Website Maintenance Packages
Don’t let your website fall behind – Take control with one of our professional website maintenance plans.
We started with Jim’s team back in 2011. Once their team brought Guy Fieri from the Food Network and an NBA player we have relied on them for all our online business needs.
AYAD ELHORR
Owner of Afrah Mediterranean Cuisines
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Monthly Website Maintenance Packages
To achieve comparable performance and security, incorporating these add-ons is essential for independent business owners.
Make Things New | Monthly Cost without MakeThingsNew | |
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Cloudflare Enterprise | $250+ Cloudflare | |
CDN | $8.99 Rocket CDN | |
Advanced Caching | $4 WP Rocket | |
Backups | $7.41 BlogVault | |
Migrations | $5.83 UpdraftPlus Premium | |
Uptime Monitoring | $10 Pingdom | |
SSL Certificates | $4 SSL.com | |
WP Rocket | $4.90 WP Rocket | |
Gravity Forms | $4.90 Gravity Forms | |
Free |
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, updating of plugins and more included with every plan.They literally took everything off our plate and built sales by 7% in the first year.
What I most appreciate about Jim’s team is their willingness to understand our business and knowing that his team is persistently caring for our customers online.
Gary Hirsch – Owner of Hirsch’s Specialty Meats- Plano, Texas – Est. 1992
Monthly Website Maintenance Packages
Feature
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Create a unique Marketing Pop-up 12x per year
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Two hours/month of updates (e.g. images, content, etc.)
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Hosting on Google’s Top CPU Servers
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Weekly Service Updates
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Prioritizing weekly updates enhances your site's speed, security, and SEO, but neglecting this could risk outdated functionality, increased vulnerability to threats, and diminished online visibility.
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SSL Certificate Updates
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Content Delivery Network
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Using a CDN with over 260 global locations significantly improves your site's speed, user experience, and SEO by serving content from the nearest server to visitors. Not adopting this approach can result in slower load times, decreased engagement, and lower search rankings.
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Staging Site
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CloudFlare Integration
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Integrating Cloudflare through Kinsta Hosting enhances your site's security with a robust firewall and free DDoS protection, ensuring business continuity and customer trust. However, lacking this integration exposes you to increased risk of malicious attacks and operational disruptions.
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Select your data center location for optimal speed
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Selecting the ideal region for you and your customers enhances your website's performance and ensures a seamless user experience, all without extra charges. Benefit from Google's superior C2 machines in 36 data centers. With our CDN's 260+ POPs, your site gains unparalleled speed and global reach.
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WP Rocket
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Our agency implements WP Rocket, instantly applying 80% of web performance best practices for a faster, more efficient site, enhancing user experience and SEO. Without this plugin service, you could be missing out on easy optimizations and risk a slower site, complicating your path to improved rankings and user satisfaction.
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Storage Space
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PHP Workers
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Website Backups and Uptime Monitoring
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Our agency's automatically backups daily your website to ensure your WordPress site's safety and ease in data management, providing peace of mind. Without this service, you risk data loss and face complex website maintenance, potentially hindering business growth.
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Gravity Form
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With Gravity Forms, you can gather essential information directly through your website and have full control over how this data is utilized. It's an ideal solution for enhancing user engagement, streamlining inquiries, and optimizing your site's functionality to meet the specific needs of your business.
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SEO Press
Opting for Google's premium servers can supercharge your WordPress site with potential for a 200% performance increase, ensuring rapid loading and superior reliability. However, not using these servers might limit your site's speed and accessibility, potentially affecting user satisfaction and diminishing your online presence.
E-commerce and
Advanced Website
Maintenance Plans
$197
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Includes everything in the Fully Covered Website Maintenance Plan
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Create a unique Marketing Pop-up 12x per year
Two hours/month of updates (e.g. images, content, etc.)
Our Website Maintenance Plans
With our comprehensive Website Maintenance Plans, you can rest assured that your online presence is in capable hands. Our website managers perform weekly meticulous checks to update plugins, mobile responsiveness, and provide a top-tier Website Optimization Service..
At the heart of our offering is Premium Hosting, ensuring that your website benefits from the highest quality infrastructure and security with our Cloudflare Enterprise implementation and other additional software.
To safeguard against the unexpected, we conduct Daily Backups, an essential step in mitigating the risks of security breaches and ransomware attacks. This vigilance protects not just your site’s integrity, but also the trust of your customers and partners.
Additionally, our clients receive a detailed monthly Website Report, highlighting everything from security threats thwarted to updates and communication analytics.
Choosing our maintenance plan means immediate implementation of our SEO Readiness standards, laying a solid foundation for your website’s performance.
With us, you gain more than just a service; you gain peace of mind and a steadfast commitment to the security and excellence of your digital storefront.
