Ongoing Maintenance
A website isn't a one-and-done project — it's a living system that needs continuous care. Here's exactly what we do every month to keep your site secure, fast, and working perfectly.
What is website maintenance, really?
Think of your website like a car. When you drive it off the lot, everything is perfect — the engine is tuned, the paint is fresh, the tyres are new. But six months later, without an oil change, without tyre rotation, without checking the brakes? Things start to fail. Not all at once — quietly, gradually, until one day something breaks at the worst possible moment.
Websites work the same way. The code libraries your site is built on release security patches every few weeks. Browsers update their rendering engines every 4–6 weeks. Hosting environments change their configurations. New device screen sizes appear. Without someone actively maintaining your site, it slowly falls behind — getting slower, less secure, and less reliable with every passing month.
Our maintenance service is your website's dedicated pit crew. We handle the security updates, the performance monitoring, the bug fixes, and the content changes — so your site runs at peak performance every single day, and you never have to think about the technical side.
What's Included in Detail
Each area below includes real-world examples so you can see exactly what we handle and why it matters for your business.
Security Updates & Vulnerability Patches
Your website is a live system connected to the internet — which means it's a target. Every framework, library, and dependency your site uses is maintained by open-source developers who regularly discover and patch security vulnerabilities. If those patches aren't applied, your site is running with known, documented weaknesses that attackers can exploit with automated scripts. This isn't theoretical — it happens to thousands of websites every single day.
Hackers don't manually browse your site looking for weaknesses. They use automated bots that scan millions of websites for specific known vulnerabilities. When a security patch is released, it publicly documents the exact flaw it fixes — which means every site that doesn't apply that patch is now a published target. We apply security updates before they become a problem.
Real Examples
A critical vulnerability is discovered in the version of React or Next.js your site runs on
We monitor security advisories daily, test the patch in a staging environment, and deploy the update to your live site — typically within 24–48 hours of the patch release
The average time between a vulnerability being published and the first exploit attempt is 15 days. Automated bots start scanning even sooner. Patching quickly is the single most effective security measure
Your SSL certificate is about to expire, which would show visitors a 'Not Secure' warning
We manage SSL certificate renewals automatically — monitoring expiry dates and renewing well before they lapse
An expired SSL certificate instantly destroys visitor trust. Browsers display a full-page warning, and Google drops your rankings. Most visitors will leave immediately and never return
Third-party dependencies (npm packages) have known vulnerabilities flagged in security databases
We run automated dependency audits monthly, review every flagged package, and update or replace vulnerable dependencies
A single compromised dependency can inject malicious code into your entire site. The 2021 'ua-parser-js' attack affected millions of websites through one small package update
Performance Monitoring & Optimisation
A website doesn't stay fast on its own. Over time, images accumulate, code grows, third-party scripts slow things down, and hosting conditions change. What loaded in 1.5 seconds at launch might take 4 seconds six months later — and you won't notice because you visit your own site differently than a first-time customer does. We monitor your site's speed continuously and fix performance regressions before they cost you traffic.
We track real-world performance using tools like Google PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse, and real-user monitoring (RUM). This gives us both lab data (controlled test results) and field data (how actual visitors experience your site on real devices and connections). When a metric drifts outside the optimal range, we investigate and fix the root cause — not just the symptom.
Real Examples
Your homepage load time has crept from 2 seconds to 5 seconds over 6 months because new images were added without optimisation
We audit all media assets, convert to modern formats (WebP/AVIF), implement responsive sizing, enable lazy loading, and configure CDN caching — bringing load time back under 2 seconds
Every additional second of load time reduces conversions by 7% and increases bounce rate by 11%. A 5-second site loses almost half its potential customers before they see a single word
Your site goes down for 3 hours on a Saturday night and you don't find out until Monday morning
We set up 24/7 uptime monitoring with instant alerts. We're notified within 60 seconds of any downtime and begin investigating immediately — even outside business hours
The average cost of website downtime for a small business is €300–€500 per hour in lost opportunities. Weekend and evening visitors are often the highest-intent buyers
Core Web Vitals scores have degraded since launch, and Google Search Console is showing warnings
We run a full CWV audit — checking LCP, INP, and CLS — identify the degrading metrics, fix the underlying causes, and verify improvement in both lab and field data
Core Web Vitals are a direct Google ranking factor. Degraded scores mean lower search rankings, less traffic, and fewer leads — even if your content hasn't changed at all
Content Updates & Changes
Your business evolves — new services, updated pricing, seasonal promotions, new team members, changed opening hours, fresh photos. Your website needs to evolve with it. But most business owners aren't developers, and even "simple" text changes on a custom-coded site can accidentally break layouts, links, or mobile responsiveness. That's where we come in. You tell us what you need changed, and we do it properly.
