Gary, IN Website Maintenance Services

Our Gary, IN Web Maintenance Services

We see website maintenance as a reactive support service where we provide your Gary organization with the right website developer resources to fix just about any problem. Here are a few examples of website issues that might need Gary web support:

• Upgrading your website platform to the latest version.
• Updating apps and plugins to make them safer and more functional.
• Adding new web pages as you release new information.
• Freshen up your blog with new content.
• Rearranging your Gary website's navigation menu.
• Improving site speed to help you pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Take backups of your website's files and databases.
• Making your website look and feel better.
• Fixing website scan glitches or Google Search Console coverage errors.
• Adding structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Providing solutions to other website problems.

Those services are just a taste of what Gary website support might look like. Basically, Gary web maintenance is anything a digital marketer or website developer does to change your site.

In addition to supporting Gary-area websites, our website support company also offers Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Hammond, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Lawrence, and South Bend small businesses and large corporations help with their websites.

Pricing for Gary, IN Website Maintenance

We charge a base rate of $119.50 per hour for our web maintenance plans, though pre-purchasing blocks of time can lower the rate to as little as $99.95 per hour.

When you purchase a web maintenance retainer, there are no minimum deductions, expirations, contracts, or hidden fees.

Please keep in mind we rarely see tasks take less than 10 minutes, since the process of reviewing an email or taking a phone call, working on the request, providing feedback, and logging the task usually takes at least 10 minutes of time.

We will send you a monthly update to keep you up-to-date on the time usage for your pre-purchased web maintenance retainer, providing details on how much time is left in your account.

Our Gary, IN Website Management Packages

Have you grown weary of being notified about updates that are available? Concerned about the possibility of site downtime? Let our web development team take care of both worries through proactive website management!

Below is a breakdown of everything that is included in our website management plans:

1.) Proactive WordPress Upgrades

You can rely on our team of website specialists to perform platform, theme, and plugin/extension updates at a monthly or quarterly cadence for your WordPress or WooCommerce website!

1. File & Database Backup: Our process begins by creating backups of both your website files and database.
2. Install Updates: Next, we manually install any available updates on your website.
3. Test: Our next step involves testing your site for any potential glitches following the installation of updates.
4. Finish Up: Your website will be better protected against security threats and malware if the updates are successful. In the event the upgrades are unsuccessful, we'll work together to determine the best course of action.

2.) Remote Website Backups

To mitigate the risk of data loss, we keep remote backups of both your website and database stored safely.

3.) Site Uptime Monitoring

We use our uptime monitoring system to keep a close eye on your website for any signs of service outages.

In the event of a website outage, our web developers will receive an alert and take immediate action to identify and resolve the issue.

Pricing for Gary, IN Website Management

We offer website management plans in both monthly and quarterly durations for your convenience. With our service, you have the option to determine the frequency at which our team conducts remote backups and updates for your website.

The Platforms We Maintain for Gary, IN Websites

With years of experience developing websites for Gary companies (and those in other areas of the country), our web designers and web developers have been immersed in multiple platforms. Having said that, it's better to master a few platforms than try to specialize in them all. For that reason, our web support company for Gary websites tends to service only the following platforms:

• Gary WordPress Web Maintenance
• Gary WooCommerce Web Maintenance
• Gary Shopify Website Maintenance

We've managed Joomla and Magento platforms for Gary organizations in the past. However, we chose to move away from those platforms to allow our website support experts to focus more heavily on training and support within the other systems.

Example Website Maintenance Service List for Gary, IN Businesses

After the launch of a website, we're often asked for detailed examples of Gary website support requests. The following are some examples of Gary web maintenance services we've provided in the past.

Basic Gary Website Changes

Your Gary website might need a paragraph updated, an image changed, or a new page added. This is just normal, routine web maintenance to keep content fresh for both search engines and visitors.

Gary Site Performance Improvements

We can analyze your Gary website for hosting concerns, caching glitches, unoptimized images, console errors, broken links, poor queries, and more if it's slow. This will help improve page load times, which are beneficial to user experience and SEO.

Platform Upgrades / Security Updates

Keeping your Gary website's content management system updated is important if it's running on WordPress. This helps improve security and functionality - sometimes the updates are relatively quick to perform, which is a win-win!

Plugin / Extension Upgrades

It's important to update your Gary website's plugins and extensions to reflect the latest tweaks by the developers. The idea is similar to updating the CMS platform since it fixes security and functionality glitches.

Google Search Console Issues

Did you get a report from Google Search Console telling you about a coverage issue? If so, we'll look at the coverage issues, fix them, and update you on the status. By making Google happy, you'll boost your search engine rankings throughout Gary and beyond!

Setup Structured Data

Do you ever see product prices or reviews in Google organic search results? This is structured data, which is a standardized way to describe the content on a webpage, whether it's a local Gary business, or an ecommerce product.

Add Open Graph to Your Website

When people share links of your Gary business on social media, your website will look better if you add Open Graph Tags. These tags help define an image, title, and description for each page on your website.

