A Brighter Web | Grow your business with digital marketing

10 Things You Need to Do Before Launching a Website

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We have 55 things on our official website launch list, but this is the top 10 things to check when you launch a site.

  1. Set WordPress to allow indexing: Settings —> Reading: "Discourage search engines from indexing this site"
  • Make sure Analytics is installed
    1. Add launch date to Analytics as a "shared annotation"
  • Along with any other tracking software, like FreshMarketer or CrazyEgg
  • Add new site to Google Search Console
    1. Listen for issues
  • Make sure to submit your new sitemap
  • Make sure test blog entries have been removed. Remove "uncategorized" category.
  • Check time zone settings: eg. New York vs GMT -5
  • Make sure posts are "by" the site owner
  • Check for special characters. 
    1. Invisible on Mac
  • You can see them on Windows or Chrome OS.
  • Set up redirects
  • Check API keys for Google Maps and Google ReCaptcha
  • Make sure your forms work
    • Resources
    • What a Website Launch Day Looks Like
  • What to Do After Your WordPress Website Launches 
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