What we do
Website Maintenance Package
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to ensure optimal performanceWebsite Management Weekly Tasks
Every week a website manager manually checks underneath the hood of your website. Tasks include updating your plugins to to ensure your website stays optimized for visitors and much more.
SEO Maintenance
Faster websites tend to rank higher in search engines, providing an incentive for site owners to optimize speed. This is a major focus of ours when we move your site over initially.
Monthly Report
Your monthly metric report will include items such as the number of threats to your website to plugin updates to emails sent and information about your social media.
What we offer
Website hosting and Maintenance
Google’s Fastest Servers
By choosing to host your business with us, your site will be powered by Google’s fastest servers and using a Premium Tier network. It boasts the highest-end CPUs and global accessibility.
High-Performance CDN
Your website will make the most of our 260+ global locations that provide blazing-fast web pages.
Read why all our website maintenance packages include a CDN.
Malware Security
Rest easy knowing we employ hardware firewalls, active and passive security mechanisms, and other advanced protections to keep your data secure. Even if your site experiences a security breach, our team will restore it for free.
Site Speed Optimization
When you choose our website maintenance plan, one of the first things we do is to start taking steps to optimize your site.
Daily Backups
Without backups, it’s more challenging to recover from security breaches or ransomware attacks, leaving your site vulnerable to future threats.
Website Security
A compromised website can damage the reputation of your business. Don't let website downtime harm your business.
Make Things New: We fine-tune & secure your site for peak performance!
Our Website Maintenance Packages give you the gift of time.
- With weekly tune-ups
- SEO Maintenance, and
- Daily backups
We keep your site sharp, secure, and speedy—so you can focus on what you do best: running your business!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a website maintenance package include?
Our website maintenance packages are designed to ensure that your online presence remains vibrant, secure, and up-to-date. Tailored to meet the unique needs of independent business owners, each package includes:
- Regular Updates: We continuously update your website’s core software, themes, and plugins to the latest versions, ensuring your site remains compatible with new technologies and secure from vulnerabilities.
- Daily Backups: Your website’s data is precious. We perform daily backups, so in the unlikely event of a problem, your site can be restored quickly and efficiently.
- Security Monitoring: With 24/7 security monitoring, we protect your site against malware, brute force attacks, and other malicious activities that could harm your online reputation.
- Performance Optimization: Speed and efficiency are key to keeping your visitors happy. Our packages include ongoing performance checks and optimizations to ensure your site loads quickly and runs smoothly.
- Content Updates: Whether it’s posting new content, updating existing pages, or making minor design changes, our team is on hand to help keep your site fresh and engaging for your audience.
- Dedicated Support: Have questions or need assistance? Our dedicated support team is just an email or phone call away, ready to assist you with any website-related queries or issues.
In summary, our website maintenance packages are designed not just to maintain your site but to enhance its performance, security, and overall impact in the digital space. We aim to give you peace of mind, allowing you to focus on what you do best — running your business.
How much do people pay for website maintenance?
The cost of website maintenance varies depending on the complexity of your website, the frequency of updates needed, and the specific services included in the maintenance package. For independent business owners, our packages start at $97 per month for basic maintenance, which includes regular updates to ensure your site runs smoothly, security checks to protect against threats, and minor content updates.
More comprehensive packages, which may include SEO optimization, content creation, and advanced technical support, can range up to $197 per month. We recommend scheduling a consultation with us to discuss your specific needs and tailor a maintenance package that ensures your website remains effective and secure at a cost that fits your budget
How do I create a maintenance plan for my website?
Creating a maintenance plan for your website is essential to ensure its ongoing performance, security, and relevance to your audience. Here’s a simple guide to get you started:
- Regular Updates: Schedule monthly updates for your website’s software, including the CMS (like WordPress), themes, and plugins, to secure it from vulnerabilities.
- Backup Your Website: Implement a daily or weekly backup plan, depending on how frequently your site’s content changes. This ensures you can restore your website in case of data loss or hacking.
- Security Checks: Regularly scan your website for potential security threats. Use security plugins or services to monitor and protect your site.
- Performance Monitoring: Use tools to monitor your website’s loading speed and uptime. Slow sites can negatively impact user experience and SEO rankings.
- Content Updates: Regularly update your website’s content to keep it fresh and relevant for your visitors. This includes blog posts, news updates, and revising product or service information.
- SEO Review: Periodically review your site’s SEO practices to ensure your content ranks well in search engine results. This includes updating meta tags, headings, and keywords.
- Technical SEO: Ensure all technical SEO aspects are in check, like mobile responsiveness, sitemap updates, and broken link checks.
We understand that this can be quite a bit to manage on your own, especially for independent business owners focused on running their businesses. Our website maintenance plans are designed to take these tasks off your plate, allowing you to focus on what you do best while we ensure your website remains in top condition. Contact us to discuss how we can tailor a maintenance plan to fit your specific needs.
