Website Hosting
There's more to running a website than just hosting.
What you don't know about hosting companies...
Most web hosting companies take into consideration two main things when they offer hosting plans: the amount of disk space and bandwidth you need.
Quickly explained,
- Disk space depends on the content of the website
- Bandwidth depends on the expected amount of traffic
Factors that can affect the bandwidth and disk space are the average page size, the number of pages on your website, and the number of daily page loads.
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OK, now why do I need a maintenance plan?
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Because a maintenance plan handles IMPORTANT web 'maintenance' practices that hosting plans don't.
For example, web servers are notoriously bad for handling emails sent through your website and many businesses who don’t have an email relay setup are likely missing sales leads or customer requests because of it. This is not typically part of a hosting plan.
Along with...
- Domain name registration and renewals
- Security management practices
- Spam protection
- HTTPS SSL certificate
...and more awesome things like check-ins with REAL PEOPLE!
Yes, we are a local company that doesn't take the human element out of web.
Here's a story for you... One scenario happened to me a while back when a very prominent organization in the security space was featured on the national post, and they were reporting that their website was plastered with Viagra ads. They called me in, and I spent a couple of days to fix it all up. I discovered they weren’t applying their security patches on the web server, and the site had indeed been hacked. It was a really big job to repair, and this security organization sort of had a pie in the face because of this incident.
"They were reporting that their website was plastered with Viagra ads."
The bottom line is over time hackers discover back doors, and these are called vulnerabilities. When WordPress or other platforms discover solutions to these vulnerabilities, they issue security patches. So if you’re running a site, you need to apply these patches; otherwise, if you don’t, hackers come up with strategies to take advantage of these back doors. It’s a common practice in certain industries for companies to pay hackers to post links to their Viagra websites in order to create backlinks and increase their SEO (search engine optimization) so they can sell more product by putting links on regular websites, and it could be your website!
If you made it all the way here... you know what to do.
Maintenance Plan
PRO PLAN
You're in control.
You can upload content and make changes to your site yourself or have our experts handle those small jobs for you. We keep your website running smoothly and securely and take care of all the updates and daily operation of the entire technology stack. Focus on what you're good at while we handle the tech. The plan includes:
- Client support
- On-demand jobs
- Optional hosting
- Nightly offsite backups
- Plugin and platform updates
- Security essentials
- CMS must-haves
- Never miss an email
- Domain and DNS admin
- Third-party cost handling
- Annual check-ins
This plan is available for WordPress and Drupal websites.
One-time migration fee: $299+tax
+PERFORMANCE PLAN
You're serious about growth.
We'll track your online performance and provide you with a monthly report that includes analysis of your website analytics, goal completions, Google My Business insights, Google AdWords campaigns, social media, SEO, and more.
+HOSTING IN CANADA
Keep it in Canada
Your website has a legal requirement to keep all it's data and assets hosted in Canada.
We require first and last month's payment up front. If you pay annually, we will waive the one-time migration fee. Cancel anytime. Upon cancellation we will hand over control of all yours assets such as domain name, third-party accounts, website, database, or files. Upgrade or downgrade your plan anytime with 30 days notice.
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Additional maintenance
PORTAL
It's bigger than you.
Your website has a built-in portal for either an employee intranet, custom staff capabilities, or a membership system. You have a lot more expectations and demands placed upon you. We got your back! Our entire team of experts are behind you, helping you maintain user satisfaction and handle the added technical complexity.
- Additional technical support *
- Additional capacity
+5GB disk space
+50GB bandwidth
* You provide 1st-level support, we are your 2nd-level support.
SERVERLESS
Blazing fast performance!
Top speed. Your website has a serverless static-based front-end producing fast load times and improved user engagement. Manage your website through your CMS as normal, our system takes care of the rest!
- Additional technical support *
- Additional hosting
