Some admin tasks to complete before it’s time for the website design
Forms
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- [ ] Create all opt-in forms (email marketing forms like newsletters and freebies)
- My favorite email marketing platform is Flodesk. I create my lead magnet form and delivery workflows, all from Flodesk. You can grab 25% off your subscription.
- [ ] Create inquiry forms—depending on your inquiry form choice, you can either link this out or embed within the website. Pick the easiest workflow that will create the least amount of friction for your clients.
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Legalize it
- Every website (including my one page website builds) MUST include legal pages like your Privacy Policy and Terms page.
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🔗 Link to your legal docs here
- [ ] Update your legal pages for your business
- [ ] Update terms of purchase for products
- [ ] Update contract
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Collecting payment
- Depending on your workflow, products, and offers, youll need to decide how you’re going to receive payments.
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- [ ] Choose payment processor (Thrivecart, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Flodesk etc.) 💵
- [ ] Create checkout forms for each product or service
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Choose your website host
My top recommendation is Showit (duh)
It’s one of the easiest website builders for creatives and service providers because it’s fully drag-and-drop with complete creative freedom. You can move things wherever you want, customize everything visually, and update your site yourself without needing to code. If you can figure out Canva, you can absolutely handle Showit.
You can get your first 30 days of Showit for free so you can test the waters!
Get your domain
If you haven’t gotten one yet, you need your domain in order to go live
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- [ ] Purchase domain name
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Create free Google Analytics account
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Create free Google Search Console account
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- [ ] If you haven’t already, you will need to set up your FREE Google Search Console account to make sure you’re searchable on miss Google.
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