Go Live Punchlist
Below is a streamlined list of task that need to be completed for your website to go live. The list is divided into two sections:
- Pre-Work - A pre-work section of tasks to be completed to prepare to work with a technician from hpCommerce Software.
- Work Session - The second section is a list of tasks that will be completed in one work session with a technician from hpCommerce Software.
Once the Work Session is completed your website will be ready to put into production as soon as you approve it to be launched.
Pre-Work
| Task | Responsible | Notes | |
| Images for "Slide Show" widget | Fast1 | On your website design you have specified a slide show that appears at the top of your site. You can specify as many slides as you want. Ideal image size is to have all of your images exactly the same size. The current slide is 1440 x 556 pixels and of resolution 96 dpi and of type JPG. You can design these images yourself or you can work with Emily to produce these images. These images will be used in the "Work Session" to update the Slide Show widget. | |
| Shop by Category Image widget | Fast1 | On your website design you have specified images that shoppers will click on to shop for products by specific categories. In the design you approved these categories were Wheels and Tires, Engine, Fuel and Air Systems, Shop and Pit Equipment, Steering and Fittings. Emily has provided images for these. If you do not like these images then you can design your own images or you can work with Emily to produce different images. These images will be used in the "Work Session" to update the Shop by Category Image widget. | |
| Domain registration | Fast1 | Procuring your domain and maintaining the domain registration is your responsibility. You will receive annual notification from your domain registrar that your domain registration fees are due. These are your responsibility to maintain. Once your website is ready to be made "live" you will temporarily delegate access to Yellow Hat Web to maintain your domain settings. The purpose of this is to "point" your domain to your new website. This will be done by you sending an invitation to setup@yellowhatweb.com for Yellow Hat Web to be able to temporarily work with your domain at wherever your domain is registered. An example of how this is done if your domain is registered at GoDaddy can be found HERE. In many cases this is called "delegation". | |
| Text for Site Content pages | Fast1 | There are seven (7) site content pages that must be completed before the website can go live. These pages have links on your website and are required by payment processing gateways. In the seven rows below we detail what each of these pages are and give you examples for you to review. Here is what you need to do to complete each of these tasks:
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| About Us page | Fast1 | The purpose of this page is to provide an introduction to your company. Please see these samples for inspiration: | |
| Contact Us page | Fast1 | The purpose of this page is to provide contact details for your company. Please see these samples for inspiration: | |
| Returns and Warranties | Fast1 | The purpose of this page is to state your policy regarding returns and warranties. Please see these samples for inspiration: | |
| Privacy Policy | Fast1 | The purpose of this page is to state your privacy policy. Please see these samples for inspiration: | |
| Terms and Conditions | Fast1 | The purpose of this page is to lay out any terms and conditions of sale that your company may want to express to the shopper. Please see these samples for inspiration: | |
| VIP Club | Fast1 | As part of your design you have specified a "Deals" page or link on your site. At this point please consider this concept and be ready to discuss with a technician what your concept is for this page. If there is any text that you would like to add to this page please prepare this in advance of your Work Session. | |
| Shipping Credentials | Fast1 | Your website can quote shipping rates for UPS, FedEx and USPS. It does that by using accounts that you establish with each of these companies. You must set up at least one of these companies on your website and you can have all three if you wish. To prepare for the "Work Session" you will need to do the following:
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| Payment Processing | Fast1 | You will need one or other or both of the following. But you must have at least one:
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| Email | Fast1 | Yellow Hat Web does not provide email hosting services. Your website will use whatever email service provider you have to send notifications to your shoppers, such as order acknowledgements, and will also send you copies of any emails too, using whatever email account you provide. |
Work Session
Once all of the tasks in the "Pre-Work" section are completed contact hpCommerce Software to schedule a Work Session. Please allow up to two hours for this session. The goal should be to complete all of the Work Session tasks below in one work session.
| Slide Show Widget | Setting up Slide Show widget |
| Shop by Category Image Widget | Setting up Shop; by Category Image Widget |
| About Us site content page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| Contact Us site content page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| Returns and Warranties site content page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| Privacy Policy site content page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| Terms and Conditions site content page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| VIP Club page | Updating this page with your text and images |
| Configure Freight/Shipping settings | |
| Configure Payment Processing settings |
What happens next?
Once all of the tasks in the Work Session are completed you will be ready to ask for your website to be made live. Once you are ready for the site to be made live you will need to send an email to setup@yellowhatweb.com with domain name delegation information and requesting that your site be made live. Please see the instructions above for more information on delegation.
hpCommerce Software will help you with any questions you have. You can reach them at:
