Tigard, OR Website Maintenance Services

What is Involved in Maintaining Tigard, OR Websites

We view web maintenance to be a reactive support service that provides your Tigard business with the appropriate web developer resources to solve nearly any website problem. There are many examples of website issues that might require service from Tigard website maintenance agencies, including:

• Making sure your website's platform is up to date.
• Updating apps and plugins to make them safer and more functional.
• Adding new web pages as you release new products or services.
• Staying fresh with new blog content.
• Rearranging your Tigard site's navigation menu.
• Making your page faster to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Backing up your website's files and databases.
• Making your website look and feel better.
• Fixing site audit issues or Google Search Console coverage problems.
• Improving technical SEO by adding structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Providing a solution to any other website problem.

These are just a few of the Tigard website support services we offer. In fact, Tigard web maintenance is really anything a web developer or digital marketer does to your website to change it in some manner.

Reactive Tigard Website Support

Most Tigard 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 company to keep your Tigard website running smoothly. However, we can provide some proactive web support services for your Tigard website.

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Proactive Tigard Website Support

For website owners in Tigard interested in a proactive management service for some of their website upkeep requirements, we are happy to accommodate! There are several website support services, including platform upgrades, app / extension updates, website backups, performance monitoring, and broken link monitoring, that our website maintainers can handle in a proactive manner.

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In addition to supporting Tigard-area websites, our web maintenance firm also offers Albany, Aloha, Beaverton, Corvallis, Eugene, Gresham, Medford, Portland, Redmond, Salem, Springfield, small businesses and large corporations help with their websites.

Who Needs Web Support in Tigard, OR

At some point in time, every Tigard website will require some form of website support. The reason is simply that the internet is always changing. But don't worry, our Tigard web maintenance costs aren't too high, so you can afford it! Website maintenance in Tigard might be needed for these reasons:

• When a hosting company upgrades their servers, they may remove older versions of PHP that your Tigard website was originally developed to support. This means you have to refactor your app or upgrade to a newer framework that supports the new 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. Because of that, Magento 1.x ecommerce businesses in Tigard were suddenly looking for an ecommerce developer to help migrate their website to a supported platform.
• When a website owner has become a victim of malware or some other form of malicious activity, the Tigard website will need to be reviewed for security exploits and cleaned of malware. This can be a time-consuming activity, and often happens because the website owner wasn't being mindful of the first two web maintenance examples, listed above.
• To ensure future visitors to your Tigard website receive accurate information about your organization, products, or services, your Tigard website content needs to be refreshed. Maintaining your Tigard website is key to making sure it's working for you.

As you can see, there are many reasons a website may require maintenance above and beyond the obvious reasons of just wanting to update something on the website. When planning budgets and schedules for website maintenance and support, consider your Tigard business's potential future needs.

How We Perform Tigard, OR Web Support

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

Most web maintenance services start with an email from you, the owner of the Tigard website. Your email gets routed into our ticket system and automatically assigned to your project manager. Anyone on our team can work on the ticket without delay, resulting in faster turnaround time.

For requests that originate from phone or live chat, a similar process to handling your Tigard website maintenance services unfolds. We route the support request to the most appropriate web developer on our team based on the nature of the work needed on your website.

Example Web Support Service List for Tigard, OR Businesses

We are often asked for detailed examples of Tigard website support requests that might come up after the launch of a website. Here are several examples of Tigard web maintenance services we've been asked to perform in the past and would be more than happy to provide to you!

Simple Tigard Website Tweaks

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

Tigard Site Performance Improvements

Let us check your Tigard 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

Keeping your Tigard 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 Updates

It's important to update plugins and extensions on your Tigard website if they were developed and maintained by a third-party. It's similar to updating the CMS platform since it helps patch security and functionality issues.

Google Search Console Fixes

Has Google Search Console told you there's a coverage problem? 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 Tigard and beyond!

Add Structured Data

Do you ever see product prices or reviews in Google organic 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 Tigard, and ecommerce product or some other common data type.

Add Open Graph Tags on Your Website

When people share links of your Tigard 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 your each page on your website.

