Website maintenanceDo you need help maintaining your website?

Regular website maintenance and updating is very important. When visitors see evidence that the content on your site is out of date, it sends a message to them that there's "no one home.”

Most Important Reasons To Update Your Website Regularly

  • Things change. Your products and services may be changing every so often and your site needs to reflect that. Keep it up-to-date.
  • Increase your search engine rankings. Your website's position with search engines will start dropping if there is nothing new being added, particularly if your competitors are updating regularly.

  • Keep your company looking professional. Not updating content that is obviously out of date makes your company look shabby.

  • Encourage visitors to return. People often don't make purchases or contact a company on their first visit to its website. When they do return, if the content looks fresh, they are more likely to do business with you.

  • Be modern. It's important to regularly check the language and design of your site to make sure it is still relevant to your customers. Language and images change. Your website should too.

  • Make sure everything is working. Websites are just like everything else - sometimes they malfunction. It's important to check that the site is in good working order.

Why Can't I Maintain My Own Website?

If you know how to do it and have the time to do a good job, go for it! It will save you money and since it's your site, you are the best person to handle the job.

The reality is that most people don't have the skills or the time to do a decent job. If your website skills are not good, you will probably make a mess of the site and end up paying someone to fix it. If you are busy with other things, updating your site may be low priority and not get done as often as needed.

What If My Website Only Needs An Occasional Update? Isn't that expensive?

Good question. Many sites don't need to be updated every day or even every week. Our rate is $60 per hour, and the good news is that we charge by the minute. If we do five minutes work, you pay $5.00. For more details, click here to see our pricing.

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