Website hosting and care
Your website needs a home, and some looking after once it's live. I host it, keep it updated, keep an eye on it and make small changes, all for one fixed monthly price.
- Two plans, £45 or £65 a month.
- Hosting is included, so there's no separate hosting bill.
- No contract: it runs month to month.
Roy SheppardFreelance web designer and developer in Watford
Pick the level of help you want
Both plans host and look after your site. Care Plus adds more of my time and a monthly report that shows what your site is doing for you in Google.
| Care£45a month | Care Plus£65a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting for your website | Included | Included |
| Monitoring, so I know if your site goes down | Included | Included |
| Security and software updates | Included | Included |
| Backups of your content | Included | Included |
| Email support | Included | Included |
| Small changes each month | 30 minutes | 1 hour |
| Monthly report on how your site is doing in Google, in plain English | Not included | Included |
| Regular check on your Google Business Profile | Not included | Included |
| Priority replies | Not included | Included |
Time doesn't roll over from one month to the next. If you need more than your plan includes, extra time is £50 an hour and I'll agree it with you before I start.
Hosting and fair use
I manage the hosting for you, so your site, its updates and its backups are all in one place with one person to call.
- Hosting is included
- I host your website and look after it, and the cost is part of your monthly plan. There's no separate hosting bill and nothing for you to set up. A domain name is separate and stays in your name.
- Every hosting plan has limits
- Hosting comes with limits on memory, processing power and storage. A normal business site uses a small part of what's available, so most owners never think about it.
- Fair use for normal business sites
- The plans are priced for a business site in normal use. If your traffic or storage grows well beyond that, such as a busy shop or a lot of video, I'll talk to you before it becomes a problem and we'll agree the next step together.
- Large files and video
- Video and big downloads are best kept on a service built for them, so they don't use up your site's allowance. I'll point you to the right one.
- If you ever stop the plan
- Your site is yours. If you stop, I'll hand over everything so it can run on your own hosting account or with another host.
- Bigger jobs are quoted first
- New pages, new features and redesigns aren't small changes. I'll give you a price before I start, so nothing turns into a surprise bill.
Questions about hosting and care
No. The site is yours either way. A plan is there if you'd rather not think about hosting, updates and small changes. If you'd prefer to look after it yourself, I'll hand over everything you need and help you set it up on your own hosting.
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