For ecommerce marketers, deploying major site updates can be an incredibly stressful process. It is crucial to introduce new features and stay ahead of the competition, but this process can also leave a large margin for error. The fear is that making changes to your site would result in persistent bugs, diminish user experience or (worst case scenario) crash your site.

To ensure that your updates to your site run smoothly or re-platforming changes are effective, follow these 10 tips from Econsultancy:

1) Always Have a Roll Back Strategy
2) Check Payment Processes
3) Have Multiple Development Environments
4) Think About Timing
5) Never Deploy on Friday
6) Consider Database Processes
7) Communicate
8) Shrink Deployment Size
9) Documenting is Key
10) Have All Of Your Code Ready

For a more in-depth look at these suggestions, read the full piece on Econsultancy.