Setup Google Tag Manager

Interested in using Google Tag Manager for managing custom scripts? That won't be a problem! We can add Google Tag Manager to your Gary website and even give you a crash course in using Google Tag Manager.

Add Conversion Tracking

Tracking conversions is important if you want to understand the benefits of website advertising for your Gary website. It'll help you understand where your conversions come from, like direct traffic, referral links, organic search, or paid advertising.

Image Optimization

Are large images slowing down your Gary website? That won't be a problem! Using our image compression tools, we can compress all your images and even set up recurring compression for new images!

Setup Live Chat

Would you like to try live chat? If you'd like us to recommend the best live chat system for your Gary business, install the tracking code, and customize the design for your branding, we can do it!

Review Error Logs for Issues

Do you have a lot of error_log files on your hosting account? We can help diagnose the issue and update programming code or repair platform problems to prevent recurring error messages.

Integrate reCaptcha on Contact Forms

If spambots are attacking your Gary website, we can setup a checkbox or invisible reCaptcha to help minimize unwanted submissions on your forms.

Setup a Caching Plugin

Are you interested in installing a caching plugin in your Gary website, but not sure how to properly configure the settings for best site speed? We can help recommend caching plugins, or just install and configure them for you!

Setup SMTP Email

To help improve email deliverability, we can configure your contact form and website platform to send emails through an SMTP account instead of PHP mail.

Restrict IP Addresses

Is your Gary website being bombarded with fake orders, contact submissions or live chats from a specific network? We can help setup IP restrictions to prevent malicious traffic from interacting with your website.

Create Website Backups

Do you want to create a backup of your Gary website? We can help you create one-time or scheduled backups that store locally or at an offsite location.

Create a Development Website

It is often recommended that you setup a development or staging website before proceeding with a major upgrade or extension installation. If you'd like help creating and managing that development / staging site, just let us know!

Implement A/B Testing

Do you prefer to make design changes based on statistical data regarding how users interact with your Gary web page? If so, we can help you implement A/B testing to gather data to help inform you of the best choice between two or more design layouts.

Create 301 Redirects

Are you launching a new website or removing pages from your website? You should create 301 redirects for your Gary website. We've seen businesses in and around Gary lose huge amounts of organic traffic due to widespread broken pages. We can help you create 301 redirects within .htaccess files, nginx templates, and CMS platforms.

Provide Website Training

Do you need help learning how to make changes to your Gary website? If your Gary website was developed in a platform we work within, such as WordPress or Shopify, we'll be happy to help!

Questions to Ask Gary, IN Web Support Companies

Ask the Gary web maintenance agency some questions about their services before you sign up for a package. It'll give you a better idea of the experience you'll have with their professional Indiana web support services prior to making payment and providing website access. Let's go over some easy questions to ask:

• What kind of security do you have on your site? Do you scan client websites for security?
• When can I expect an average Gary website support request to be completed?
• Are you outsourcing your Gary web maintenance services?
• How much does Gary web maintenance cost?
• Do you have minimum deductions or minimum billable expenses for Gary website updates?
• At what times of the day are you working and able to take our maintenance requests?
• How will I know about new updates to my platform?

We find it beneficial to run these questions by any Gary website services company before subscribing to their website maintenance packages, since it will provide much better understanding for you regarding the future relationship, the security of your website, and the expected turnaround time for important maintenance requests.

Gary, IN Website Support Packages and Tips

Companies in and around Gary often ask us for a web maintenance plan to establish routines and procedures. We can help your Gary small business set up a web support plan so all aspects of your website, hosting, and domain name are monitored regularly.

Yearly Gary web maintenance work

• Check if your web hosting provider has newer servers that your account can be migrated to.
• Check if your website platform is releasing a major update in the near future which will require a major overhaul of your website.
• Restore a website backup to make sure the data is enough for full recovery. Also, make sure your backups are stored remotely.
• Check out competitor sites (even those outside of Gary) to see if you're missing out on any competitive advantages they have over you.
• Perform a full security review of your site to ensure nothing has been compromised or left vulnerable.
• Ensure that structured data, open graph, and social links are all working.
• Check if any 3rd party tracking, live chat, or heat map scripts are installed but no longer necessary.
• Remove any unnecessary development or staging websites.

Semi-annual Gary web maintenance work

• Check that your domain name doesn't expire soon and that you have access to it. You'll appreciate this when it's time to renew your domain.
• Check your hosting account credentials and make sure it's not about to expire.
• Make sure you can access your DNS in case anything needs to be changed.
• Check if your SSL certificate will be expiring in the near future.
• Make sure you have remote backups outside Gary and that your website backup schedule is working.
• Make sure you're running an image optimization service.
• Check if the website is throwing any console errors.

Monthly Gary web maintenance work

• Look for broken links on your website, which hurts SEO and user experience.
• Make sure your website isn't having performance issues after recent updates.
• See if there are any coverage concerns in Google Search Console.
• Provide some kind of update to your content to keep your website fresh.
• Take a look at your website platform and extensions for any available updates.

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