Kenner, LA Website Maintenance Services

What is Involved in Maintaining Kenner, LA Websites

We view website maintenance to be a reactive support service that provides your Kenner business with the appropriate web developer resources to solve nearly any website problem. These are some examples of website issues that Kenner web maintenance firms might fix:

• Updating your website platform.
• Keeping apps and plugins updated for better security and functionality.
• Adding new web pages as you release new information.
• Writing new blog content to help you stay fresh.
• Rearranging your Kenner site's navigation menu.
• Making your page faster to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Backing up your website's files and databases.
• Changing the look and feel of your website.
• Fixing site audit issues or Google Search Console coverage problems.
• Enhancing technical SEO with structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Providing solutions to other website problems.

Those services are just a taste of what Kenner web support might look like. In fact, Kenner website support is basically anything a web developer or digital marketer does to your website.

Reactive Kenner Website Support

Most Kenner website owners wouldn't want a web developer messing around with their site without their permission. That's why we consider web maintenance a reactive service. You can count on our agency to keep your Kenner website running smoothly. However, we can provide some proactive website maintenance services for your Kenner website.

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Proactive Kenner Website Support

For website owners in Kenner interested in a proactive management service for some of their website upkeep requirements, we are happy to accommodate! We can take care of platform upgrades, app/extension updates, website backups, performance monitoring, and broken link monitoring as part of our proactive website management service.

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In addition to supporting Kenner-area websites, our web support agency also offers Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Metairie, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport, and Slidell small businesses and large corporations help with their websites.

Who Needs Web Maintenance in Kenner, LA

At some point in time, every Kenner website will require some form of website maintenance. It's just that the internet changes all the time. However, we don't charge a lot for Kenner web support, so you'll be able to afford it! There are a few reasons why a website in Kenner might need maintenance:

• When a hosting provider upgrades their servers, they may remove older versions of PHP that your Kenner website was originally developed to support. When this happens, you need to refactor your application or upgrade to a newer framework that supports the newer PHP version. There's no way you can expect custom web functionality to work forever.
• Content management systems or ecommerce platforms eventually deprecate old versions so their teams can focus on the new ones. Magento 1.x store owners recently had to migrate to Magento 2.x or an alternative ecommerce platform because Magento 1.x had reached "End of Life" status and wouldn't be maintained or updated. As a result, Magento 1.x ecommerce businesses in Kenner were looking for ecommerce developers to help migrate their websites.
• When a website owner has become a victim of malware or some other form of malicious activity, the Kenner website will need to be reviewed for security exploits and cleaned of malware. This is time-consuming, and often happens when the website owner isn't paying attention to the first two website support examples.
• You need to refresh your Kenner website content when it's outdated or doesn't explain your organization, products, or services well enough for future visitors. Keeping your Kenner website up to date is key to its success.

Above and beyond just updating something, there are plenty of reasons why a website might need maintenance. It is important to understand the future needs of your Kenner business when planning budgets and schedules for website maintenance and support.

How We Perform Kenner, LA Web Maintenance

We have an experienced web maintenance team who puts forth great effort to understand your maintenance needs, schedule your work in a timely fashion, and follow up with your Kenner business after the tasks have been completed.

Most Kenner website maintenance services start with an email from the website owner. Your email gets routed to our ticket system and automatically gets assigned to your project manager. We can then work on the ticket without delay, which leads to faster turnaround and easier internal communication.

The process for Kenner web support services that come from phone or chat is similar. The support request is entered into our ticket system by the person in the conversation with you, which allows the work order to be routed to the most appropriate web developer on our team.

Example Website Support Service List for Kenner, LA Businesses

We are often asked for detailed examples of Kenner web maintenance requests that might come up after the launch of a website. We've performed these Kenner website maintenance services in the past, and would be happy to do it for you too!

Simple Kenner Website Updates

Changes to your Kenner website could be as simple as updating a paragraph, swapping images, or adding a new page. This is just normal, routine web support to keep content fresh for both search engines and visitors.