Implement Google Tag Manager

Are you interested in adding Google Tag Manager to your website to help you manage custom scripts more easily? That won't be a problem! We'll happily install Google Tag Manager on your Tigard website and teach you how to use it.

Setup Conversion Tracking

It's important to setup conversion tracking for your Tigard website if you want to understand the benefits of online advertising. Then you'll know where your conversions come from, whether it be direct traffic, organic search, or paid ads.

Optimize Images

Are large images slowing down your Tigard website? Not 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 Tigard 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? If you're getting recurring error messages, we can update programming code or fix platform issues.

Integrate reCaptcha on Contact Forms

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

Implement a Caching Plugin

Interested in installing a caching plugin for your Tigard website, but don't know how to set it up? We can help recommend caching plugins, or just install and configure them for you!

Implement 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 Tigard website getting fake orders, contact submissions, or live chats? If you want to protect your website from malicious traffic, we can help by implementing IP restrictions.

Create Website Backups

Do you want to create a backup of your Tigard 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 Tigard 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 Tigard website. We've seen businesses in and around Tigard 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 Tigard website? If your Tigard 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 Tigard, OR Websites

We have a diverse team of web designers and web developers, for Tigard businesses, who have been immersed in multiple website platforms over the years. That said, it is better to become a master of a handful of platforms rather than try to specialize in them all. Therefore, we tend to only maintain Tigard websites on these platforms:

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

We've managed Joomla and Magento platforms for Tigard businesses in the past. The reason we moved away from those platforms was to let our web maintenance experts focus more on training and support.

Questions to Ask Tigard, OR Website Maintenance Agencies

Before signing up for any Tigard website support package, it is important to ask the Tigard web maintenance company some questions about how their services work. This will help you get a better idea of the experience you will have with their expert Oregon website maintenance services before you submit payment and provide website access. Here are some simple questions to ask:

• What kind of security do you have on your site? Do you scan client websites for security?
• What is the turnaround time for Tigard web support requests?
• Is your Tigard website support outsourced?
• How much might it cost to maintain an average Tigard website?
• Are there any minimum deductions or minimum billable expenses for Tigard website updates?
• Can you tell me what your normal business hours are?
• How will I know about new updates to my platform?

We find it beneficial to run these questions by any Tigard 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.

Tigard, OR Web Support Plans and Tips

We are often asked for a website support plan by larger companies in and around Tigard looking to establish routines and procedures within their IT department. We are happy to help your Tigard business develop a web maintenance plan to ensure all aspects of your website, hosting, and domain name are routinely checked to ensure optimum performance and uptime.

Check out this list of annual Tigard web maintenance tasks to review:

• Check if your web hosting provider has newer servers that your account can be migrated to.
• Check if your website platform has a new major release that will require an extensive website migration.
• Try restoring a website backup to make sure the data is good enough for a full recovery. Also, make sure your backups are stored somewhere else besides Tigard.
• Take a look at the websites of your competitors (even those outside Tigard) 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.
• 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.

Here is a list of semi-annual Tigard website maintenance tasks to consider:

• Make sure you have access to your domain name and it's not about to expire. When you have to renew your domain name, this will come in handy.
• Check that your hosting account isn't about to expire and you can access it.
• Ensure you have access to your DNS in case you need to change anything.
• Make sure your SSL certificate isn't expiring soon.
• Make sure you have remote backups outside Tigard 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.

Check out this list of monthly Tigard web support tasks to consider:

• Check for broken links on your website, which negatively impact user experience and SEO.
• Check for website performance issues from recent updates or changes on the website.
• See if there are any coverage issues in Google Search Console.
• Keep your website fresh by updating your content within one of your service pages or blog articles.
• Check if there are available platform or extension updates.

The Cost of Website Support Service in Tigard, OR

The starting price for our Tigard 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 Tigard 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 Tigard, 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 Tigard 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 Tigard 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 Tigard to charge a much higher hourly rate, but not bill out for communication and organization. Likewise, there are website support companies in Tigard 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 Tigard 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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