Do websites need maintenance?
Yes, websites require regular maintenance to ensure they remain up-to-date, secure, and in good standing with search engines. Maintenance often happens behind the scenes, focusing on the backend where it’s not immediately visible to users but is certainly noticed by search engines, which play a significant role in your site’s rankings.
Our more cost-effective plans are designed to save you money by excluding certain maintenance services that your business might not need right away. However, these plans still cover the essential maintenance tasks to keep your website functional and secure.
We conduct comprehensive updates including security patches, plugin updates, and performance enhancements that contribute to your website’s health and search rankings. These tasks, while not always obvious to website visitors, are crucial for the smooth operation of your site and can significantly impact its visibility and effectiveness online.
What are the four elements of website management?
Website management is essential for ensuring that your digital presence continues to support and enhance your business goals. There are four key elements to thorough website management:
- Technical Maintenance: The technical side of your website requires ongoing attention to function smoothly. This includes updating software, patching vulnerabilities, optimizing site speed, and resolving any technical glitches that may arise.
- Security Measures: A secure website protects not just your business information but also your customers’ data. This covers implementing robust security protocols, regular security audits, frequent backups, and timely responses to security threats.
- User Experience (UX) Design: Ensuring your website is user-friendly and accessible is paramount. This involves designing with the user in mind, simplifying navigation, ensuring compatibility across devices and browsers, and regularly updating the interface to meet the latest UX best practices.
- Content Management: Keeping your website’s content fresh, relevant, and engaging is vital. This includes regular updates to text, images, blogs, products, and other media that connect with your audience.
These four elements work together to maintain a secure, functional, and user-focused online presence, enabling your website to serve as a powerful tool for your business’s growth and customer engagement.
Do you have to pay monthly to maintain a website?
Maintaining a website does typically involve ongoing costs to ensure it remains secure, up-to-date, and performing optimally. At our agency, we offer various website maintenance plans that are billed monthly. These plans are designed to provide you with peace of mind and to save you time, allowing you to focus on running your business while we take care of your website.
The monthly fee covers a range of essential services, including security monitoring, software updates, backups, and technical support. By paying monthly, you ensure that your website gets the continuous care it needs without having to deal with the technicalities yourself.
For those who prefer less frequent updates or have simpler website needs, we also offer more basic plans which can save you money. However, it’s important to note that regular maintenance is key to the long-term health and success of your website.
We’re committed to finding the right balance for your business, and we can discuss the various options during our initial consultation to ensure you get the level of service that’s right for you.
What is the difference between Website Design and Website Maintenance?
1. Website Design:
- Creation: Website design is the process of creating a website from scratch or redesigning an existing one. It involves planning the site’s structure, layout, user interface, and visual elements.
- Front-End Development: Designers work on the front-end (client-side) aspects of the website, including the visual design, user experience (UX), and user interface (UI) design. They create the look and feel of the site.
- Content Creation: Designers often collaborate with content creators to ensure that the website’s design complements the content. This includes choosing fonts, colors, images, and multimedia elements.
- Functionality: While design may involve some basic functionality, its primary focus is on aesthetics and user experience.
- Launch: Once the design is complete, the website is launched and made accessible to users.
2. Website Maintenance:
- Ongoing Support: Website maintenance refers to the regular and ongoing activities required to keep a website running smoothly after it’s launched. It ensures that the site remains secure, functional, and up-to-date.
- Updates: Maintenance includes keeping the website’s software, plugins, themes, and content management system (CMS) up-to-date. This is crucial for security and performance.
- Security: Maintaining website security involves monitoring for vulnerabilities, applying security patches, and protecting against threats like malware and hacking attempts.
- Content Management: Website maintenance may involve adding, editing, or removing content, such as text, images, videos, and blog posts, to keep the site fresh and relevant.
- Website Performance Optimization: Maintainers work to improve website performance, including load times, responsiveness, and overall user experience.
- Backup and Recovery: Regular backups are created to ensure that data and content can be restored in case of data loss or server issues.
Do you offer content management services, including content updates and additions?
Yes, we offer comprehensive content management services: Our team of experienced content managers and writers can take care of all your content needs. Whether it’s updating existing pages, adding new blog posts, or refreshing product descriptions, we ensure your website’s content remains fresh and engaging. We work closely with you to align the content with your brand’s voice and messaging strategy.
Can you assist with integrating third-party tools, plugins, or APIs to enhance our website's functionality?
Yes, we prioritize customization and flexibility: We don’t just integrate third-party tools; we tailor the integration to suit your specific requirements. Our team will work closely with you to ensure that the integrated tools user experience precisely as you envision.