Website maintenance - or as we've taken to calling it, "Website Care," is about as unsexy of a topic as one can tackle. Besides, perhaps, ADA website compliance. We'll make this as brief, informative, and exciting, as possible.
Keeping a website running optimally – specifically, WordPress websites – involves a number of steps, testing, and server interactions. It can be performed by knowledgeable site owners - but if (when) something conflicts with another something, finding the problem, and fixing it, becomes a headache and time-suck.
Website maintenance increasingly boosts your website's performance. Beyond the fact that up-to-date components tend to run faster than their last iteration, when you update your website, you tell search engines "this is fresh and being updated." They reindex your content (or we tell them to), and learn more about your website content and what to show to search users.
We've structured our plans to cost clients less than the time involved in undoing one problematic update on a site in a year.
WEBSITE CARE PLANS
BASIC WEBSITE MAINTENANCE
$150/mo or $1,500/year
Perfect for informational websites that aren't updated with new content regularly. Our basic web care plan includes (monthly):
- Full website backup
- WordPress core update
- Theme update
- Plugins updates
- Bug and display testing*
- Redeployment
- 50% off any site repairs following updates (upon consultation)
- 10% off all other regular pondSoup website services**
GROWTH & PERFORMANCE
$300/mo or $3,000/year
Ideal for websites where content is being updated and search performance is important, our growth web care plan all of the elements of our Basic plan, plus:
- Google Search Console monitoring for usability or search appearance issues
- WPRocket site caching and performance premium plugin
- Downtime monitoring and resolutions via Jetpack***
- 15% off all regular pondSoup website services**
ENTERPRISE SUPPORT
Priced to suit your needs
For larger sites, and situations where search performance and appearance is imperative. This plan can be scaled to accommodate larger sites and content requirements. Our Enterprise web care plan all of the elements of our Basic and Growth plans, plus:
- 2 hours / month site support and content updates
- Bi-weekly WordPress, Theme, and Plugin updates
- Shield security installation and 24/7 site monitoring****
- 20% off all pondSoup website services**
"JUST KEEP IT UP & RUNNING"
Website Maintenance
$200/quarter
Just want to make sure your website is consistently there, and not a platform for Viagra ads? We'll consider, depending on your site, offering our Basic package, quarterly. But not if your existing site setup requires more attention; we're not irresponsible. With this stuff, at least. And no yearly discount, or discount on services, c'mon already.
The (Not So) Fine Print
* Bug & Display testing insures that updates have not compromised your site functionality, layout, or design - everything looks and works the same. If we encounter an issue, we'll roll back the update, and contact you with a description of the problem, and estimate to fix.
** % off discounts apply to web design and development services for the domain(s) covered by the Care Plan. Other services, or sites, do not apply.
*** Jetpack downtime monitoring is 24/7, in the event of a site outage our team will work to restore the website within 8 hours.
****Shield Security monitoring is 24/7, in the event of a site outage our team will work to restore the website within 4 hours.
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION & CONTENT MARKETING
Starting at $500/month
We can work in-depth to optimize your website, and existing content, for search engines; finding new and different ways to reconfigure and redeploy your website to your best advantage. We can also work with you, or in your stead, to create new website content via a blog, news section, existing content deep-dives, infographics, FAQs...we have ideas, tailored to your goals.
ADA Website Compliance
Starting at $250 setup & $50/month
ADA Website compliance is a requirement for companies or organizations with more than 15 employees, and in certain fields and industries (hospitality, education, California). Section 508 website compliance is required of companies who are the recipients of federal contracts or money (including PPP loans). pondSoup can make, and keep, your website ADA compliant with a combination of human remediation and software solutions. We've honed our expertise and solutions over 7 years working with ADA compliance, and are thrilled to offer a cost-effective, permanent solution for small business owners.
We can still make your native website fully ADA Compliant, it just takes more work up-front, and to keep it in compliance. Learn more about our full ADA website compliance services>>
Do you need someone to take care of your website?
pondSoup's web developers will keep your website up to date, fast, and secure.
Let's get started by taking a look at your website, ascertain what it will take to keep it running in tip-top shape, how else we might be able to assist your mission, and we'll go from there. We’re a full-service creative services agency and can also help you with graphic design, copywriting and content development, digital marketing, photography and more.
We’re a friendly bunch, located New York and across the USA, with more experience than most. If you’re interested in building long-term relationships built on results, contact us today and we’ll get started.