Launching a new website is always stressful, as your efforts of so many weeks or months is at stake. One minor mistake can ruin the project value. A company when plans to launch a website, it develops loads of expectations from it. As a website is a reflection of the business or organization. Moreover, it takes a handsome amount to be spent for a good website. So, for one or all reasons launching a new website is quite hectic.

The best way to avoid that humiliation of failure of any feature of the website at the launch before your investors or stakeholders it is best to run a quality assurance pre test. A quality assurance is an important part of web design and web development process.

Still, to cover that 0.05% chance of getting an error can be reduced with the following checklist of things to do before any website launch. For sure, it will help you save you a big deal to great extend.

• Editor check: Content is the fuel of the website which is essential to reach the desired destination. Always make a point to run multiple Grammar and Spell Checks for each and every web page of the website. No Lorem Ipsum should be there on any corner of block of the website.
• Form Validation: Fill and check at least once every form on your website. From a simple log in section to subscribe to the RSS feed, check all. Also check the auto responder mail to be sent after submission of the forms. Next, whether all the validations are working as per the requirement as the type of password to be entered, telephone number, email address, etc. If all this is working adequately that means your website is on the right track.
• Speed & Performance of the website: Check the size of the web pages and their individual load time. In Chrome browser, navigate the page, Press F12, View "Network" Tab, behold.

You will get a GANT chart which will display the load time of each element. Ask your web developer or network administrator to take a look and find which problem is creating problem.

• Design aspects: Make sure the website work well in all possible web browsers without messing with the sliders and galleries as it is a big turn off for the viewers. Also see for consistency in the font size, font face and other attributes.
• Live URL's: Once moved from the staging process to the production, the URL needs to be tested. Use specific tools for large numbers of pages and check manually if there are fewer pages.
• Favicon: These are small icons, but are a part of the goodwill of your website.
• XML sitemaps/ HTML sitemap: It is important for search engines as well as the users to locate pages conveniently. Your website must have a sitemap in XML and HTML.
• Back Up System: In case of website down, test your backup system and the recovery process.
• Secure certificate: It is required for e commerce websites for protecting visitor's privacy.

Hope these short, quick checks will be beneficial for your website launch. For more assured web design and web development services, hire experienced and dedicated web development company in Chandigarh.