Most small sites do not need a full-time webmaster. They need someone to install the updates without breaking anything, keep a backup that actually restores, and notice when the site goes down before a customer does. That is the Starter plan.
It is a flat monthly fee with a fixed scope. You get the routine maintenance every site needs (core, theme and plugin updates, offsite backups, uptime monitoring, an SSL and security check) plus a small block of time each month for the little fixes that pile up: a broken form, a plugin conflict, a price that needs changing.
We work on WordPress, OpenCart and Drupal, and on plain static or PHP sites. No long contract, and you can cancel with a month’s notice if it is not earning its keep.
Services we combine
Who it's for
This fits a brochure site, a small shop, or a blog that earns its keep but does not change much week to week. You want it to stay up, stay patched, and have a backup that works, without paying agency retainer rates or learning to do it yourself.
If your site is mission-critical, takes orders around the clock, or needs same-day emergency response, the Starter plan is too light. Look at the Pro retainer instead, which adds a faster response time and more monthly hours. We will tell you honestly which one fits when you ask.
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The small business owner
You run the business, not the website. You want it handled so you stop worrying about updates and backups.
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The brochure or portfolio site
Low traffic, rare changes, but it still needs patching and a working backup. Starter covers exactly that.
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The freelancer's overflow
You built the site and do not want the ongoing upkeep. We take the maintenance off your plate.
How it runs
We set up monitoring and backups in the first few days, take a baseline of the site, and agree a regular update window. After that it runs quietly. You get a short monthly note: what we updated, what the scan found, and how the backup restore went. The 30-minute fix block resets each month, and we tell you before anything runs over, so there are no surprise charges.
Onboard
We take access, set up offsite backups and uptime monitoring, and snapshot the current site.
Days 1-3Patch on schedule
Updates applied in a set window, checked afterward so a bad plugin update does not sit live.
MonthlyWatch and report
Monitoring runs continuously; you get a plain monthly note of what changed.
OngoingFix the small stuff
Use your monthly time block for the little jobs. We flag anything bigger before starting.
Within 1 business dayPrice, and what happens after
The Starter plan is $90 a month for a single site. That price holds whether or not you use the monthly fix time. If you need more hands-on hours, a faster response, or WordPress-specific work like WooCommerce upkeep, the Pro retainer is the better value. Bigger jobs outside the plan are quoted separately before we touch anything.
Tooling we lean on
Where this fits
Starter is the entry point to our website maintenance and support work. Run WordPress and want deeper, platform-specific care? See support for WordPress or step up to the Pro retainer. Worried less about upkeep and more about a site that has already been attacked? That is a job for our security services instead.
Want your site handled every month?
Send the context — your stack, the scope, any complications. We come back with a confirmation or a couple of clarifying questions.