Pre-launch Squarespace checklist service

We’ll make the essential checks before you launch your Squarespace website

 
Final checks Squarespace website
 

As approved Squarespace Specialists, the Manage My Website team builds a lot of websites on this platform every year, so taking care of those last checks before launch has become second nature to us.

Once you've finished the design and build, there are various "good housekeeping" procedures to follow and sometimes these can be difficult to keep track of.

Let us take care of things for you to make sure your new website is perfect. We can check, edit or organise:

  • H1, H2 & H3 headings in your content

  • Page Titles and Descriptions for SEO

  • Tags and Categories for Blogs, Galleries and Products

  • Business Information

  • Regional Information

  • Basic Information

  • Connected Accounts for social media

  • Marketing – SEO

  • Marketing- Pin It Buttons for Pinterest

  • 404 Error / Page Not Found Custom Page

  • Browser Icon (Favicon)

  • Form Storage - is it going to the correct email address?

  • Image Labels - Alt Tags

  • Image Focal Points

  • Footer text

  • Social Sharing Logo

  • Facebook Object Debugger for sharing pages and making sure the correct thumbnails appear

  • Custom Domain

  • Make sure that all your images optimised for the web and load quickly

  • Conduct cross-browser checks to make sure your new website displays correctly across all browsers and devices

  • Proofread your content one more time

  • Check all links - do they work? Do all links to external sites open in a new window?

  • Test your functionality to make sure nothing is broken or not working as it should

  • Register your website with the search engines

  • Integrate Google Analytics if you'd like to keep track of your statistics

Pricing starts at £780 + VAT* depending on what you need our help with. 

Contact us now for a quote, based on how little or much you'd like us to do. 
 

*Subject to the number of pages and content for each page. For non-UK-based clients please contact us for a quote in your currency, which will include an additional 4% charge for fees.

 

Pre-launch Squarespace checklist

Before you launch your Squarespace website into the world it’s important to go through a thorough pre-launch checklist to ensure that it’s working as effectively as possible. You need to make sure that your site is free of glitches, particularly in ‘mission critical’ areas such as your online shop and your contact form.

You also need to ensure that vital SEO tasks are taken care of to ensure that your site performs as well as possible in the search results.

The user experience

Any web design checklist should pay close attention to the overall user experience. This means checking for broken links, ensuring that links open in a new window and making sure that share buttons are activated. It also means taking a broader look at the design overall to ensure that it’s responsive. Part of this will include how it performs on different browsers and mobile devices.

Loading speed

The easiest way to lose would-be site visitors is if your site or any of its pages are slow to load. To reduce your bounce rate you should check your speed using tools such as Pingdom, as well as checking page and image size, switch on Accelerated Mobile Web Pages and reduce URL redirects. You should also remove any unnecessary custom code.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

The importance of SEO to your pre-launch checklist can’t be overstated. Before you launch your website you should undertake a thorough SEO check. This means ensuring that your site has all of the SEO components that search engine crawlers are looking for.

Meta descriptions should be added to every page, using targeted keywords. Titles and contents should be keyword optimised, and the site should include a sitemap. Your business information should be included and URLs need to be kept short. Crucially, you need to make sure that your website is mobile-friendly.

Security & GDPR Compliance

Your website needs to be as secure as possible and that it meets basic GDPR requirements. Your website's SSL certificate needs to be activated, a cookie banner should be added, and analytics and performance cookies should be disabled.

Every website needs a privacy policy that details the GDPR’s consumer data rights. This should be taken care of when you’re undertaking your pre-launch website checklist.

Manage My Website can check your site prior to launch

All of the above can sound complicated and time-consuming, but it’s important not to cut corners.  In fact, the items listed above are just the tip of the iceberg. Failure to pay close attention to a number of details can mean that your site fails to perform as effectively as it could.

At Manage My Website, we can conduct a thorough pre-launch checklist or site migrate checklist for your Squarespace website. We make sure that nothing is left to chance and that your new website is flaw-free and ready to go. Our charges reflect the size of your website and the number of pages it contains.

If you’re in the process of creating a Squarespace website for your business or you’re migrating your site from another platform, then we’d be happy to help.

Call +44 (0) 203 282 7591 or email info@managemywebsite.com to find out more.

 
“Clear professional advice as always - would recommend for all your website needs.
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— Nick David - Photographer
“Manage My Website have been great to deal with, talking us through things & making a new site much easier to use with a better look. ”
— Sarah Haynes - Somerset Millinery
“Allie and her team are very professional. They helped me design my entire site from scratch, which is no easy feat given the amount of detail involved as well as the designs and overall structure of the site. They are Squarespace professionals and know exactly what they are doing. Thanks again Allie for your help and continued support.”
— Sam Weil - Aquarius
“I’m absolutely delighted with my new website. Allie and Claire are a dream team - they’re friendly, super-knowledgable and really creative. I wasn’t sure how best to structure my website, or even exactly what should be on it! They brought my vague ideas to life through jargon-free, practical advice. The result is a website I’m really proud of. Thanks ladies!”
— Jenny Sowerby