Website maintenance
Website maintenance services for small business sites
A website needs steady care after launch. Software needs regular updates, and a recent backup has to exist before something breaks. Hours, prices, and staff change too. Our website maintenance service handles that work for you, quoted on request and set up around what your site actually runs on.
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- Pricing
- Quoted on request
- First step
- A short scope conversation
- Reply time
- Within one business day
- Serving
- United States
What happens when a site is left alone
Websites do not stay finished. Over months, small problems collect:
- Plugins and themes fall behind on updates, which opens security holes
- A contact form stops delivering and nobody notices for weeks
- A domain or security certificate expires, and visitors see a warning page
- Hours, prices, and staff details go out of date
- No backup exists on the day something breaks
What maintenance typically covers
The exact list depends on the site and is written into your quote. A typical plan includes:
- Updates to WordPress, themes, and plugins, applied and then checked for problems
- Backups kept so the site can be restored if something fails
- Security checks, and fixes for the issues they find
- Tests of your contact form and other key paths
- Small content changes, such as hours, prices, photos, and staff
- A look at your Search Console data for errors Google reports
Maintenance and the free website
The free five-page website comes with no required maintenance plan. You receive the WordPress administrator login at handover, and you can edit text and images in Elementor yourself. Plenty of owners never need more. This service is for owners who would rather not do the updates themselves. It is optional, and the free site stays yours either way. See why the website is free for how optional work after launch is handled.
What you can do yourself and what to hand off
| Task | Often fine to do yourself | Worth handing off when |
|---|---|---|
| Changing hours, prices, or photos | Yes, in the editor | You have many changes or little time |
| Updating plugins and themes | Sometimes | An update has broken the layout before, or the site runs many plugins |
| Restoring from a backup | Only if a backup exists | The site is down and you are unsure which backup to use |
| Fixing a form that stopped sending | Rarely | The cause is usually in site settings or email delivery |
| Moving hosts or updating server software | Not without technical help | You are changing providers, or your host says its server software is out of date |
Sites we did not build
Tell us what your site runs on and what access you have. We say before quoting whether we can take it on. If a site is in poor shape, we tell you what it would take to make it stable and whether a website redesign makes more sense than patching it.
How maintenance gets set up
- Review: we look at the platform, hosting, plugins, and current condition
- Written quote: which tasks are covered and how often, with the price
- First pass: we take a backup, then apply pending updates and fix what they break
- Routine: updates, backups, and checks run on the schedule you agreed
- Requests: you email the changes you want made, and we handle them
When you need more than maintenance
Maintenance keeps a site healthy and current. Larger changes are separate projects: new features fall under website development, and search work under SEO services.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a maintenance plan for my free website?
No. There is no required monthly plan. The free build works on its own, and you can update it yourself in Elementor or hire anyone you like.
How much does website maintenance cost?
We do not publish prices. The cost depends on the platform and how often you expect changes. We write a quote after reviewing the site.
Can you maintain a site you did not build?
Often, yes. Tell us the platform and the access you have, and we say whether we can take it on.
What if my site is hacked or goes down?
Contact us right away with what you see. A recent backup and current software make recovery much easier, which is a main reason to keep up maintenance. We tell you what we can do for your site and what it would involve.
Want someone to keep the site current?
Send your website address and tell us where it is hosted, if you know. We reply within one business day.
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