

    @EmmaB - You can save this page in your browser as html and open it up in excel. You'll have to do a tiny bit of cleanup, but the list is there.

    Great list by the way, Dan. I've been thinking of how I can incorporate it to my workflow. Not as a piece of paper on my desk, iykwim.

  58. Richard said on 13th May 2009

    I wish I had access to such good info when starting out our website. We learned as we went along and cut some corners which were tough to get back around. Nice list.

  59. David Radovanovic said on 27th May 2009

    Thanks for the great post. It would be great if there were links with the associated list items to either pages with more info or hints. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

  60. Noah said on 2nd Jun 2009

    That is a great checklist indeed.

    Under marketing, I'd add 'create an XML site map' and replace 'submit to search engines' with 'begin link building process.'

    Doing the social marketing you mention and/or link building will get the site indexed in every search engine, so submitting is not necessary.

  61. Brian McManus said on 29th Jun 2009

    Hi Dan, that's a really great list. I wondered if you might consider adding a link to my new website, launchly. Launchly is all about getting new websites the feedback they need to succeed and I would love to see it included as an optional step in the launch process!

    http://www.launchly.com

  62. Raffi Darrow said on 29th Jun 2009

    Functionality: Does the logo in the header link back to the domain name?

  63. Junagadh said on 3rd Jul 2009

    Hi,

    here its one of the best needed checklist present.

  64. Michael Melen said on 5th Jul 2009

    That is a very comprehensive list. Good job!

  65. PabloC said on 20th Jul 2009

    Thanks, great list.

  66. Jonas said on 22nd Jul 2009

    How about adding - "Check for color scheme consistancy" to the content and style section.

  67. Chris said on 23rd Jul 2009

    Wish i had done it before, thanks for the tips

  68. Luis Fontes said on 26th Jul 2009

    Great work, Thanks... Keep up your work work

  69. anunturi said on 28th Aug 2009

    Nice list Dan!

    Thanks,
    Regards

  70. tocoa.net said on 1st Sep 2009

    Good checklist, will use it for my website if the time has come. One small addition to the Security/Risk section should be to check the access rights to the folder/files and to tighten them as much as possible (that is: restrict access to outsiders).

  71. Jay - Work At Home Blogger said on 7th Sep 2009

    The post you made and the list is awesome. Screen resolution is a must!

  72. April said on 7th Oct 2009

    Thanks very much for this checklist. I had no idea there were so many different things to look at. I guess you only have one chance to make a first impression so it's worth taking the time from the beginning.

  73. Bill Gassett said on 10th Oct 2009

    This is quite a comprehensive list. I like the fact that you mention some of the things you are doing to get the site noticed by the search engines. Having great content and good design of course is very important. I would put having an online presence as the next item of importance on the list.

  74. Peter Lancaster said on 12th Oct 2009

    Everyone absolutely need to follow a list like this when thinking about what their website will be like. Too many time we get caught up in how t will look and what bells and whistles it will have to impress people and show how clever we are. Remember that a website is there for a reason other than to boost your ego. If you want it to do the job you intend it to do successfully do the homework and follow a guideline like this one. It saves a whole lot of work later. Best to do it all first and spend extra time than tear it all down and do it over.
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  75. stefa said on 3rd Dec 2009

    good list! is the pdf version already available??

  76. Dwayne said on 4th Dec 2009

    Thanx so much, I was doing like 3 projects and got overwhlemed and this list helped me a lot, i tried coming up with one my self then i decided to get one in the rush of time. GREAT. Also remember to check your server limitations, so that u don't run out of allotments such as: max number of database connections and so on. Remember to secure your secret scripts that u use to either monitor or administer ur site! Login area sometimes is not enuff to protect, use a specific URL and only access it fr ur PC or u can remove or change it if u access it elsewhere.

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  77. Bolsa de Trabajo said on 4th Dec 2009

    The checklist is really good and detailed.
    How about testing your 'web2.0 and social networking features'. I.e. 'user generated content', 'social bookmarks', 'widgets', 'shared/posted links', 'user account set-up/settings', esp. OpenID/Facebook Connect, 'management & admin systems', 'mashup performance', 'embeded content', e.g. YouTube Videos,

  78. prakash said on 14th Dec 2009

    I’d been taught that left-aligned labels are preferred, to support the prototypical F-shaped eye-tracking heatmap of web browsing. The idea is that it supports easy vertical scanning.

    But this study revealed this to be incorrect!
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  79. Steve said on 4th Jan 2010

    What about a comms (communications) strategy?
    Probably not a concern for small sites, but a must for larger, very public sites like Banks etc who need to pre-warn customers their site is changing (so it doesn't look like the sites been hijacked on launch). Therefore, I recommend a complete comms strategy at least 2 months prior to launch for larger corporate sites. This would slot in around 'performance' entry in the above timeline.

  80. Neil Webster said on 5th Jan 2010

    Great List. A bit short on detail with the performance and load testing. I'd add test performance from major centres. Stress test including leaving sessions open, rapid refresh etc.

  81. Clerkendweller said on 19th Feb 2010

    I put some thought into information security aspects for website releases and published it here:

    http://www.clerkendweller.com/2010/2/19/Website-PreLaunch-Security-Review-Checklist

    (Linking back to your great list at the end).

