A redesign gets scoped by what the old site shows. The work it did quietly is what breaks at launch: the tracking tag, where each form sends its message, who owns the font licences, what the legal pages say.
This week's issue of The BRIGHT Method is the launch-day story and the list I'd write before any redesign.
Excellent point. A website redesign should go beyond the visual experience. Preserving the underlying functionality is just as important, particularly analytics tracking, form integrations, lead routing, and technical SEO elements such as redirects and metadata.
Revising my Hero Section with a little tweak. If you are my client, what revision would you choose?
Elements diff: Tagline, reviews, image, brand color.