Once you have your store ready and think it's time to unleash it to the world, it may be a good idea to go through our checklist to make sure everything is as it should be.

• General issues
• ASP version

General Issues

1. Make sure that each page of your site has unique TITLE and META DESCRIPTION tags more details
2. Check your site on a different computer, preferably in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Pay particular attention to any broken links, screen resolution problems or slow loading pages.
3. Ask a friend or colleague to browse your store and make a purchase.
4. Make sure that you have carried out demo transactions for your payment provider and that emails are received as well as that orders show correctly in the order admin page of the control panel.
5. Be sure that all your graphics are optimized and contain ALT information.
6. Include a site map, linked from all your pages with text links to the most important pages on the store.
7. Include your main keywords in a natural way on your home page blurb.
8. Make sure you have changed the default password and user name for the control panel.
9. Ask for a site critique.

ASP Version

1. Make sure your database is not downloadable. You can test this yourself by typing in the address eg www.yourstore.com/fpdb/vsproducts.mdb. If you receive an option to download the .mdb file then it may mean that people can access your database. Please check with your host if you have any doubts at all. Most hosts will provide you with a directory below the root of your web with the correct permissions already set.