Website Engine Updates
Your website is made up of various software parts running in the background. Website engine updates mean regular updates of everything that concern these aspects under the hood like CMS version updates, plugins, themes etc. In absence of it, you website break or become more vulnerable to hackers over time mainly due to outdated or conflicting software versions. Just like how your computer’s operating system, phone or your apps should be updated, your website also need to be regularly updated.
Content/Media Updates
This concerns the front end of your website, meaning the pictures, text, contact form items etc… For instance, in time, your company’s contact details or services may change, the decor of your lobby may need to be updated in a picture etc. Anything that need to be updated are replaced without additional charge.
Tech Support (Broken/Hacked Website Fix)
Although rare, websites can sometimes break due to user error or faulty software conflict after an update. Unless regularly updated and upgraded overtime, the older a website gets the more vulnerable it gets. You can think of it like a car insurance. If it breaks, we fix it free of charge and you are covered 100%. If you are not covered, web developers tend to charge from anywhere from $50 (This usually would be the rate for a 5 minute fix) to +$1000. It gets expensive especially if yours is a business website.
Website Backups
We backup your website incase the unthinkable happens. For example, rare, but if your website falls victim to a powerful hack (Even most secure Bank websites can sometimes be hacked) or your IT accidentally wipes out an entire folder in your website’s directory, this means the damage is not reversible. In this scenario, we replace your website files right away on server-side, brining your site back to life again, so you can continue your business online.
Cyber Security
Study shows 1 in 3 website visitors is an attack bot. There’s a common misconception about hacking. Most people tend to think there’s an actual person on a laptop somewhere consciously targeting websites. This is very unlikely unless you are a well-known corporation, politician or a public figure. Programmed, automated bots are responsible for most of the hack attacks. Mostly, your website is not targeted for its content, brand or product. Your site is attacked to gain access inside of your website files. Your server space is then used to attack big corporations, banks, government institutions in order to cause damage or simply for advertisement purposes to benefit another company or a person. We call this, a DDoS attack in the industry. Hacking and cyber warfare is a serious matter in this age of digital transformation and by providing regular security scans and monitoring its analytics, we protect your website from this unwanted event.
Consultation
Consultation means simply asking for advice that concern your digital strategy or workflow. Most of our clients for advice or ideas every now and then, so they can better expand their business online. For example, Palace Patisserie is one of our long term clients from Perth, Australia. His owner recently asked us about the Australian Federal Court’s finding about Google deceiving some Australian mobile users about collection of location data. He was concerned if this could affect him or his business negatively in anyway and how? In this scenario, we inform our clients after conducting a research in a promised frame of time.
Performance (Analytics) Reports
Your analytics reports are served in the first week of each month along with your Security and Maintenance Tasks Details. Reports help you see see how your website is doing, so you can manage your digital strategy for better and effective exposure. They shed light on aspects like how many people visit your site in a certain time frame, how often, from which parts of the world or traffic sources. Please don’t forget to take advantage of our consultation service if you need help analyzing your data.
Redesign, Addition & Development
In simplest terms, this covers everything that did not exist by the time your website had been originally designed and delivered to you. This mostly concerns addition of content, functionality or redesign. If you are a Basic Website Maintenance customer, unless what you need added in terms of content, functionality or redesign is simple (For example addition of a few pictures to your picture gallery or moving a section of your website a bit more lower), there will be no charge for this service. Anything more will be subject to an hourly rate of $50/hr, or a fixed rate based on your choice.