How to test your website before you launch

Launching a website with broken links or forms that don't work costs you customers and credibility. A short round of testing before you go live catches the problems that matter.

The pre-launch checklist

• •Click every link and navigation item.
• •Submit every form and confirm it actually arrives.
• •Check the site on a real phone, not just a desktop.
• •Proofread for typos and wrong details.
• •Confirm it loads fast and there are no errors.
• •Make sure pages aren't blocked from Google.

Test like a customer

Try to actually do what a customer would — call, book, or buy — from a phone. If anything is frustrating or broken for you, fix it before real visitors ever see it.