Now that you have invested time and money in a web site, protect your investment!

Maintain your web site!

Broken links, dead pages, missing images, and out of date information are deadly.

 How To Maintain Your Web Site

• Make web site maintenance a priority
  
  
• Allocate funds in the budget to keep the site maintained
  
  
• If another individual within your organization is monitoring the site, ask for a periodic report
  
  
• Have the site checked on a regularly scheduled basis
  
  
• Be sure to check every page
  (Clear your web browser cache and delete your temporary web files before you start the check.)
  
  
• Check the site on different computers
  (Different size monitors and monitor resolutions)
  (Do not forget to check the site on a laptop)
  
  
• Click on all internal and external links
  (Make sure the link is pointing to the correct address)
  
  
• Read each page carefully
  
  
• Look for out of date material
  
  
• Fill out and submit all forms
  (Be sure to check that the e-mail was actually received)
  
  
• Look for dead pages (no way back)
  
  
• Any page designed for print should be printed
  (Check the format of the printed page)
  
  
• Keep thinking about how you can improve your web site
  
  
• Look for new and useful information to add to the web site
  
  
• Use the information gathered from the feedback form
  
  
• Focus on the end user, your customer or potential customer!