Website Updating, Upgrading & Maintenance
Updates and Upgrades
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Website Updating
Basic Website Updating for services for Joomla & WordPress
Do you have outdated information on your website and don't know how to change it? Let us help you update your website to ensure information you are providing is current and relevant. Basic prices include:
Web Update Pricing - Basic Price: One time only updates: $85.00/hour + gst (1 hour minimum)
Large Project Revisions - Please call for a quote
Website Upgrades
Joomla and WordPress Upgrades - Please call for a quote
It is essential that Joomla and WordPress websites are kept upgraded with the latest supported version. Many people believe that the cost for a website is a one-time expense. They want to pay a designer to build a nice website and then move on and never deal with their website again. But that's not how it works. Similar to a car, a website needs to be monitored and upgraded to continue to be relevant and effective.
Open source CMS like Joomla and WordPress stay in business by continually making their products more effective. As a result, frequent upgrades are provided to handle changes with website browsers, host servers, security holes and technology changes.
Three Advantages to Keeping Your Joomla or WordPress website upgraded
Three Advantages to Keeping Your Joomla or WordPress website upgraded
- Security: Upgrades keep websites safe from known security holes. Upgrades often include bug fixes and security patches. If you are using an out-dated CMS version, your website is simply not secure. An out-dated CMS website opens itself up as potential attackers may discover your website’s weak spots. Not upgrading website is the number one cause of cyber attacks.
- Cost Savings: Applying Upgrades can save you money. It’s best to stay current with upgrades, otherwise, a future upgrade could be very expensive. It is also easier and cheaper to regularly keep your website upgraded than to deal with having to completely remake the website from scratch in the event of successful hack.
- Access to New Features: You may get access to new features with upgrades. CMS programs like Joomla and WordPress continually work with their communities to add new features to their products. With each major upgrade, you may notice new features and functionality.
Website Renovations
Website Renovations - How often should you renovate your website? - Please call for a quote
Small/Medium Websites: Every 3-5 years.
Large Websites: Every 5-7 years, with a moderate design refresh every 2-3 years.
Website Renovation - Xpression Webs have worked with many customers throughout the years to renovate their websites. This has allowed customers to continue to keep up with the latest technology and keep websites current with design trends. - Should your site be renovated? Please contact us to request a full site review with our recommendations and a quote.
Website Maintenance Packages
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Full Maintenance
Full Maintenance Webmaster Package - Hiring Yvonne as your Webmaster
Sign up to apply for our Yearly Webmaster maintenance package to get prompt and efficient website updates. Your site will also be regularly monitored to ensure that it is running in tip top condition at all times.
Yearly Website Update Package: $120/month + gst
Full Webmaster duties include:
- Weekly check-in: On a weekly basis your site will be checked fully for any errors or problems. All hyperlinks will also be checked to ensure that they are active and up-to-date.
- Malware monitoring
- Installation of security patches as required
- Web updates: 5 updates will be allowed on your website on a monthly basis. Please Note: The term "Maintenance" means maintaining the content of your existing website. Extra charges may be added if new features, extensions, menus or modules are requested.
- Full monthly backup: Backups will be performed as updates and security patches are applied.
- Full telephone and email support
- Priority updating
Partial Maintenance
Partial Website Maintenance Packages for Hosted & Non-Hosted Clients
Hosted Maintenance Package: $240/year + GST - Unlimited hosting plans that are provided by Xpression Webs are fully monitored. Hosted website clients can rest assured that their websites are kept up-to-date with the latest updates and security patches. Sites are monitored for malware and backed up on a nightly basis. Full backups are also done on a monthly basis.
Non-hosted Website Maintenance Package: $300/year + GST - Non-hosted clients can sign up for an added package to provide added security to their website once their website has been developed. This non-hosted package includes installing updates and extension security patches as required, monthly monitoring of site for malware or problems and a full monthly backup of site. Please contact Yvonne to apply for this yearly package.
