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Digital Product Launch Checklist: Rights, Funnel, Delivery & Traffic

A practical pre-launch checklist for digital products covering licensing, claims, checkout, delivery, email, mobile testing, analytics, support, and early traffic.

Last reviewed: September 14, 2026

Use this checklist before you send meaningful traffic to a new digital-product offer. The goal is not perfection; it is avoiding preventable failures that make the test impossible to interpret.

Rights and product

  • The product-specific license permits the planned use.
  • All included third-party assets are cleared for the intended use.
  • Outdated facts and broken links have been corrected.
  • Claims can be supported.
  • The delivered product matches the sales page.

Offer and page

  • The intended audience is obvious.
  • The outcome is clear without a guaranteed-results claim.
  • Price, billing frequency, refund terms, and prerequisites are visible.
  • CTA buttons point to the correct checkout or registration flow.
  • Any required software or subscription is disclosed.

Checkout and delivery

  • Payment works.
  • Confirmation page loads.
  • Receipt and access email arrive.
  • Download or course access works on mobile and desktop.
  • Support instructions are visible.
  • Refund/cancellation instructions match the stated policy.

Email

  • Sender identity is correct.
  • Authentication and deliverability basics are configured.
  • Links work.
  • Old brand names and placeholder copy are removed.
  • Scarcity and deadlines are real.

Measurement

  • Traffic source can be identified.
  • Key page and purchase events are measured where appropriate.
  • Affiliate links use the correct tracking destination.
  • Privacy disclosures match the tracking actually installed.

Traffic

  • You have chosen one primary acquisition channel.
  • The message on that channel matches the landing page.
  • You know what would count as a useful first test.

When a launch underperforms, work from the highest-friction step rather than redesigning everything at once.

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