Launching a brand new website can be scary. There’s a lot to remember and sometimes you aren’t sure if you’ve covered all of your bases to ensure a smooth transition. Fear not! Showit is here to help with this quick and easy checklist containing 7 things you don’t want to forget when launching your beautiful, new Showit site.

1. Create Your Custom Mobile Site

Showit is the only platform that gives you the ability to create a 100% custom mobile site. Before launching, be sure to take advantage of this feature to create a site built specifically for your mobile users.

Learn How to Start Your Custom Mobile Site

2. Double Check Your Design

Check and double-check your site design! Send the preview link (you can generate a site preview link by clicking the “online preview” button in the upper right corner of the Showit application) to friends and have them test the site out. Click on all of your links and try scaling your browser to different sizes to see how the site looks in various situations. If things are moving when you don't want them to, you may need to adjust the edge-locking.

Learn How to Adjust Your Edge-Locking

3. Contact Form

Don’t forget to setup a contact form so that your potential clients can easily get ahold of you! Once you set it up, be sure to test it and verify that the emails are being delivered to you from both desktop and mobile.

Learn How to Setup a Contact Form

4. SEO

Figuring out SEO can be overwhelming when launching a brand new site. However, with a little bit of reading and a few tweaks to your Showit site, you can quickly and easily start off on the right foot. Here are a few resources to help you get going:

(VIDEO) Showit Live w/ SEO Expert Ben Turner

Ben Turner’s Showit SEO Cheatsheet

Showit DIY SEO Tips & Tricks

5. Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a free tool that allows you to track visitors to your website. It is an extremely powerful tool that helps you learn the behavior of your potential customers. You’ll want to get this setup as soon as possible!

Learn How to Setup Google Analytics

6. Setting Up Your Domain

Once you’ve completed all of the steps above, it’s time to launch your site! We know that this can be a little scary so we are here to help you through the entire process. To start the process, go to Site >> Domain Setup at the top menu bar of the Showit application and go through the wizard that comes up. We’ll take the info that you submit and do the rest! If you have any specific concerns on setting up your domain, feel free to contact the Support PROs.

Learn How to Launch Your Site

7. Setting Up Your Blog

If you have a blog (or want a blog) we can host it! Showit is now hosting WordPress blogs and it’s 100% included in the price of your subscription. As with every feature we offer, we will help you through the entire setup process. Getting started is easy:

Learn How to Setup Your Blog

We hope that your experience launching your brand new site is a great one. Don’t hesitate to reach out to our Support PROs or even email me directly if you need anything at all. My direct email address is jason@showit.co. Also, be sure to post your new website in the Showiteers Facebook group so we can check it out!

We are here for you every step of the way!

Jason @ Showit