What is Website Maintenance?

Website maintenance is part of website ownership. Websites are like any investment; they require care. Like homeownership maintenance, website maintenance come with three choices, do it yourself, pay someone to do it, or a combination of the two.

Website maintenance includes revising, editing, or otherwise changing existing web pages to keep your website up to date.  The periodic addition of new web pages is also part of maintenance services. Website maintenance also includes repairing sections of your website that stop functioning properly. Typically, links and graphic images are most prone to corruption over time, but basic HTML pages can also become corrupted.

Websites are not intended to be static.  The value of a practice website is the ability to maintain current information online at a reasonable cost. We assume that you will want to revise some or all of your web pages over time, as well as adding additional web pages according to your business needs. To assist you in maintaining current information online, we offer several options for website maintenance.

We include the maintenance and repair of links and non-loading images free for one month when you use our website design.

In addition to repair of malfunctioning components, you will also want to revise your website from time to time. You may wish to revise information on web pages to remain current, to reflect changes in your contact information or services, or to highlight new or additional services as your practice develops. Ease of revision is probably the most important service you should seek when choosing a web developer, and we offer website revision and expansion services at a very modest cost. Plus, we can revise your website very easily, since we designed the original site for you. This continuity of service is our most important asset, and you will definitely appreciate our modification services over time. Your expected frequency of website revisions should influence your maintenance contract choice.

Maintaining a web site is a labor intensive, complex and often tedious task. To do it effectively you need a professional. We offer a comprehensive web site maintenance package that guarantees increased performance for your site. If the content on your front page is not up-to-date and dynamic you have wasted every dime you spent on the development on your site. The web is full of "cobwebs": old sites that have grown stale. Simple tools like email newsletters and featuring updated company news on your front page can make all the difference in whether or not a viewer returns to your site on a regular basis.

Website Design customers who want to make revisions or additions to their website have several options:

Benefits of our Website Maintenance Program

·          Have a web expert at your fingertips whenever you need one – no need to train your staff

·          Testing after every edit

·          Full Backup Copy of your website

·          Monthly, detailed invoicing

·          Communication by email, 7 days a week

·          Fast turnaround.  Most requests completed within 24 hours

All Website Maintenance Plans Include:

·          Minor additions and removals of content

·          Dead link repair

·          Replace graphics and images

·          Update prices

·          Add new product descriptions and illustrations

·          Replace old content with new

·          Make announcements

·          Time-limited promotional campaigns

·          Update events/calendars

·          Re-registration with search engines

The Return on Investment

·          No extra software costs

·          Savings gained from making changes earlier in the design life cycle

·          Reduced cost of training

·          Your site is never out of print

·          Your site is always available

·          Your site interacts with customers

·          Your site allows sales during off hours

·          Your site is ready when your customer is ready

·          Your site changes with your business

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