If you have an existing website for your business, then you know the importance of keeping your website updated with fresh new content about your services, products and business information. It is the key marketing tool for you to keep your customers informed as to what you provide. If you want to increase sales, it will require regular upkeep and maintenance.
The main type of maintenance most websites need is content management. Many websites are built on Content Management Systems (CMS) such as WordPress or Shopify. You will need to update your WordPress version, theme and plugins regularly to ensure that you have the latest updates. This is very important as it is a matter of website security. If you do not do this, your website will be vulnerable to hackers and exploitation. Rest assured I will monitor your website so that it stays updated and secure.
The first thing I will do is check the functionality of your website. I will make sure your pages are functioning well and not showing any errors. I will go through each page of your website to ensure that everything is running smoothly.
The next step, I will update your current version of WordPress, update your theme and plugins.
I will check your website contact forms to ensure they work. It would be terrible if your customers are trying to send you a message of your form and it bounces.
Once, I complete the technical check-up of your website, I will then add and new text or image content where required on your website.
Lastly, I will then make a backup of your website files, in the event you will have to restore your website to the current state. I will always have the previous version of your website on file if I need to restore it.
Most business websites will need maintenance on a monthly basis in order to keep their content up-to-date. For small content management, you probably can do yourself. However, more technical web development management is best left to a web designer. This is why I provide monthly maintenance plans for my clients.
HOW MUCH DOES WEBSITE MAINTENANCE COST?
Successful businesses require frequent website updates to keep their content fresh and up to date. I want to make the website maintenance process as affordable as possible for all my clients. This is why I provide maintenance plans depending on the amount of website maintenance you believe is required for your business. The cost of website maintenance plans start as low as $375 per month. If you require a one-time job, my hourly rate for maintenance is $75/hr.
WHAT IS A WEBSITE MAINTENANCE PLAN ?
A website maintenance plan is an on-going, monthly update of the content of your website. These updates ensure freshness of your website information, which helps ranking on Google results pages. This will allow business owners to focus on their business and not constantly updating their own website which can be extremely time consuming. Updates to crucial plugins or other website features will also keep your website from vulnerabilities from hackers and people trying to spam your website.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN A WEBSITE MAINTENANCE PLAN?
Each website maintenance plan includes a specific amount of hours per month of work on your website. This work include on-page updates to text and image content. You must provide the text and image content. I will then add it to the website and format it for search engine optimization. I will also update your version of WordPress to the latest version, as well keeping your theme and plugins up to date. Finally, I will also back up your website content and database so you never lose what you currently have in the event that you need to restore your website.
WHY DO BUSINESSES NEED WEBSITE MAINTENANCE?
Keeping a website up to date is extremely important to the smooth running of any online business. Regular updates to your website is like bringing your car in for an oil change and maintenance check-up. You want to make sure all is running well. This ensures proper website security for your website files and plugins. Adding new content will also tell Google that your website keeps adding new information. Google likes websites that continuously provide value with fresh new content. This will help boost your Google rank, increasing visitors to your website.
Whether your business is big or small, maintaining your website’s content is key to your online success. Website maintenance not only about updating a few words here and there, it also ensures that you will maintain your search rankings as Google values fresh new content on websites because it is a signal of bring value to the user.
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