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Practice Donuts and Dry Runs: Why Testing First Makes Everything Smoother

This year we warmed up for back-to-school mornings with “practice donuts” — a test run that made the real thing easier. The same principle applies in business: dry runs let you catch problems early and launch with confidence. Here’s why I always build a rehearsal phase into every website project (and why your business might need its own practice donuts, too).

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