How much does hosting and maintenance cost?
Three plans. Essentials & Security for a static site is $150 a month. Essentials & Security for the WordPress CMS is $250 a month. Both include 1 hour of content updates a month. Fully Managed Custom pricing is tailored to your software and hosting needs, with custom content update time and same day turnaround when possible. Every plan includes every feature in the table. The full breakdown is on our
website maintenance cost page.
What does fully managed actually mean?
It means you never touch it. We handle the updates, the plugin and CMS versions, the security, the backups, and the fixing when something breaks. If your site goes down, gets hacked, or starts behaving strangely, we find it and fix it. There is no support ticket you have to file and no additional charge for the time we spend figuring it out.
Can you take over a site you did not build?
Yes. WordPress or static, on any host. We start with a free site review and tell you what the move will cost, if anything. Then we move it onto our hosting, clean up whatever the last person left behind, and put it on a plan. You send one email and we handle the rest.
What counts as a content update?
Anything we can handle inside the time your plan includes: a simple fix, new copy or photos, a new page, a design adjustment, menu and form changes, plugin and theme updates on WordPress. Email us the change and it is live in 24 to 48 hours. On the rare occasion something is outside the scope, we tell you and get you a quote first.
More on website updates.
Do I have to host with you?
No. If we built you a static site, it is yours to host anywhere you like. Most clients stay with us because it is easier and because the difference in speed and security is not subtle.
Why not just use cheap hosting?
Because you pay for it later. Cheap hosting means slow load times, lost sales, poor customer experience, and in the worst case a security breach that can end a small business. Hosting is the ground your house sits on. Saving pennies there is expensive.
How fast are the sites?
Most of our sites load in under half a second. Load time is also a Google ranking factor, so the speed pays for itself twice.
What if I need a change made?
Email us. Every plan includes a set amount of content update time every month, and anything beyond that is billed at our hourly rate. We turn small edits around fast.
What if my site gets hacked or goes down?
We find out before you do, and we fix it. Firewall, malware scanning, and cleanup are part of every plan, and daily backups mean we can restore a clean copy in one click. You do not file a ticket and you do not get a surprise bill for the cleanup.
Are backups included?
Yes. Every plan includes automatic daily backups of your site and database, plus one-click restore from a snapshot. Offsite and incremental backup options are available if you need them.