From prototype to launch.
V18 turns the build plan into a practical launch checklist. The visual prototype is ready; the remaining work is connecting secure production services.
Prototype foundation complete. Production implementation is the next stage.
✅ Product structure
✓4 account journeys
Customer, service provider, business, worker
Customer, service provider, business, worker
✓Searchable catalogue
Type-ahead occupations, services and work types
Type-ahead occupations, services and work types
✓NSW location concept
Suburbs, towns and postcodes
Suburbs, towns and postcodes
✓Marketplace flow
Job → match → offer → booking → completion
Job → match → offer → booking → completion
🔐 Production services to connect
1Real authentication & database
2Australian SMS OTP provider
3Authoritative NSW location data
4Stripe Connect test environment
5Identity verification provider
6Secure file/photo storage
🧪 Before accepting real money
Run test transactions for successful payments, failed payments, refunds, cancellations, counteroffers and provider payouts.
Never put Stripe secret keys, SMS credentials or identity-provider secrets in browser code.
🛡️ Before public launch
Complete security testing, privacy review, Australian tax/accounting review and review of contractor/business-worker arrangements.
Set up backups, monitoring, error logging, abuse controls and an admin recovery process.
Recommended build order
- Production database + backend API
- Authentication and account roles
- Catalogue + NSW locations
- Profiles + matching
- Jobs + offers + bookings
- Messaging + notifications
- Stripe Connect in test mode
- Verification + safety systems
- Admin operations
- Security, legal/accounting review and launch