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Web Site Maintenance

Maintenance is never very glamorous.  Building something new is always more interesting, but maintenance is just as important, if not more so.

How long will your car operate satisfactorily without maintenance? A while, but it will last a lot longer if you regularly check the fluid levels and change the oil as the manufacturer suggests.

A web site is not a car.  How will it break without maintenance? It depends what you have on your web site.  If your web site just says, "Here we are.  This is what we do.  Call or E-Mail us if you need us.", then your site probably does not need any maintenance unless your area code changes or you expand your business and do something else. However, if you provide useful information on your web site, then it may need periodic maintenance, because:
  • the information can change.
  • an announcement may be related to a date that is passed.
  • the sale is over.
  • the price is reduced (or raised).
  • you have a new picture of a product.
  • potential customers will notice if you haven't updated your site.

How much does web site maintenance cost?

You can hire a full-time web master. You can hire a part-time web master. You can hire a company.  It only sounds expensive.
  • Full-time salary
  • Desk, office space
  • Computer and Software
  • Part-time salary
  • Desk, office space
  • Computer and Software
  • Pay us only for the hours we work for you.
  • Buy blocks of time per month for a discount.

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This page was last updated on 22 Nov 2005