  82. joan said on 10th May 2010

    Affiliate Marketing is a performance based sales technique used by companies to expand their reach into the internet at low costs. This commission based program allows affiliate marketers to place ads on their websites or other advertising efforts such as email distribution in exchange for payment of a small commission when a sale results.

  83. Satish Chathanath said on 14th May 2010

    Hi

    Another critical check - whether Home page downloads within 10 seconds on dial-up connection

  84. Arpan Dhandhania said on 18th Jun 2010

    Hi Dan,

    Thanks for this really comprehensive list. I have been looking for something like this for a while. By the way, I came across this awesome web app called LooseStitch that is ideal for sharing checklists with others. So I have created a document on LooseStitch and entered the points from your checklist into it. Here is the link to the document:

    http://loosestitch.com/ideas/h393p7hrjalcv9zr/ultimate-website-launch-checklist/

  85. Tanie auta said on 29th Jun 2010

    Good article...

  86. Yachting said on 21st Jul 2010

    interesing...;)

  87. Yachting said on 5th Aug 2010

    good article...

  88. Lex Fitz said on 20th Aug 2010

    This is an impressive list.

    I've started sending my clients here so they can really put me over the hot coals, and also so they will appreciate how thorough I am with their sites.

    Thanks for the list.

    Best regards,
    Lex Fitz

  89. Paulo said on 10th Sep 2010

    Nice post

  90. efusien said on 15th Sep 2010

    I don't agree with capitalization of headers. Knowm more difficult to read: see web design articles.

  91. ioan salter said on 20th Sep 2010

    nothign about SSL certs in there

  92. Joomla Website Development said on 8th Dec 2010

    A ablaze and resourcefully post,Thanks for this really comprehensive list
    Keep on sharings

  93. Prasad Hassan said on 10th Dec 2010

    Great and Thank you so much Dan .Best wishes.

  94. saufi said on 22nd Dec 2010

    thank you.

    Meery Christmas & Happy New Year

  95. dyejo said on 14th Jan 2011

    Great post. Very exhaustive list. I would add the social media piece to this; allow for seamless integration into Facebook, Twitter, etc.

    Any similar checklist for mobile website you know of?



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  97. vijendra singhal said on 22nd Feb 2011

    hi i m developing a websites on php,html by using data base connections of mysql,ms access.so please let me know the perfect way to check the sites as well as on those projects also which are not in html and php.and please send me a mail also.

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  99. loanbusiness said on 22nd Apr 2011

    Keep up the great work, its hard to find good ones. I have added to my favorites. Thank You

  100. Ashton Blue said on 18th May 2011

    Used this on several projects and loving it. I wish that it was HTML instead of a PDF though.

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  103. Vlad said on 2nd Jun 2011

    I would add a autoresponder/newsletter from the beginning. Anyway nice list and thanks for putting it up, it's very handy for every new launch. It helps you not forget some important steps.
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  104. handyquelle said on 2nd Jun 2011

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  105. kiteboarding said on 4th Jun 2011

    Can't wait until your next post. Great info.

  106. grow taller said on 4th Jun 2011

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  107. Tamy said on 4th Jun 2011

    This is helpful.Thanks fro publishing the list.

  108. Penelope said on 4th Jun 2011

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  109. nigel botham said on 4th Jun 2011

    Okay good list. The problem is as you can see from my site below, devleopers are not always that easy to pin down to that level of detail.

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  110. Katy Perry said on 7th Jun 2011

    This is what I have been searching for a checklist for launching a site. So glad to came across your site, you answer all questions thats running through my mind.

    Katty Perry

  111. Kalpesh said on 13th Jun 2011

    Thanx Man, it's very useful for me

  112. Sandra said on 13th Jun 2011

    This a much more complete checklist than the one I created for myself and my readers. I'm going to borrow some from your list but won't publish without permission.
    Thanks.

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  113. Jeanie said on 13th Jun 2011

    Using a check list is a great idea and will use this one as my template going forward.

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  114. Jack said on 15th Jun 2011

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  115. John said on 15th Jun 2011

    This a much more complete checklist than the one I created for myself and my readers. I'm going to borrow some from your list but won't publish without permission.

  116. Lila Marion said on 21st Jun 2011

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  117. kiteboarding said on 26th Jun 2011

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  118. Gary said on 27th Jun 2011

    Do you have any idea how to convert xml to pdf? I need to do a huge presentation next week, and I have no idea what I'm doing! Should I use http://www.ecrion.com/LandingPage/XMLtoPDF.aspx ?

  119. Media mangement said on 9th Jul 2011

    Most now days launching websites are increasing days by day and some mistakes too. This checklist is very useful in launching a perfect websites. great!!! if unexplained things also explained well...it will be so well

  120. Craig said on 19th Jul 2011

    Hi Dan;

    Thanks for this great list. I have been surfing around looking for tips on how to update my current website, [url]http://www.medipedi.ca[/url] as we just moved our pedicure business to Vancouver, BC and the site could use an update for the new market. We do not have a really complicated site, it just shows our foot care services and a little bit about why be believe pedicures are very important for health so some of the things in your list like optimizing code are a bit beyond me but I will try and check off as many of the boxes as i can while i go along.

  121. Brian said on 31st Jul 2011

    a great, comprehensive list for the development of a site. I tend to subscribe to the idea that this is an ongoing process during development, but still incredibly beneficial even if you can only do it once pre-launch. I do much of this now, but it's very valuable to have a list to reference in the heat of it all. Thanks!!

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