Kenner Page Speed Improvements

Let us check your Kenner website for hosting, caching, image optimization, console errors, broken links, poor database queries, and other potential problems that might be impacting your page speed. User experience and SEO will both benefit from better page load times.

Platform Updates / Security Fixes

It's important to keep your Kenner website updated if it runs on a CMS like WordPress. This helps improve security and functionality - sometimes the updates are relatively quick to perform, which is a win-win!

Extension / Plugin Updates

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

Fixing 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. Make Google happy, and you'll rank higher throughout Kenner and beyond!

Add Structured Data

When you search Google organically, have you noticed reviews or prices in the search results? This is brought to you by structured data, which is a standardized way of describing the content on the web page, whether it be of a local business in Kenner, and ecommerce product or some other common data type.

Add Open Graph to Your Website

By adding Open Graph Tags to your website, digital platforms can better understand the content of your page, which improves its appearance on social media.

Add Google Tag Manager

Interested in using Google Tag Manager for managing custom scripts? Not a problem! We'll happily install Google Tag Manager on your Kenner website and teach you how to use it.

Setup Conversion Tracking

It's important to setup conversion tracking for your Kenner website if you want to understand the benefits of online advertising. It'll help you understand where your conversions come from, like direct traffic, referral links, organic search, or paid ads.

Optimize Images

Is your Kenner website slow because of large images? That won't be a problem! All your images can be compressed by our tools, and we can even setup recurring compression for newly added images!

Integrate a Live Chat

Do you want to try live chat on your website? If you'd like us to recommend the best live chat system for your Kenner 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? To stop recurring error messages, we can diagnose the problem and update programming code.

Integrate reCaptcha on Contact Forms

To reduce unwanted submissions on your Kenner website, we can setup an invisible or checkbox reCaptcha.

Install a Caching Plugin

Looking to install a caching plugin on your Kenner website, but not sure how to configure it? We can help you figure out which caching plugins to install and configure on your website!

Setup SMTP Email

If you want to improve email deliverability, we can set up your contact form and website platform to send emails via SMTP instead of PHP mail.

Restrict Malicious IP Addresses

Is your Kenner website getting fake orders, contact submissions, or live chats? Our team can help set up IP restrictions so your website doesn't get hit with as much malicious traffic.

Create Website Backups

Do you want to create a backup of your Kenner 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 Kenner 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 Kenner website. We've seen businesses in and around Kenner 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 Kenner website? If your Kenner site was developed in a platform we work within, such as WordPress or Shopify, we'll be happy to help!

The Platforms We Maintain for Kenner, LA Websites

We have a diverse team of web designers and web developers, for Kenner businesses, who have been immersed in multiple website platforms over the years. Nevertheless, mastering a handful of platforms is better than trying to be an expert on everything. Because of that, we tend to service only these platforms for Kenner websites:

• Kenner WordPress Website Support
• Kenner WooCommerce Web Maintenance
• Kenner Shopify Web Maintenance

We've managed Joomla and Magento platforms for Kenner businesses in the past. However, we chose not to use those platforms so our website maintenance experts could focus on training and support within the more popular platforms.

Questions to Ask Kenner, LA Web Support Agencies

Before signing up for any Kenner web maintenance package, it is important to ask the Kenner website maintenance company some questions about how their services work. By doing this, you'll be able to better understand your future experience with their expert Louisiana website support services before you submit payment or provide website access. You can ask these simple questions:

• Can you tell me how you handle website security? Do you run website security scans for clients?
• When can I expect an average Kenner web maintenance request to be completed?
• Do you outsource your Kenner web maintenance services?
• How much might it cost to maintain an average Kenner website?
• Are there any minimum deductions or minimum billable expenses for Kenner website updates?
• Can you tell me what your normal business hours are?
• When there are new updates on my platform, will you let me know?

We find it beneficial to run these questions by any Kenner website services company before subscribing to their web support 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.

