WordPress Hosting & Maintenance
Let me take care of all the technical stuff. You focus on creating great content.
I’d love to help you find more time to pour into your actual business, rather than into your website. WordPress hosting and back end maintenance probably have you pulling your hair out. Let me take those off your plate! If you’re really fed up with all of it, then opt for the “Totally Hands Off” package… and I’ll do all of the dirty work.
What’s the deal with hosting and maintenance anyway?
Hosting and WordPress maintenance might be a little scary, especially if you’re new to WordPress or moving from a platform where everything is rolled into one (steep) price. Basically, hosting entails you needing a place to store all of your website files (core, plugins, themes, images, etc.)…. and then you purchasing space on a server to store those files. The hosting company then delivers those files to visitors when they request your website by navigating to your URL (domain). It’s a bit more complicated than that, but that’s how it works at the simplest level.
WordPress is different than a lot of other platforms in that you get to choose your host, add whatever themes or plugins you want, and have total control over the functionality, design, and performance. That’s why I love it. You OWN your website and can move it to another host if you’re not getting what you want. However, because of the nature of WordPress, there are some basic housekeeping tasks that need to be performed (weekly, monthly, etc.).
Let me take all of this off of your plate so that you can optimize your time and spend it on what truly moves the needle in your business, whether that’s product creation, client projects, blogging, or whatever else it is you love doing more than website maintenance.
What’s Included?
Here’s a summary of what’s included… and why it’s so awesome.
Hosting
Hosting is the foundation of your website. Security, performance, optimization and ease of use all depend on it. I partner with WP Engine to bring you premium hosting and support… plus lots of extras!
Updates
Just like your phone has software updates, your website needs to be updated too. Additionally, out-of-date plugins are the #1 leading cause of website hacks.
Daily Backups
Backing up your website consistently is critical for many reasons but most importantly, if the site should need to be restored, I offer external backups and restore points.
Security Monitoring
I use special tools that monitor your sites’ traffic and activity, protect against potential hacks or breaches and keep an eye on “up time” to ensure your site is up and running fine.
SSL Certificate
All hosting plans come with a free SSL certificate and setup. This is essential for a safe and reputable website. Without it, the majority of your visitors will be blocked by their device’s safety features.
Site Migration
If you’re currently on another hosting platform, just know that migrating is included. I’ll copy your entire site over to a new server and you won’t even notice a difference… other than how much faster it will be.
Staging Site
In the event that you need a staging site for testing, a redesign, or whatever else, I can have that setup for you within minutes. Whether it’s an exact duplicate staging site or a blank one, just know you have that as an option.
Speed and Site Optimizations
In order for websites to load fast, perform well and to ensure speed, the files, database and media need to be optimized. I use specific plugins, tools, and settings to keep your site running smoothly.
Monthly Report
You’ll receive an in-depth monthly report that covers everything from updates, links, uptime, performance, and more! You can comb through your report in detail or trash it. Some clients just love knowing I’m taking care of things and prefer to focus on other things.
Uptime Monitoring
Your site is monitored 24/7. If it goes down (typically a plugin issue), I’ll immediately be notified and can start the process of getting it back up. The average uptime rate across all of my managed sites is 99.7%, so it will be back online quickly.
Priority Support
My existing clients get priority support. I do my best to get back with you within a few hours on business days. For emergencies, like a down site, I’ll likely already know about it by the time you email me. I’ll always email you if an issue needs your attention.
Premium Plugin Access
Your plan comes with access to some pretty incredible plugins… at rates that you wouldn’t be able to get if you purchased by yourself. Check out the FAQs below to see a list.
Cloudflare CDN
Cloudflare CDN will be added to your site to improve performance and add an extra layer of security. Let me handle the technical stuff and you reap the benefits of faster loading time.
Spam and Malware Cleanup
Avoid malware, ditch the bots and trash the spam comments! I’ll clean up any garbage and add features to your site that will block malware attempts and bot comments/form submissions.
Link Monitoring
Links on your website break for various reasons (deleted pages, moved pages, no redirect). Included in your month report, a link monitoring section will show you which links on your site need to be reviewed and updated.
Quick Task and Job Support
Included in the Totally Hands Off plan (hosting + maintenance) is 30 minutes of quick task/job support each moth. This can include a variety of things that might be causing you stress or something you’ve been putting off.
Risks of poor hosting and maintenance
Website Hack
If your website isn’t maintained and protected, it’s not a question of “if” but “when” a hack will occur. Poorly maintained sites are perfect targets.
Slow Website
If your website isn’t optimized, it will begin to underperform and load slower as time goes on (affecting conversions and sales).
No Backups
If your website isn’t consistently backed up, you could completely lose your website’s content if something major happens (hack or fatal error).
SEO Implications
If your website isn’t maintained and optimized, Google knows and ranks sites that are digitally “alive” and actively making upates.
Website Legitimacy
If your website has any glaring issues such as a down SSL Certificate or notices of an unsecure connection, it affects traffic and brand legitimacy.
All On You
By not having your website cared for monthly, everything covered in the plan is on you and will cost you in tools, time and unneeded stress.
Ready to do this?
Take back Your Time
Get a fast and secure site
Say goodbye to website stress
Step 1. Choose your package.
Totally Hands Off
I’ve got your hosting AND maintenance covered.
$99/month or
$990/year*
Just Hosting
Get super fast WordPress hosting and priority support.
$29/month or
$290/year*
Just Maintenance
I’ll handle all the updates and maintenance tasks.
$59/month or
$590/year*
*Pricing for hosting is determined by storage size, but the majority of sites I work with fall into the $29 range. Larger sites require more storage, so I charge $1/GB over the standard 10GB plan. This is pretty standard among hosting vendors.
Free Plugins
These are the current free add-ons available to hosting and maintenance clients.
RankMath PRO
Elementor PRO
Essential Addons PRO
Admin Columns PRO
WP Rocket – Added to all sites
Imagify (Unlimited Credits) – Added to all sites
Premium Plugin Add-Ons
Options to include on your plan:
Keyword Tracking – $3/month (up to 100 words) – receive a monthly report on where you stand in with Google Rankings
WooCommerce – Bulk Regenerate Download Permissions – $1.50/month (40% less than buying it yourself) – update product permission with a single click instead of manually doing it!
WP Sheet Editor – $1.50/month (40% less than buying it yourself) – wish there was a way to edit ALL of your products, orders, etc. in a giant spreadsheet? This is it.
No-Risk Guarantee
All plans come with a no-risk, no-questions-asked guarantee. In the unlikely event that you want to pull your site and cancel your plan, you only pay for the month/year you’ve paid for and you’ll be able to use the remainder of your time to secure new hosting.
Step 2. Contact me to book.
Ready to get your WordPress hosting and maintenance off your plate?
It’s super easy! Submit the form below and I can onboard you this week! Once you submit the form below, I’ll put together your first invoice to get you started. Once that’s paid then I’ll hop into your site and get everything going! A hosting migration typically takes a bout a day or two (depends on your site host and domain vendor). Maintenance setup just take a couple hours.
