# Freedom Road Ministries — Action Plan

> Site is ~80% ship-ready. Remaining 20% closes in <2 weeks of light effort.

## Critical path to launch

    flowchart LR
        A[Today: site built<br/>SEO complete<br/>~80% ready] --> B{Clark verifies<br/>Zech 12:6-10}
        B --> C[Decide hosting<br/>IONOS / Vercel / Hostinger]
        C --> D[Domain DNS<br/>freedomroadministries.org]
        D --> E[Deploy production]
        E --> F[Cross-browser QA]
        F --> G[Mobile responsive QA]
        G --> H[SEO audit · 4xx checks]
        H --> I[Clark final sign-off]
        I --> J[Site LIVE]

        style A fill:#1F4D4A,stroke:#163A38,color:#fff
        style J fill:#3D7A4E,stroke:#1F4D4A,color:#fff

## Two-week ship plan

### Week 1: Client verification + hosting decision

- Day 1 (EASY): Send Clark the verification ask — confirm Zechariah 12:6-10 was the intended #64 reference (originally typo’d as Zech 17:6-10).
- Day 2 (MEDIUM): Hosting decision call with Clark. Options:
  - IONOS (Sandi’s existing account · matches her stack · ~$5/mo)
  - Hostinger (Shawn’s existing infrastructure · slightly more flexible)
  - Vercel (free for static, but Vercel deploy ties to Shawn’s account)
  - Recommendation: IONOS (matches her habits, simple cPanel deploy, sandboxed from her other work).
- Day 3 (EASY): Domain DNS configuration. Point freedomroadministries.org → chosen host.
- Day 4-5: Wait for DNS propagation + SSL cert provisioning.

### Week 2: Deploy + QA + handoff

- Day 6 (MEDIUM): First deploy to production. Upload all 6 HTML + assets/ + css/ + js/ + sitemap.xml + robots.txt.
- Day 7 (MEDIUM): Cross-browser QA. Use BrowserStack or test physically: Chrome · Firefox · Safari · Edge · mobile Chrome · mobile Safari.
- Day 8 (MEDIUM): Mobile responsive QA. Real device testing if possible.
- Day 9 (EASY): Run Lighthouse audit. Target 90+ on Performance · Accessibility · SEO.
- Day 10 (EASY): 4xx check across all internal links · external resource links · embedded YouTube IDs in music.html.
- Day 11 (EASY): Submit sitemap.xml to Google Search Console · Bing Webmaster.
- Day 12 (MEDIUM): Walk-through with Clark on a screen-share. Get final sign-off.
- Day 13: Address any final feedback from Clark.
- Day 14: LIVE. Engagement closed (handoff).

## What this plan assumes

- Clark responds within 48h on the Zech verification (it’s a 5-min lookup for him)
- Hosting decision can be made in one call (~30 min)
- DNS propagates within 24h (typical · sometimes 48h)
- No unexpected Lighthouse failures (current site code is clean; should pass)
- Clark doesn’t request structural changes during final walkthrough

If Clark requests a structural change (new page · major rewrite), the engagement extends · a new project-based fee may apply (per per-pitch pricing memory).

## Post-launch (out of scope unless re-engaged)

Item | Owner | Note
--- | --- | ---
Content updates | Clark | He owns the words
Newsletter signup integration | Clark | Mailchimp/ConvertKit · client-side
Donation processing | Clark | Stripe or external · client-side
Speaking engagement booking | Clark | Calendly or similar
Analytics review | Clark | He requests if/when he wants insights

If Clark wants any of these later, it’s a new project-based engagement.

## Cross-references

- [[01_strategy]]
- [[05_gap_analysis]]
- [[../../../../sandi-system-engine/_skills/freedom-road-deploy/SKILL.md]]
- [[../freedomroad-website/]] — the actual site files