Invite Teammates. Managing a site takes a team effort. Now it's time for you to invite your team so you can collaborate and get all the help to manage the site effectively. You can select from the following 3 roles for the members: Admin, Moderator, or Member.
Site Testing. It goes without saying that testing the site before the public launch is critical.
Some of the basic scenarios to test:
Try to register and make sure it works based on your access and registration settings.
Post different types of content and make sure they work properly.
Make sure the site is working well on both desktop and mobile.
Test the email notifications based on the site settings.
See if the third-party app integrations are working correctly or not.
The average beta launch lasts typically between 2-6 weeks. However, the test cases will hugely differ from each site since they are all unique. Our goal is to start with a site that will establish trust in your brand by avoiding common pitfalls.
Seed more content. Continue to seed content on the site with your Beta Members. This will help members get a sense of how they can contribute to the sitey and participate.
Collect Feedback from your Beta Members
Create a Member Onboarding Journey to help guide new members based on the feedback collected from Beta Members.