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1. Before you launch
HTTPS on
http redirects to https
Pick www or non-www and redirect the other
Favicon
Title and description on every page
Canonical link on every page
Page language set (<html lang>)
Share image (og:image) and Open Graph tags (
preview
)
Real 404 page
Viewport tag for phones
Works on mobile (try it on your phone)
Run
PageSpeed Insights
Remove noindex
robots.txt
sitemap.xml
Analytics installed
Privacy page
Contact page or email
2. Get on Google and Bing
Add site to
Google Search Console
(domain property)
Submit your sitemap in
Search Console
Request indexing for the homepage (
URL Inspection
)
Add site to
Bing Webmaster Tools
(import from Search Console)
Google Business Profile
(only if local business)
3. Claim your name
One handle, the same everywhere if possible
X
Reddit
LinkedIn page
YouTube
GitHub
Bluesky
4. Launch and submit
Product Hunt
Show HN
on Hacker News
Relevant subreddits like
r/SideProject
(read each sub's rules)
Indie Hackers
BetaList
Uneed
Launching Next
Smol Launch
DevHunt
(dev tools only)
Peerlist Launchpad
Tiny Startups
TinyLaunch
AlternativeTo
SaaSHub
Crunchbase
5. After launch
Check
Search Console
indexing after a week
Check analytics
Set up uptime monitoring (
UptimeRobot
or
Uptime Kuma
)
Set up backups