Now that you understand the value of website maintenance,
it’s time to figure out how much of the website maintenance you actually
need. Much like any other purchases you
make for your business, the rates and prices should not be the only basis or
the primary basis for the final choice.
Ultimately, the website’s needs are to be considered and it all depends
on what type of website it is, its volume of traffic, and the kind of users or
visitors it caters to.
A site analysis should be the first
order of businesses when choosing from website maintenance packages. Ask the service provider if they can give you
this service for free to determine how much work needs to be done on how
frequent it should be done. If the site
analysis comes with the package, then that’s a good place to start.
A site analysis report should
include the website’s loading time, SEO optimization rating, file sizes and a
few suggestions on how to improve the website further to meet the demands of
its visitors and its market.
Website maintenance packages vary by frequency of the
service per month. As mentioned earlier,
the website maintenance package you choose will depend on how often you require
updates.
Most small businesses have websites that have a maximum of 3
to 5 pages, with only a few images, videos, information and a contact
page. These types of sites require no
more than 3 to 4 updates per month.
There are website that have multiple pages but do not have a
large amount of text content. It rarely needs updating but often requires
additional activity just to keep the site active and interesting such as a blog
page. This is still considered within
the range of a simple website that requires a website maintenance package that
gives services between 3 to 6 times per month.
Most websites that need website
maintenance packages that offer daily updates and maintenance or a minimum of
10 updates per month are websites that incur heavy traffic and has call to
action buttons, comment sections and plug ins, forms or order pages as well as
carts. These types of webpages are usually in the field of online retail.
Website
maintenance packages allow website owners to personalize the service
depending on the need and the budget.
