Technical SEO Handoff Checklist for New Websites

What teams usually miss before launch

Most teams focus on design QA and forget search readiness. The site goes live, looks clean, and then gets stuck with weak indexing, duplicate URLs, or broken previews.

The launch checklist you should not skip

1. Confirm robots rules are correct for production
2. Submit and validate your XML sitemap
3. Check canonical tags across core templates
4. Validate 301 redirects from old URLs
5. Test metadata and social cards on key pages

Why this matters for business

Technical mistakes rarely fail loudly. They fail quietly, over weeks. Traffic grows slower, lead quality drops, and teams lose confidence in the website.

A practical handoff standard

Your handoff should include a redirect map, crawl rules, sitemap URL, and a short verification log. That one document prevents most post-launch confusion.

If you want your launch checklist reviewed before go-live, talk with Kodefy.