A website needs one clear goal. The next action should be easy to find.
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Planning a website relaunch: How to audit and assess it
This guide covers Planning a website relaunch. Use one real case and keep the next step clear.
What matters in practice
Use the same short list each time. This keeps the check easy to review.
A reliable way to work
Name one owner. Record the current state.
Change one point only. Then check the result.
Check the result again later. Keep only what helps the goal.
- State the main question first.
- Keep the starting point visible.
- Use facts from the real case.
- Set one clear review point.
- Keep the baseline simple.
- Ask when one fact is unclear.
- Separate facts from assumptions.
- Keep the reason for the test visible.
- Check whether the change helped.
- Return to the start when the result is unclear.
- Change one point only.
- Run a short test.
- Keep only what helps the goal.
- Record the final state.
- Name the next step.
- Set a date for the next review.
- Write the goal in one sentence.
- Record the start and one real case.
- Check the key rule.
- Name the owner and approval point.
- Set one measure and one date.
- Starting without a clear goal.
- Changing several points at once.
- Using a result without a final check.
At a glance
Four relevant points to understand and check on this page.
Planning a website relaunch: Inventory current URLs, content, rankings, redirects and measurement before changing the design.
A good website explains the offer, audience, value and next step in a clear order.
Use a fixed review framework. Record finding, impact, evidence and priority separately.
Use one real case for Planning a website relaunch. Record which rule you tested and whether the result meets the goal.