Do you have a website created with WordPress and need help maintaining it? Your current website maintenance company doesn’t satisfy you and you would like to ask for a quote before the next renewal?
In this article we see together everything you should know when requesting a quote for website maintenance service for your website!
Why do website maintenance?
After having spent time and money to create your web design Sharjah, its continuous updating is equally essential, both technically and in terms of content, which must always be current and captivating.
Very often, to save a few dirhams a year, many entrepreneurs decide to personally take care of the maintenance of their website, despite not having the technical skills to do so. Incorrect maintenance (or not done!) can have a very high cost for your business:
Vulnerability
WordPress is software and as such it needs to be updated periodically, along with the rest of the components of your website (themes and plugins). Not updating means compromising the security of your website, or losing sensitive data, being subject to attacks by malicious people or hackers, etc.
Malfunctions
Website malfunctions are very frequent when they are not managed by a careful and expert eye. To edit a few words on a site when you don’t know the procedure well, you risk creating serious problems (which will later cost much more to fix!)
Loss of potential customers
A website with outdated or malfunctioning content is a bad showcase for your business. The message that is communicated to the user who visits the site is extremely negative, who immediately leaves the page preferring a more avant-garde competitor
Maintenance estimate : what it must contain
Ok, now you understand why you should invest resources for the maintenance of your website created with WordPress. But what do you need to check when you request a quote?
Regular updates
Check every when there are updates of WordPress, plugins and themes on the website. If this information is not already present, ask for this specification so as not to have surprises. There is no fixed interval, but it would be a good rule to log in once a month to update and check that everything is ok.
Personally, within a maximum of once every two weeks I check all my clients’ websites, to always check that everything is ok.
Periodic backups
The backup is the copy of all the files present on the web space and allows you to instantly restore your site in case of malfunctions or loss of the website (it’s more frequent than you can imagine so it’s really important). Some website maintenance Dubai offer, in the price of the package purchased, the daily backup service, which allows you to sleep peacefully!
Fix any technical problems
Make sure you define in advance whether the maintenance contract you are signing allows you to receive assistance in case you need it and how much time is required for the intervention. For example, if your website is not visible or has serious problems, it is important that there is a person ready to intervene promptly.
Maintaining search engine rankings
Is your website positioned in search engines for certain keywords? Congratulations, but be careful not to rest on your laurels! The Google algorithm is constantly evolving, as are the competitors ready to take your place. In this case it is necessary to purchase a more complete service that allows you to maintain the results that are so difficult to obtain.
Now you have no more excuses !
Do you want more information, to know how much it can cost to activate the maintenance service for your website?