Use a Staging System!

More and more users are building on the web pages and generally on the design. The question arises how to try without affecting the current shop.
There were already some tools for the WebDesigner to do this. With a so-called “staging” system, this is now easier to accomplish, especially if the structure of the data is to be changed on a test basis.

Such a system can be requested once with costs of installation. From this point on it can be filled with “snapshots” of the database. The data is made anonymous. Now you can change settings or place orders – without affecting operation.
If the system is no longer needed, it can be suspended and does not cost a monthly fee anymore.