15 essential checks before launching your website

Create a Favicon
Check your titles and metadata (great for SEF)
Make sure your site works fine across ALL browsers to ensure a great experience to all users
Proofread your articles – ideally have someone else proofread them for you
Make sure all your links are working fine – test them!
Test everything, all your functionality – don’t just assume everything works
Do you use Javascript / Flash and other non standard tools? Check what happens if they are disabled, does your website fall flat on its face, or does it give friendly error messages and suggestions on how to fix?
Use the W3C Validator. It will help your site to load faster, resulting in a better end user experience.
Create an RSS feed – to keep your regular users updated and coming back 😉
Use Analytics to monitor your site’s traffic
Create a sitemap, will help your site’s content be indexed by search engines faster
Create a 404 page, and check that your forms validate correctly
Optimize your site’s performance – remember spend money on good Joomla website hosting
Backup, backup backup
Create a print only version of your site – some people may want to use your information “offline”