Chapter 13
Ribbon-Cutting in Cyberspace: Your Website's Grand Opening
IN THIS CHAPTER
Building redirects for old URLs
Going live from your temporary URL
Going live from a staging site
Installing an SSL Certificate
Testing your links, forms, and mobile sites
Congratulations! It's time to go live with your website! At this point you have learned why you should include specific information on specific pages for specific users to obtain a specific purpose. Hopefully you've built something that you're proud of and that moves your business forward. This chapter walks you through the process of going live. Some of the steps pertain to every website that goes live, and some steps depend on where you have been building your website thus far.
Depending on where you have been working, whether it be a temporary URL, a staging site, or building live, you go through different steps. After reading the overview section and considering if you need to create redirects, find the section that pertains ...
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