Sheridan, WY Website Maintenance Services

What is Involved in Maintaining Sheridan, WY Websites

We see website maintenance as a reactive support service where we provide your Sheridan business with the right web developer resources to fix just about any problem. These are some examples of website issues that Sheridan web support companies might fix:

• Updating your website platform.
• Installing app or plugin updates to improve security and functionality.
• Adding new web pages as you release new products or services.
• Staying fresh with new blog content.
• Rearranging your Sheridan website's navigation menu.
• Making your page faster to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Take backups of 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 Sheridan web maintenance might look like. In fact, Sheridan web maintenance is basically anything a web developer or digital marketer does to your website.

Reactive Sheridan Website Support

The reason we consider website maintenance to be a reactive service is that most Sheridan website owners wouldn't want a web developer going into their website and changing things around without their knowledge. Our firm will be your web support team on standby for any questions you have. However, we can provide some proactive website support services for your Sheridan website.

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Proactive Sheridan Website Support

We're happy to help website owners in Sheridan who need proactive website upkeep! 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 Sheridan-area websites, our web maintenance firm also offers Buffalo, Casper, Cheyenne, Jackson, small businesses and large corporations help with their websites.

Who Needs Web Support in Sheridan, WY

There will come a time when every Sheridan website needs some sort of maintenance. It's just that the internet changes all the time. However, we don't charge a lot for Sheridan website support, so you'll be able to afford it! Here are some common reasons why a website in Sheridan might require web maintenance services:

• When a hosting company upgrades their servers, they may remove older versions of PHP that your Sheridan 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. You can't expect custom web functionality from the past 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 was no longer maintained by Magento after it reached "End of Life". As a result, Magento 1.x ecommerce businesses in Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 web maintenance examples.
• You need to refresh your Sheridan website content when it's outdated or doesn't explain your organization, products, or services well enough for future visitors. Keeping your Sheridan 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 Sheridan business when planning budgets and schedules for website maintenance and support.

How We Perform Sheridan, WY Website Maintenance

It's our job to understand your web support needs, schedule your work in a timely fashion, and follow up with your Sheridan business after the work is done.

Most Sheridan website support 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. From there, anyone on our team can work on the ticket without delay, leading to faster turnaround time and simplified internal communication.

For requests that originate from phone or live chat, a similar process to handling your Sheridan web 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 Website Maintenance Service List for Sheridan, WY Businesses

After the launch of a website, we're often asked for detailed examples of Sheridan web support requests. We've performed these Sheridan website support services in the past, and would be happy to do it for you too!

Simple Sheridan Website Updates

A simple change to your Sheridan website might include updating a paragraph on a page, swapping out an image, or adding a new page. These are just normal, routine web maintenance tasks to keep content fresh for both search engines and visitors.

Sheridan Site Performance Improvements

We can analyze your Sheridan website for hosting issues, caching issues, unoptimized images, console errors, broken links, poor queries, and more if it's slow. User experience and SEO will both benefit from better page load times.

Platform Upgrades / Security Updates

It's important to keep your Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 can review the coverage issues, fix the problems, and update you on the results. By making Google happy, you'll boost your search engine rankings throughout Sheridan and beyond!

Add Structured Data

When you search Google organically, have you noticed reviews or prices in the search results? This is structured data, which is a standardized way to describe the content on a webpage, whether it's a local Sheridan business, or an ecommerce product.

Add Open Graph to Your Website

Adding Open Graph Tags to your website will help search engines better understand your page content and improve the appearance of your website in social media platforms when people share links of your Sheridan business.

Add Google Tag Manager

Interested in using Google Tag Manager for managing custom scripts? No problem at all! We'll happily install Google Tag Manager on your Sheridan website and teach you how to use it.

Implement Conversion Tracking

If you are interested in understanding the benefit of an online advertising campaign for your Sheridan website, it is important to setup conversion tracking. Then you'll know where your conversions come from, whether it be direct traffic, organic search, or paid ads.

Image Optimization

Is your Sheridan 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!

Setup Live Chat

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

Review Error Logs for Issues

Are your error_log files big? We can help diagnose the issue and update programming code or repair platform issues to prevent recurring error messages.

Integrate reCaptcha on Contact Forms

We can set up a checkbox or invisible reCaptcha to help minimize unwanted submissions on your Sheridan website.

Implement a Caching Plugin

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

Send Website Emails Over SMTP

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 Malicious IP Addresses

Have you been getting fake orders, contact submissions, or live chats from a particular network? Our team can help set up IP restrictions so your website doesn't get hit with as much malicious traffic.

Run Website & Database Backups

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

Create a Staging Website

Before you do a major update or extension installation, it's a good idea to setup a development or staging site. Whenever you need help with creating and managing your development site, just let us know!

Create A/B Testing Rules

Are you a fan of making Sheridan web design changes based on statistical data? 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.

Add 301 Redirects

Are you launching a new website or removing pages from your website? You should create 301 redirects for your Sheridan website. We've seen businesses in and around Sheridan 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 Sheridan website? If your Sheridan 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 Sheridan, WY Websites

With years of experience developing websites for Sheridan businesses (and those in other areas of the country), our web designers and web developers have been immersed in multiple platforms. 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 Sheridan websites:

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

As a website support company, we used to maintain and support Joomla and Magento websites for Sheridan-area businesses. 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 Sheridan, WY Web Support Companies

Ask the Sheridan web maintenance company some questions about their services before you sign up for a package. By doing this, you'll be able to better understand your future experience with their expert Wyoming website maintenance services before you submit payment or provide website access. You can ask these simple questions:

• How do you handle website security? Do you run security scans of customer websites?
• What is the turnaround time for Sheridan web support requests?
• Is your Sheridan website support outsourced?
• How much does Sheridan web maintenance cost?
• Are there any minimum deductions or minimum billable expenses for Sheridan website updates?
• At what times of the day are you working and able to take our maintenance requests?
• When there are new updates on my platform, will you let me know?

We find it beneficial to run these questions by any Sheridan website services firm 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.

Sheridan, WY Website Support Plans and Tips

Companies in and around Sheridan often ask us for a web maintenance plan to establish routines and procedures. Whether it's your website, hosting, or domain name, we'll make sure your Sheridan business has a web maintenance plan to ensure optimum performance.

Read through this list of annual Sheridan website maintenance tasks to consider:

• Ask your web hosting company if they have newer servers you can migrate 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 Sheridan.
• Check out competitor sites (even those outside of Sheridan) to see if you're missing out on any competitive advantages they have over you.
• Ensure your website is secure by performing a full security review.
• Ensure that structured data, open graph, and social links are all 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 Sheridan web 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.
• Verify your website backup schedule is working properly, and you have remote backups outside of Sheridan.
• Make sure you're running an image optimization service.
• See if there are any console errors on the website.

Read through this list of monthly Sheridan website support tasks to review:

• 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.
• Check Google Search Console for any coverage issues.
• 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 Sheridan, WY

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