Every content change we make goes through a proper workflow: we make the update in a development environment, verify it looks correct on desktop, tablet, and mobile, check that no links are broken, and then deploy it to your live site. This means zero risk of you accidentally breaking something by editing a file you weren't supposed to touch.
Real Examples
You've added a new service to your business and need a complete new section on your website
We design and build the new section to match your existing site's style — with proper headings, descriptions, images, and a call-to-action. It's added to the relevant pages and linked from your navigation
An outdated website that doesn't reflect your current offerings actively loses you business. If a potential customer can't find a service you now offer, they'll go to a competitor who shows it
Your pricing has changed and the old prices are still showing on your website
We update all pricing references across every page — the pricing section, service pages, any cards or CTAs that mention prices — and verify nothing was missed
Wrong pricing on your website creates customer confusion and erodes trust. If someone contacts you expecting one price and hears another, that conversation starts with disappointment instead of excitement
You have new professional photos from a photoshoot and want them on the site
We properly optimise each image (format, compression, sizing), replace old photos, ensure proper alt text for SEO, and verify the layout looks great with the new visuals on all devices
Simply uploading a 5MB photo from your camera would devastate your page speed. Proper image optimisation maintains performance while keeping your visuals looking crisp and professional
Your seasonal promotion ends next week and the banner needs to come down
We schedule the removal for the exact date and time, and can also pre-build the next promotion's content so it goes live instantly
Expired promotions on a website look unprofessional and confuse visitors. Timely updates show customers your business is active, organised, and paying attention
Bug Fixes & Cross-Browser Compatibility
The web is a chaotic environment. Apple releases a new iOS version and suddenly your contact form doesn't submit on Safari. Chrome changes how it renders CSS and your navigation breaks on Android. A visitor uses a screen size nobody tested, and the layout overlaps. These things happen to every website — the question is whether anyone notices and fixes them. With our maintenance, we do.
We don't wait for customers to tell you something is broken. We proactively test your site across major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) and devices (iPhone, Android, iPad, desktop) after every major browser or OS update. When something breaks — or just looks slightly off — we fix it before most visitors ever encounter the issue.
Real Examples
Your contact form works on desktop Chrome but silently fails on Safari mobile — submissions just disappear
We diagnose the issue (often a Safari-specific JavaScript behavior or date format incompatibility), implement the fix, and test across all major browsers to confirm it works everywhere
Safari mobile represents 25–30% of web traffic globally. If your form doesn't work on iPhone, you're silently losing a quarter of your potential leads — and you'd never know because no error is shown
A new Chrome update changed how it handles CSS backdrop-filter, and your glass-effect cards now look broken
We identify the rendering change, update the CSS with proper fallbacks and vendor prefixes, and verify the fix across all browser versions
Browser rendering engines update every 4–6 weeks. Each update can subtly change how your site looks. Without someone monitoring this, visual bugs accumulate until your site looks outdated
Your site looks perfect on iPhone 15 but the navigation is broken on older Android phones with smaller screens
We implement proper responsive breakpoints, test on real device emulators, and ensure touch targets are properly sized for all screen dimensions
Not every visitor has the latest phone. In many markets, 40–60% of mobile traffic comes from devices over 2 years old. Your site needs to work perfectly on all of them
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Data loss happens. Hosting providers have outages, deployment errors can corrupt files, and mistakes happen during updates. Without proper backups, a single incident could mean rebuilding your entire website from scratch — losing weeks of work and potentially all your content. We maintain comprehensive, automated backups so that no matter what happens, your site can be fully restored in minutes, not weeks.
