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Website Redesign Checklist for Australian Small Businesses<\/h1>

A redesign should solve identifiable problems while protecting what already works. Start with your enquiries, content and customer journeys, then shape a new visual direction around those findings.<\/p><\/div><\/section>

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Audit before changing everything<\/h2>

List pages customers use, forms that generate enquiries and content that explains your strongest services. Note outdated offers, broken links and unclear navigation. Gather feedback from someone unfamiliar with your business. Their difficulty finding a phone number or understanding a service often reveals more than a preference for a different colour.<\/p><\/section>

Plan content and URL changes<\/h2>

Create a map of existing pages and their proposed replacements. Where URLs change, include appropriate redirects in the implementation plan. Keep valuable service information unless there is a reason to remove it. Agree who rewrites content and who checks the accuracy of prices, locations and capabilities before launch.<\/p><\/section>

Check the new experience end to end<\/h2>

Test menus, forms, call links and email links on smaller screens. Confirm that messages arrive where expected and staff know who handles them. Check text contrast, keyboard access and image sizing. Keep a launch checklist and a rollback plan so a visual refresh does not interrupt the way customers contact your business.<\/p><\/section>

An illustrative planning example<\/h2>

A service business has one useful page that attracts relevant enquiries and several outdated pages. Its redesign plan preserves the useful information, rewrites the outdated sections and maps changed addresses. Before launch, a staff member submits a test enquiry from a phone. This fictional project checklist gives the redesign a business purpose and helps protect the existing contact journey while the appearance changes.<\/p><\/section>

Your practical checklist<\/h2>