How much does website management cost?

Independent agencies typically charge $99 to $250 per month for WordPress sites and $50 to $100 per month for hosted platforms like Shopify, Wix, or Squarespace. Our retainer is scoped to your actual site, and it starts at $49 a month — often below the agency range, because we price around your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all package.

The range exists because every site is different. A simple 5-page brochure site needs less attention than an e‑commerce store with 500 products or a membership site with custom functionality. We assess your actual site and scope the right plan — not the other way around.

Everything a small business site needs to stay healthy:

• Updates — weekly or monthly, tested in staging before they go live.
• Backups — daily, stored off-site so you can restore if anything goes wrong.
• Security — 24/7 monitoring and malware scanning, plus a firewall.
• Uptime and speed — we're alerted the moment your site goes down, and we check performance.
• Housekeeping — SSL certificates and broken-link checks looked after.
• A real human — you email us a task, we handle it and let you know when it's done.

That's the base. Because the retainer is a bucket of work, the same $49 a month can also cover new pages, small design work, or a bit of SEO — whatever needs doing. Or a one-off project is a fixed upfront fee for a specific job. You email us a task, we handle it. No jargon, no surprises.

Yes. If your plan includes a set number of support hours per month and you don't use them all, those hours roll over indefinitely. There's no use-it-or-lose-it policy. A quiet month means you have more available when things get busy.

No. Month-to-month only. Cancel anytime with no penalties. If the service stops delivering value for your business, you should be free to leave without jumping through hoops. That's how we'd want to be treated and that's how we treat our clients.

Five main things:

• Platform. WordPress needs more upkeep than Shopify, Wix, or Squarespace, because you're responsible for updates, security, and backups.
• Scale. A 5-page site and a store with 500 products are different jobs. More content means more to maintain.
• Update frequency. Content changes every week vs once a quarter changes what the plan looks like.
• E‑commerce. Stores need checkout testing, inventory management, and product updates — all ongoing work.
• Extra services. SEO maintenance, speed projects, content strategy, and design work are priced on the work involved.

We'll give you a clear price before anything starts. No surprises, no hidden fees.