Kenner, LA Website Support Plans and Tips

We are often asked for a web maintenance plan by larger companies in and around Kenner looking to establish routines and procedures within their IT department. Whether it's your website, hosting, or domain name, we'll make sure your Kenner business has a website maintenance plan to ensure optimum performance.

Read through this list of annual Kenner web support tasks to consider:

• Message your web hosting firm to see if they have upgraded servers you can switch your website to for faster page speeds.
• Check if your website platform is releasing a major upgrade in the near future which will require a major overhaul of your website.
• Attempt to restore a website backup to ensure the data being stored is sufficient for full recovery. Also make sure you are storing backups in a remote location away from Kenner.
• Take a look at the websites of your competitors (even those outside Kenner) to see if you're missing out on anything.
• Ensure your website is secure by performing a full security review.
• Make sure structured data, open graph, and social links are working.
• Remove any unnecessary 3rd party tracking, live chat, or heat map scripts that may have been installed in the past.
• Remove any unnecessary development or staging websites.

Read through this list of semi-annual Kenner website support tasks to review:

• 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 have access to your DNS.
• Check if your SSL certificate will be expiring in the near future.
• Make sure you have remote backups outside Kenner and that your website backup schedule is working.
• If you have an automated image optimization service, verify it is working properly.
• See if there are any console errors on the website.

Read through this list of monthly Kenner web maintenance tasks to review:

• Check for broken links on your website, which negatively impact user experience and SEO.
• Make sure your website isn't having performance issues after recent updates.
• See if there's anything wrong being reported within Google Search Console.
• Update some of your service pages or blog articles to keep your website fresh.
• Take a look at your website platform and extensions for any available updates.

The Cost of Web Maintenance Service in Kenner, LA

The starting price for our Kenner website maintenance services is $119.50/hour, but we offer discounts for pre-purchased blocks of time that bring the rate as low as $99.95/hour. We also offer website management for Kenner websites, starting at $50/month, if you'd like the peace of mind knowing a company is proactively upgrading your site.

To get started, if you are new to our web maintenance company, we'll need you to pre-purchase a block of time which includes a discount on our hourly rate. If you are an existing client in Kenner, you are welcome to choose monthly billing at our higher hourly rate or continue to pre-purchase time and receive discounted hourly rates for your website updates.

If you pre-purchase a block of time for your Kenner web maintenance services, you will be happy to know there are no contracts, there are no hidden fees, the time never expires, and there are no minimum deductions for small website update requests. 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, checking on whatever was asked, providing some form of feedback, and then logging the task usually takes at least 10 minutes of time. To keep you informed of the time usage on your pre-purchased block of web maintenance time, you will receive a monthly email update letting you know how much time remains on your account.

What is Considered Billable Time?

When talking with prospective Kenner website maintenance clients, we are often asked what is considered billable time. You will find the answers to vary greatly within the website support industry. In some situations, you may find a website maintenance company in Kenner to charge a much higher hourly rate, but not bill out for communication and organization. Likewise, there are website support companies in Kenner who charge a more affordable hourly rate, but also bill out for most communication and organization. This is the approach we take. To help provide clarification, let's go over some examples of what we consider billable time when it comes to maintaining and supporting your Kenner website.

Here are examples of what is considered billable time:

• Reading through lengthy emails to understand what is being requested.
• Preparing responses to lengthy or complex email messages.
• Helping you figure out your domain name or web hosting provider.
• Scheduling your website maintenance to be completed by the best team member.
• Talking with you on the phone about ideas or tasks you want to discuss.
• Reviewing completed work for quality control purposes.
• Providing you training on how to handle administrative tasks.
• Researching unique solutions to difficult questions you present our team.
• Providing more detailed time usage reports, beyond the automated monthly update email.
• Helping you figure out email client issues within Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, etc.
• Almost any other task not specifically mentioned in the list below.

Here are examples of what is not considered billable time:

• Talking with you about personal matters, such as the weather, a recent vacation, or a sporting event.
• Responding to simple email messages that don't require research or lengthy feedback.
• Handling accounting-related tasks, such as invoice generation, payment confirmations, etc.

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