The Website Maintenance Plan
You’ve got a shiny new website… now what?
Keeping it updated feels like another job you don’t have time for. Adding content, security, updates, and tech tweaks can quickly feel overwhelming especially if tech isn’t your thing.
You’re busy running a business, not maintaining a website. That’s where I come in!
Once your website is live, keeping it maintained is essential, not just to protect it from potential hacks that can impact your Google rankings, but to ensure everything stays updated, fast, and running smoothly, so that you offer your site visitors the best possible experience.
And let’s be honest as a busy business owner, dealing with tech isn’t how you want to spend your time. I take care of the behind-the-scenes so you can focus on what you actually enjoy in your business.
As a client on my Priority or Business Class plans, you get complimentary monthly time (30 minutes–3 hours depending on your plan) for updates, edits, and ongoing changes.
And if you ever need more, you’ll also benefit from a reduced hourly rate for any additional work outside your allowance.
Watch this quick video to see why keeping your website maintained and up to date really matters.
So, what’s in the plan?
Here’s a snapshot of some of the the key things that make the website maintenance plan a no-brainer for my clients, along with as minimal amount of geeky web info you probabaly don’t need to know, as possible!

Website Hosting
Hosting is the foundation of your website — it affects security, speed, and performance. I take care of it for you, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

Website Updates
Just like your phone, your website needs regular updates. Outdated plugins are the top cause of hacks. I handle all of that for you.

Monitoring & Security
I use specialist tools to monitor your site, protect it from threats, and make sure it’s always running smoothly.

Website Backups
Regular website backups are essential. I provide external backups and restore points so your site can be quickly restored, transferred, or recovered if needed.

Website Optimisation
To keep your site fast and reliable, your site needs regular optimisation. I take care of this for you, keeping everything running smoothly.

Monthly Reporting
You don’t need to figure out what’s happening behind the scenes. I send a clear, simple monthly report showing what’s been done and how your site is performing.

Support by Email

Personal Consultations
Knowing what’s happening behind the scenes allows me to suggest improvements, marketing ideas, and best practices for your site, which we can review quarterly or annually depending on your plan.

Content Updates
Keeping your website up to date, from services and news to blogs and reviews, is key, and Google loves fresh content. Having me on hand makes it easy to keep everything current without the stress.
Choose your plan…
Simple
For simple support & hosting- * Standard Hosting
- * Website tech updates
- * Daily Website Backups
- * Website Optimization
- * Monthly Reporting
- * Discounted hourly rate
- * Support by Email
Priority
For Content updates and more support- * Everything in ‘Simple’, plus:
- * Priority support by email
- ★ Up to 60 mins per month of time for extra support for content updates
- ★ Annual website review call
Business Class
For more hands on support and updates- * Everything in ‘Standard’, plus:
- ★ Up to 3 hrs per month of time for extra support for content updates
- ★ Quarterly website review call
Simple
For simple support & Hosting- * Standard Hosting
- * Website tech updates
- * Daily Website Backups
- * Website Optimization
- * Monthly Reporting
- * Discounted hourly rate
- * Support by Email
Priority
For content updates and more support- * Everything in ‘Simple’, plus:
- * Priority support by email
- ★ Up to 60 mins per month of time for extra support for content updates
- ★ Annual website review call
Business Class
For more hands on support and updates- * Everything in ‘Standard’, plus:
- ★ Up to 3 hrs per month of time for extra support for content updates
- ★ Quarterly website review call
Your burning questions
Are there cancellation fees?
My website maintenance plan is monthly or annual with a no-risk, no questions asked guarantee. If for any reason you need to pull your website from my hosting or maintenance plan, you have complete freedom to do so. Your plan is simply billed out for the month or year that’s paid for. Please note that whilst there is no fee to cancel, there is a is a one off £49 exit admin fee to move your site to a new hosting plan for you.
Are there any setup fees?
If I’m building your website, there is no set up fee as long as it’s within a 90 day period!
If, after 90 days, you’d like to join my hosting/maintenance plan at any level, there is a £99 set up fee because I need to update all tools, clean up the database if it hasn’t been cleared, install our tools and backup the site among other tasks.
Do you offer just maintenance?
I only offer website maintenance plans for sites that I have designed and built.
What if I pass on the plan?
My maintenance plan is not mandatory for clients but is highly recommended because of the importance of security, optimization, updates, backups, support, etc.
That said, if you choose to forego a maintenance plan, you’re welcome to. You will, in that case, assume complete responsibility for the website updates, security, backups and other services laid out in this plan by reviewing our LIABILITY CLAUSE that releases me from any involvement if the website is breached, hacked or performs slowly because of the lack of proper optimization.
Can I join the plan if I originally pass?
Absolutely! If you decide to come back to me after having initially passed on the plan due to the work that’s involved in order to properly maintain the site, I’ll welcome you to the plan with open arms and make sure your site is protected and cared for. See the setup fees question above for additional information about onboarding a site after 90 days.
What if I require more time than the monthly support time allows?
I’ll always try to get your updates done within the time you have to save you the extra cost but if you have a decent amount of updates that will require more hours, I’ll give you an estimate of time and do that at my hourly rate which is reduced for you as a special, monthly maintenance plan client.
What if I pass on the plan and my site gets hacked?
In this case, you’re welcome to handle it in house by reaching out to my preferred malware and blacklist removal specialists Sucuri or if you’d like to join my plan and have me take care of getting the hack cleaned, I have a £499 site cleaning/set up fee.
Depending on the type of hack/breach and how long the site has been compromised, SEO rankings and blacklisting issues may take weeks or even months to resolve and in some cases will require more additional work to recover from.
Important note: I do not fix website hacks unless the site will subsequently be added to our plan.
What if the site gets hacked or breached while on the plan?
In the extremely unlikely event that a website is breached or hacked in any way while on my plan, I take full responsibility and will rectify the situation immediately. You will not need to do a thing.
Do you take on sites that you didn't build?
Nope! Sorry!
Do you offer price breaks for multiple sites?
Absolutely! If you choose to have me host and maintain additional sites under your account, you’ll get a 30% discount (monthly or annual) for every site you add which will be active for as long as I host and maintain the sites.
Does my monthly update time roll over?
Negative on this one, I’m afraid. The retainer of hourly updates is covered for that month but does not rollover or add up for later use.
What's included in the monthly time?
Your monthly time (for premium or elite plans) covers any updates, additions or add-ons to your website. For example, changing hours, company information, staff or team members, adding new photos, updating services pages, etc.
While I do my best to get updates done within your allotted time, if more time is required, I can do so with my hourly retainer which for you is discounted!
Note: The allotted monthly time is for work or updates on the existing website and cannot be used for other projects or a step by step website revamp. I’m happy to do those things either via my discounted hourly rate or via a discounted and separate fixed project!
If it’s not up to date What’s the point?…
I’m Katie. Designer, strategist, and business owner, just like you.
Your website is your biggest asset, but only if it’s kept up to date, secure, and working hard to attract the right clients.
I know your time is precious, and the last thing you want is to worry about updates or tech, so that’s where I step in.
Not sure which plan is right for you and your business or have you got questions about any of the techy stuff? Fire away! I’m all ears!
