Website test before go-live: find the faults before your client does
A second pair of eyes before go-live.
For your own business: A test also makes sense before you relaunch your own website.
Just before go-live
Just before go-live the team often runs out of time, and the person who built a page misses their own faults more easily. A broken form otherwise shows up only when enquiries stop arriving.
What is included
- A click-through on desktop and mobile in the common browsers
- Forms, including delivery of the email
- Links and redirects
- Layout, line breaks and images
- A bug report with a screenshot, the device, the browser, steps to reproduce and how urgent it is
- Optional: fix the faults directly (WordPress, Elementor) and retest
How it runs
- Request: The link, access to the staging site, and what I should watch for.
- Estimate: The effort, within 4 working hours.
- Test: A systematic click-through against a checklist.
- Report: As a table, a PDF or straight into your ticket system. Fixes and a retest are optional.
Price
Billed by time at CHF 60/hour, in 15-minute increments. I estimate the effort beforehand. Fixes straight after the test are at the same rate.
Experience
I also test on a freelance basis for Testbirds, a crowdtesting platform. Which clients and products I test there stays confidential.
More on working together: WordPress support for agencies. A single page: landing page design. How agencies hand off tickets: outsource the backlog. A question first? Contact.
FAQ
How is this different from a usability test?
In a usability test you watch real users work through tasks. I check the technical side: does everything work, does everything look right, and on which devices are there faults. That is faster and fits just before go-live.
What does a website test cost?
I bill by time at CHF 60 per hour, in 15-minute increments. Beforehand you get an estimate of how long the test will take for your site.
What does the bug report look like?
Each fault is listed with a screenshot, the device and browser, steps to reproduce and a view of how urgent it is. You get it as a table, a PDF or straight into your ticket system.
Do you fix the faults as well?
Yes, for WordPress and Elementor, straight afterwards. For other systems I deliver the report so your team can start at once.
Does this stay confidential?
Yes. Discretion and an NDA are possible, as with WordPress support for agencies. I do not name clients or projects.
Shall I test the site before go-live?
You get an effort estimate within 4 business hours.