Website maintenance refers to the tasks required to keep your website functioning properly and up to date. It involves regularly checking your website for issues, correcting any issues, and making updates.
Web Maintenance (Part 1)
Creating a website that looks great and functions well is important for any industry, but that’s only half the battle—the upkeep is just as crucial. Website maintenance aims to improve first impressions, maintain your business reputation, and help maintain site security.
First Impressions
You only have one chance to make a great first impression. Maintaining a great user experience at any point is important to retaining current customers and covering new ones.
Business Reputation
Your business reputation is extremely important in gaining customers’ trust. Updating plugins, themes, and other elements within the site maintain business reputation.
Maintain Security
Regular website maintenance helps protect your site from cyber threats. Regularly updating your security software and renewing your SSL certification can help safeguard your site’s data.
Web Maintenance (Part 2)
As your partner, Yanmu Digital provides your business with a custom, comprehensive website maintenance. This helps ensure your site is updated, compliant, and secure.
WHAT DOES WEB MAINTENANCE INCLUDE? | |
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Testing your whole website monthly | Test your whole website at least once a month. Check all features work, look for broken links, and watch for outdated or incorrect information. |
Testing browser compatibility | Test whether your website works correctly in several versions of popular browsers (safari, chrome, edge, and more) at least once a month. |
Testing your forms and checkout process quarterly | At least once a quarter, make sure all your forms and your checkout process are working properly. |
Checking for software updates monthly | Check for software updates from your hosting provider, security provider, and other third parties monthly. These updates help ensure proper functionality and security. |
Backing up your website | Backing up your website can save you from losing a huge amount of time and money if something goes wrong with your site. All websites built through Yanmu Digital are backed up in real time, and can be restored if deleted. |
Updating plugins | Updating critical plugins helps websites run effectively. |
Web Maintenance (Part 3)
Keeping your website maintained improves your business’s reputation, keeps your site secure, and helps you gain more leads and sales. While you can conduct website maintenance yourself, working with a professional website maintenance company like Yanmu Digital can help you make sure you cover all your bases.
We offer several website maintenance packages that will ensure your site stays up to date, functions correctly, and remains secure.
what is website maintenance?
Website maintenance refers to the tasks required to keep your website functioning properly and up to date. It involves regularly checking your website for issues, correcting any issues, and making updates.
Why is a website maintenance plan important?
The majority of customers conduct online research.
Before making a purchase online, 87% of people conduct online research. People that are considering buying a product from you will likely end up on your website.
Your website informs users’ first impressions
If your website doesn’t work properly or looks outdated, customers will often click away. It will set a negative first impression of your business. If your website looks unprofessional, customers may think that your business is, too.
Your website helps grow your sales
Your website plays a crucial role in guiding users toward making a purchase. In the case of ecommerce sites, your site facilitates purchases. If your site doesn’t work properly, you’ll miss out on potential sales.
Site visitors value user experience
Among consumers who have a poor user experience on a site, 89% will shop with a competitor instead. Regular maintenance prevents these poor user experiences and encourages potential customers to stay on your site, increasing your chances of making a sale.
A website maintenance plan improves security
Cyberattacks cost U.S. companies $15.4 million per year. Repairing the damage caused by cyberattacks is often costly, plus you may lose customers who no longer trust your company with their personal information.
Website maintenance supports your SEO strategy
If users frequently leave your website shortly after arriving at it, Google may view this as a sign that your site isn’t relevant. This increase in bounce rate can lead to lower rankings in search results, which means you’ll drive less traffic to your site.
How much does website maintenance cost?
At Yanmu Digital we offer three options for web maintenance depending on your needs. We also offer a customized plan where clients can build their own website maintenance package.
Basic: A great start for any business starting at $500/month
Standard: For small businesses looking to grow starting at $1,000/month
Pro: The most value, starting at $1,500/month
what are website plugins?
A plugin is a piece of software that acts as an add-on to a web browser and gives the browser additional functionality. Plugins can allow a web browser to display additional content it was not originally designed to display.
How is my website backed up?
Depending on the CMS provider websites backups are hosted in their cloud network. Website backup features:
- Backups of all files including database backups and file backups
- Real time backups can be restored to any point in a matter of minutes
- Redundant copies made on multiple servers
- Off-site / cloud backups so there’s no load on your server
- Global server infrastructure