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Print this page and tick each box with a pen. Twelve checks in five groups, and no launch until every row passes. Last updated: September 2026 · by the Website Man team
The 12 checks
Print this page. A pen and twelve ticks beat a broken launch.
Before any Website Man site goes live, it passes twelve checks across five groups: words and photos, phones and the WhatsApp path, Google and Maps, speed and mobile, plus domains and backups. Print this page, tick each box with a pen, and only launch when every row passes.
| Tick | Group | Check |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Words and photos | One sentence at the top says what you do and where you do it |
| 2 | Words and photos | Every photo is yours, loads fast, and shows the real work |
| 3 | Words and photos | Prices, hours, and areas are current on every page |
| 4 | Phones and WhatsApp path | The WhatsApp button opens a chat and stays in reach on every screen |
| 5 | Phones and WhatsApp path | Tap to call dials the right number from a phone |
| 6 | Google and Maps | Your Google Business Profile is claimed with correct hours |
| 7 | Google and Maps | Your Maps listing shows photos, hours, services, and reviews |
| 8 | Google and Maps | Page titles name your service and your area for Google |
| 9 | Speed and mobile | Every page opens fast on a phone, not just on wifi |
| 10 | Speed and mobile | Text reads clearly on a small screen with no pinching or sideways scroll |
| 11 | Domains and backups | Domain and hosting sit in your name, paid directly with no markup |
| 12 | Domains and backups | Backups and maintenance from R500 per month are arranged before launch |
Not sure your pages are enough to launch with? Read how many pages a small business site needs first. Timing detail lives on how long a build takes.
The five groups
Five groups, twelve checks. Miss a group and visitors feel it first.
Visitors decide in seconds. One sentence that says what you do, real photos that load fast, and current prices and hours on every page. Stale words sink trust faster than plain design. See what a full build includes.
Most South African enquiries start on a phone and land on WhatsApp. Test the button on a real phone, confirm the chat opens with your number, and tap the call link yourself. If this path breaks, nothing else on the page matters.
Claim the Business Profile, set correct hours, and load the Maps listing with photos, services, and reviews. Proper Maps setup costs R1,500 once-off, and page titles should name your service and area so Google knows where you belong.
Open every page on a phone over mobile data, not just office wifi. Text must read clearly with no pinching or sideways scroll. A slow page loses the visitor before your first sentence gets read.
Confirm the domain and hosting sit in your name with payment direct to the provider. Arrange backups and maintenance from R500 per month before launch, so day one starts protected. Details on the services page.
Questions
Print the page and tick each box with a pen before you approve the preview. If a row fails, fix it before launch, because visitors will trip on the same spot.
Most South African enquiries arrive on a phone, and WhatsApp is where they land. If the button breaks or the number is wrong, the whole site fails even when everything else passes.
Yes, if nearby customers find you by searching. A proper Maps setup with photos, hours, services, and reviews costs R1,500 once-off, and monthly Maps care runs from R1,000 per month.
Launch, then keep the site running with backups, updates, and small changes from R500 per month. A launched site still needs care, or the next visitor meets stale prices and broken buttons.
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