Moxie.com have blogged a useful checklist. They list 13 steps you would do well to consider before launching a website to the world wide web! 13 Steps to a Successful Website Launch via e-moxie.com. I agree with all their points and can think of a couple extra.. 14. Gzip all your javascript (if supported by your server). Otherwise use a javascript compressor to shrink the code. 15. Compress all your CSS using a CSS compressor. Try to compile it into one file and with different media types for print and screen. 16. Remove all your annotations from your code and insert a copywrite comment. 17. Run a broken link checking  site to find all the problem links. 18. Use a sitemap generator to create your sitemap.xml. 19. Verify your site with google webmaster tools. 20. Finally, don’t forget a favicon! Wow, that’s seven more tips! I hope you find this useful. more posts coming soon..