Website Creation · Lesson 7 of 7
Launching, Testing, and Getting Feedback
The launch is not the end. It's the beginning of the real work.
After This Lesson, You Will Be Able To
Ship your site, run a basic pre-launch test, collect structured feedback, and use AI to prioritize what to fix next.
The Pre-Launch Checklist
Mobile test
Open your site on your phone. Check that text is readable, buttons are tappable, and nothing is cut off. More than half of your visitors will use mobile.
Link check
Click every button and link. Make sure your CTA goes somewhere. Broken links lose clients instantly.
Contact form test
Fill out and submit your contact form. Did you actually receive the test email? If not, fix it before launch.
Grammar check
Paste your copy into ChatGPT and ask it to check for errors. Fresh eyes catch what you've stopped seeing.
Load speed
Open Chrome DevTools (F12) → Network tab. Reload the page. If it takes over 3 seconds, you need to compress your images.
How to Collect Useful Feedback
Send your site to 3 people: one who knows your industry, one who doesn't, and one who represents your target client. Ask specific questions, not 'what do you think?'
Questions to ask feedback givers
1) What do you think I do? 2) Who do you think my ideal client is? 3) What would stop you from contacting me? 4) What's the first thing you'd change?
Using AI to Prioritize Improvements
Exercise
~10 minutes · ChatGPT or Claude
Prompt to use
I just launched my website and collected this feedback: [paste the feedback]. Help me: 1) Identify the 3 most important issues to fix first, 2) Categorize the rest as 'fix soon' or 'nice to have later', 3) Suggest specific changes for each of the top 3 issues. Focus on changes that would most affect whether a potential client contacts me.
Most people never launch because they're waiting for 'perfect'. What's the real cost of waiting another month to launch versus shipping something good today?
Key Takeaways
A live imperfect site creates opportunities. A perfect offline site creates nothing.
Test on mobile first. Most of your visitors will use their phone — design for that.
Specific feedback questions get specific useful answers. 'What do you think?' gets useless answers.
Use AI to prioritize feedback — not all issues are equally important to your business goal.
Share your live site URL with one potential client today.
Not a friend. Not a family member. One actual potential client or someone in your professional network. Their reaction — even if they just acknowledge it — is more valuable than any amount of additional tweaking.
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