Solutions
Maintaining and extending existing software
Keeping what you already have running, and building on it. Monitoring, updates, new features, and the small things that otherwise sit there growing until they get expensive. WordPress, Laravel, Vue, React and other stacks.
Ex. VAT, for going through a site you already have and updating it. Ongoing upkeep is agreed separately.
When this makes sense
- Nobody is currently responsible for keeping the site up
- The last update was long enough ago that you would rather not check
- Backups are switched on, but nobody has ever tried restoring from one
How it works
- 01
Baseline
I find out what is actually running at your end, and set up monitoring that alerts a person when something goes down.
- 02
Upkeep
Updates and security patches on a fixed cadence. Applied to staging first, where one exists.
- 03
Restore drills
Backups get tested by restoring them into a staging environment, so we know how long a restore takes and what is missing afterwards.
What you get
- Monitoring and uptime checks
- Updates and security patches
- Backups tested by restoring them
- Smaller improvements and fixes along the way
With marketing from Adsmark
This can also be bought as part of the "Growth partner" package, where Adsmark, my partner for marketing and content, does the ads and content on top of the technical work.
See the packageCommon questions
- What does maintenance cost?
- It depends on how critical the system is, how much there is to look after, and how fast you need a response. It becomes a fixed monthly price that we agree in writing before the agreement starts. We start with three months, and after that the agreement runs month to month with one month’s notice. Tell me what you run and you get a price.
- Do you take over someone else’s work?
- Yes, that is common. It usually starts with a technical review so we both know what we are walking into before I take over the running of it.
- Is there a guaranteed response time?
- Within 24 hours on weekdays as standard. If you need something tighter, say so and we will price it properly.
Other services
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What does it cost?
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How does your site stand?
Speed on mobile as Google measures it, the technical SEO, and whether ChatGPT and the other AI assistants can read the page.
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