If your website plays any role in your business, then keeping it in top shape so that it can effectively maintain that part of your business is crucial. But, WordPress maintenance requires a number of ongoing tasks, some expected and some unexpected, and the resources and time involved an become too much for any business owner quickly. Leaving your website unmaintained for long, however, can be a source of all kinds of problems, from security concerns, to downtime and the simple inability to serve your customers in the way your website should. Especially if your business’s revenue comes directly from your website (such as eCommerce) website issues can be a huge concern. That’s where keeping seasoned, reliable experts on deck at all times comes in super handy. Let’s look at some of the benefits of a WordPress monthly maintenance plan.
- You can focus on what you do best – running your business.
Between troubleshooting unexpected critical issues to running updates and hoping that nothing breaks and utilizing support forums for free help, many business owners can end up spending hours every week trying to keep their website running smoothly. While some business owners are super savvy and have no trouble with the sometimes-complex inner workings of a WordPress install, for others this means time is being robbed from focusing on whatever their true expertise is in their business. With a pro website maintenance team on deck, however, you can rest assured that your website is ready to deliver for your business.
- Up-to-date, backed up, and secure. All the time.
Making sure that your plugins, themes and WordPress core install are all regularly kept up to date is crucial to the continued functionality and security of your website. That said, since all those elements have a lot of interplay, sometimes updates can cause something to break. Seeing an error on your WordPress website can be a scary moment. But with a maintenance plan in place, there’s always a backup to fall back on if something goes wrong, plus updates should be carefully considered, understood and tested and before they’re run on a live site. That’s all part of a days work for our WordPress care experts – even our lowest-tier Basecamp WordPress maintenance package includes 24/7 website uptime and security monitoring.
- Access to experts when you need them.
Whether something goes wrong on your website unexpectedly or you simply want to make some edits to your website content, a WordPress monthly maintenance plan means having access to website support when you need it. This can save you countless hours of searching for the source of your problem, or looking for other help. Access to experts and developers means you can easily get help with those website upgrades you have in mind, or other services like speed optimization, mobile optimization, custom development, eCommerce help and more.