Before you push that last button to make your

Web site live, be sure to check off each box (as

it applies to you) on this list:

❑ My site map (or the layout and structure of

all my Web pages) is complete.

❑ The site map matches my Web pages —

exactly.

❑ Each Web site page is displayed and is fully

accessible.

❑ Every link throughout the site works properly

and takes me to the appropriate page.

❑ All graphics and photos are loaded quickly

and completely, and the images are crisp and

clean.

❑ My content is free of misspellings and gram-

matical errors.

❑ Pricing information and product or service

descriptions are correct.

❑ Pages with online forms or registration infor-

mation function when I press the Submit button,

and the information is sent (in the specified

format) to the designated point of contact.

❑ Text boxes or drop-down boxes on forms

and other pages work correctly.

❑ Buttons for top-level menus work. (Be sure

to ensure that these buttons, like the one that

returns users to your home page, function

properly on every single page.)

❑ Special commands that are spelled out with

coding language (HTML or PHP, for example)

show up properly when the site loads.

❑ My credit card processor or other payment

service option is in place and working.

❑ All e-commerce-related functions, such as

my shopping cart, operate correctly.

❑ I’ve included any appropriate membership

icons, logos, or emblems (such as the ones

used by members of the Better Business

Bureau or Chamber of Commerce).

❑ I tested the site for browser compatibility

and screen resolution.

❑ I tested the site using a dialup connection

and a broadband connection.

❑ My contact information (e-mail address or

phone number) is clearly displayed, and I made

them easy to find.

❑ The copyright symbol and current year are

prominently displayed at the bottom of every

page.