A website maintenance service keeps your site updated, backed up, secure and working. A trained person runs a fixed checklist each week or month, fixes small issues and reports what changed. You pay by the hour, and a team lead reviews the work.
A website maintenance service keeps your site safe, fast and up to date, so you do not find problems after a customer does. Updates run on a set schedule. Small fixes are done at once. You get a short note on what changed.
What a website maintenance service covers
- Updates. Plugins, themes and core software, tested before and after.
- Backups. Saved copies, plus a check that a copy can be restored.
- Broken links. Found and fixed or redirected.
- Speed and uptime. Checked on a set day, with notes on slow pages.
- Content edits. Small text, image and price changes.
WordPress maintenance and Shopify care
WordPress maintenance needs regular updates, because old plugins are a common way sites break or get attacked. Shopify is hosted for you, so the work is mostly apps, theme edits, product changes and checkout checks. Tell us which platform you use, and we match the checklist to it.
How often to run website updates
- Weekly for shops, booking sites and sites with logins.
- Every two weeks for most small business sites.
- Monthly for a simple brochure site that rarely changes.
Pick the schedule you will actually keep. A light weekly check beats a big yearly clean-up.
Website support for small fixes
Website support means one person you can message when a form stops sending or a page looks wrong. Because the same assistant knows your site, small fixes take less time. You do not pay a developer rate for a text change.
How to set it up
- Share access with limited permissions. Never share your main password in chat.
- List your pages and the forms that must always work.
- Choose the schedule and the number of hours a month.
- Review the first report and adjust.
Where AI helps
Your assistant is a real person. AI helps scan for broken links and draft the report. A person tests every change, and a team lead reviews the result.
What it costs
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour, and hours never expire. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. See the website maintenance service, the pricing page, or use our website maintenance checklist.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a website maintenance service include?
Plugin and theme updates, backups, broken-link checks, speed and uptime checks, small content edits and a short report of what changed.
How often should a website be maintained?
Most small business sites need a check every week or two. Busy shops and sites with forms may need a weekly check and daily backups.
How much does a website maintenance service cost?
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. Most routine checks take a small number of hours a month.
What is doing this yourself costing you?
Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.
The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.
Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.
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