All language subtitles for 41 - Making A Test Order English

So this next lecture is going to be short and sweet, but please do not underestimate its value because

the tip I'm going to give you here is something that not a lot of people do, but in fact, it's a very,

very good practice.

So what am I talking about?

I'm talking about making a test order.

And then in brackets there I put at least once a week.

So now you've got a payment provider set up, you can make a test order.

So that's very, very simple.

All you've got to do is put something in the checkout on your store and go and buy it for yourself.

Right.

In other words, you're checking that your site works end to end.

I do a lot of site reviews and I have a lot of people at their businesses.

And often when people say I'm having problems making sales, I'll say, Have you actually checked to

make sure that people can buy stuff from your site?

And you'd be surprised the number of times when there is a problem with the payment provider of some

sort where people can't actually make a purchase from the site.

So make a test order.

Okay.

And having made it, you will see in the interface of your payment provider, whoever it is, you can

simply make a refund.

You make a refund to yourself.

It's so easy to do.

It's quick and easy and it really, really is important.

Now, having made a test order, what I suggest you then do is that whatever calendar system you have,

you make a reminder every week so that every week, whatever it is, every Friday or every Saturday

morning, or it doesn't really matter as long as it's just once a week, at least go and make a test

order from your site and refund yourself so that you're always certain that your site is working correctly.