Our backup strategy follows the 3-2-1 principle: 3 copies of your data, on 2 different types of storage, with 1 copy stored off-site. Every backup is verified to ensure it's complete and restorable. We don't just hope backups work — we regularly test restoration to make sure they actually do when it matters.
Real Examples
A deployment error pushes broken code to your live website, taking it offline
We roll back to the last verified working version within minutes using our version-controlled deployment pipeline. Your site is restored before most visitors notice
Without version control and instant rollback capability, fixing a broken deployment means debugging under pressure while your site is down. Rollback turns a crisis into a 2-minute fix
Your hosting provider experiences a major outage and your site data is temporarily inaccessible
We redeploy your site from our off-site backup to an alternative hosting environment, minimising downtime to the absolute minimum
Even the biggest hosting providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Netlify) have experienced multi-hour outages. Having off-site backups means you're never fully dependent on a single provider
An accidental content deletion wipes an important page that took weeks to write and design
We restore the exact page content from the most recent backup — including all text, images, styles, and metadata — as if nothing happened
Without backups, recreating a lost page means rewriting content, re-sourcing images, and rebuilding the design from memory. With backups, it's a 5-minute restoration
What Happens Without Maintenance
Skipping maintenance doesn't save money — it just delays costs while making the eventual problems bigger and more expensive to fix.
Security Vulnerabilities Pile Up
Every month you skip updates, your site accumulates known, documented vulnerabilities. Hackers don't need to be clever — they just need to check public databases of patched flaws and find sites that haven't applied them. After 6 months without updates, your website could have dozens of known entry points. After a year, it's essentially an open door. The cost of recovering from a hacked website (cleanup, reputation damage, potential data breach fines) far exceeds years of maintenance.
Performance Degrades Invisibly
Website speed doesn't degrade with a loud crash — it happens gradually, invisibly. A new browser update renders your animations differently. A CDN cache policy expires and nobody re-enables it. Images you added bypass the optimisation pipeline. Each small issue shaves 200–500 milliseconds off your load time. After a few months, your site that launched at 1.5 seconds is now loading at 4+ seconds — and you don't notice because you're not monitoring it. But your visitors notice. And Google notices.
Small Bugs Become Big Problems
A button that doesn't work on Safari mobile. A form that silently fails on Android. A page that overflows on tablet. These are small bugs — 15 minutes to fix when caught early. But left unchecked, they interact, compound, and create the impression that your business is unprofessional or abandoned. Visitors don't report bugs — they just leave. Without proactive monitoring, you're losing potential customers to bugs you don't even know exist.
You Lose the Ability to Make Quick Changes
Without an active maintenance relationship, every change becomes a project. You need to find a developer, explain your entire website's architecture, wait for their availability, pay a one-off project fee, and hope they don't break anything. With maintenance, changes are an email away. "Update the pricing to €X" → done within 24 hours. "Add this new team member" → live by tomorrow. Speed of execution is a competitive advantage that compounds over time.
How It Works
Subscribe
Sign up for our monthly plan. No lock-in contracts, no hidden fees, cancel anytime. Your maintenance starts immediately.
Send Requests
Need something changed? Send us an email. Text updates, new images, pricing changes, new sections — just describe it and we handle the rest.
We Handle Everything
Security updates, performance monitoring, bug fixes, and backups happen automatically — everything is handled behind the scenes so your site stays healthy.
The Bottom Line
Your website is your most visible business asset. It works 24/7, it's the first thing potential customers see, and it directly impacts whether they trust you enough to get in touch. Maintenance isn't an expense — it's insurance for your digital presence. For €85/month, you get a dedicated team that keeps everything secure, fast, up-to-date, and optimised — so your site keeps delivering results month after month, year after year. That's not a cost. That's the best return on investment you can get in your business.
Keep Your Site Running Perfectly
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