Track 5 of 5
- Test against the production build. In development everything worked. In production, Next cached the queries for a year and the site didn’t reflect changes from the panel. I fixed it by revalidating the public site on every write, with a one-hour expiry as a safety net.
- Content is the bottleneck. Without real photos the design can’t be validated; ask for them before building the layout.
- A proposal is won with a trial. Offering a trial period on a temporary, non-indexed address lowered the risk for both sides.
- Visual feedback comes early. The first palette didn’t represent the business; changing it in time was cheaper than defending it.
