How to sign off a website project properly: a free checklist
About this episode
Holly Christie shares her comprehensive checklist for properly signing off a website project to ensure a smooth closure and client satisfaction.
A messy sign-off leaves a messy memory — and it’s one of the easiest things to fix with the right checklist in place. Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie. Check out: https://websitesmadesimple.co.uk/sparks-group-mentoring/ It’s a supportive group mentoring session for website designers and developers to bring their questions, roadblocks, ideas, and “is it just me?” moments. In this episode, I’m walking you through my full website sign-off process — the checklist I use every single time to make sure projects end cleanly, clients are set up properly, and I can actually close the project and move on. We get into: Holly’s website “pack-down” checklist and why you need one Cookie notices, GDPR, and what to check before you go live Why you should run a Page Speed Insights report and screenshot it every time Setting up admin accounts (the step Holly has forgotten more than once) Website manuals: why every client should get one and how to create them Hooking up analytics, pixels, and code tracking before handover How to test on incognito browser and mobile before you call it done Getting written sign-off from your client — and the wording that…
People in this episode
Host: Holly Christie
Topics covered
- website sign-off
- checklist
- client management
- website design
- project closure
Keywords
- website sign-off
- checklist
- client training
- GDPR
- Page Speed Insights
- SSL certificates
- WordPress updates
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