WordPress Website Support & Maintenance Plans

• Web Edits/Website Changes - what are they?:
  • Adding new text, images and content pages.
  • Configuring WooCommerce and Adding Products (If your website is ecommerce/WooCommerce ready).
  • Configuring/setting up Membership/Restricted Content (if your website is Membership/Restricted Content ready).
• Phone Calls:   Time includes phone consultation time;
• Update plugins/themes as new versions are released: What is a plugin you ask?  A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that have been added to YOUR WordPress They have extend functionality and/or add features to YOUR WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. As new versions of a plugin becomes available – YOUR WordPress Website will indicate in the Dashboard that there are updates needed.  Failing to regularly update YOUR WordPress site will undoubtedly result in a site failure at some point.
• Website backups:  Should be configured through your web host.  If your web host does not provide this service - it is recommended that a CodeGuard backup system be used - https://www.codeguard.com/.   This is a subscription based service paid by the Client.
• Update WordPress core if required or recommended for security purposes:  WordPress, which is a FREE content management system (CMS), is now the most dominant CMS on the market — standing head and shoulders above the competition with a good chunk of the market share.    It is critical for security and site functionality that YOUR website have the most recent version of WordPress installed.  Failing to regularly update YOUR WordPress Core will undoubtedly result in a site failure at some point.    Here is a link about WordPress Statistics:  https://www.whoishostingthis.com/compare/wordpress/stats/
• Maintain PHP Script compatibility with required plugins.  What is PHP: PHP is an open-source, server-side scripting and programming language that's primarily used for web development. The bulk of the core WordPress software is written in PHP, which makes PHP a very important language for the WordPress community.
• Optimize the website and database for performance:  When operating a website, many people don’t bring much significance to getting rid of unwanted data. For example, they don’t pay attention to the number of low-quality plugins that they’ve installed or pictures they’ve added by mistake that haven’t been deleted afterward. They also keep forgetting to empty their trash folder when deleting a page, as well as many other things that interfere with the website’s performance. Like this, all this unnecessary data keeps piling up, in turn making one’s website slower and harder to use.    With a WordPress Website - optimizing your database is an absolute necessity if you want to have a fast website. Even when you think that there’s nothing in your database that requires removal, you should still make sure to clean your cache, as lots of deleted files and plugins can still leave some traces behind them. You shouldn’t forget to delete your spam and trash comments either.  Since plenty of unnecessary data piles up in your WordPress database with time, It is good practice to clean it up regularly for the best results. Also, checking your website speed from time to time can prove useful as well.
• 24/7 Security Monitoring using a WordPress Security Plugins and Weekly Security Scans for Malware: Through the use of a few GREAT WordPress Security Plugin, YOUR website is monitored 24/7 for hacking, intrusion, attempted logins, and malware.   We are notified immediately of any unusual or concerning activity.
• Setup Google Analytics / and Google Search Console and Submit website sitemap to the Google Search Console at least twice monthly:  The goal is to have Google “Crawl” the website OFTEN and have it be indexed by Google.  Crawling is the process by which Googlebot discovers new and updated pages to be added to the Google index.   This is how YOUR website finds in place in the Google Page Ranking system.  
• How Many Websites Does This Include?:  Maintenance is per single WordPress installation. If you have multiple sites that require maintenance contact us for custom packages.
• What If I Go Over My Contracted Time?:  Additional work/time maybe invoiced at $65 per hour or additional hours added to the agreement.
• Payment Options:  *Fees higher if paid by PayPal or if paid via monthly payments. Monthly payment amount and arrangement available upon request.
• Does Time Roll Over to the Next Contract Period?:  Time does not rollover to the contract period.

Monthly Number of hours:  Determined by your business needs  - minimum of 24 hours annually   

What's Included:

• Includes items listed in the Basic WordPress Website Support and Maintenance Plan
• Refresh and Update Content weekly;
• Create NEW SEO content pages - based on researched Keywords/Keyword Phrases.
• Submit Site to the Search Engines Weekly (Site Factors);
• Work with the Client to develop Keyword Phrases and develop content supporting those keyword phrases.
• Create/adjusted SEO Localized content pages;
• Alt image tags and Heading tags applied appropriately (H1, H2, H3, etc);
• Google Site Tools setup (Site Factors);
• Monitor Google my Business and respond to less than positive reviews. (notify client of the Negative Review).
• Full On-Site Optimization – “technical tweaks” for SEO and accessibility;
• Create/adjusted SEO Localized content pages (On Page Factors);
• Manage The Google My Business/Google Maps listing

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and your website
Read through these links to learn about how SEO Content can help your website.

• What is Search Engine Optimization
• What is Organic SEO and Why It Is Important For Your Website
• I Want to Rank for These Keywords… Now What?