Web Optimization

A site that keeps working after launch

Ongoing website maintenance and support covering updates, monitoring, and small fixes - the recurring work that keeps a site from quietly degrading.

Overview

Website maintenance is the recurring work of keeping a launched site running correctly - applying updates, watching for downtime or errors, fixing broken links, and handling the small content changes that come up between larger projects. None of it is a single deliverable; it's a standing arrangement, because a site that isn't actively maintained accumulates small problems that eventually become large ones.

Teams without this in place usually notice it in reverse - a plugin conflict nobody caught, a page that's been throwing errors for weeks, a broken link buried three levels deep that a customer finally reports. Maintenance is what catches these before a customer does.

In simple terms

Website maintenance and support is ongoing, recurring work - updates, monitoring, small fixes, and content support - that keeps a site running correctly after launch instead of degrading unnoticed.

Capabilities

What we bring to this

01

Updates

  • Regular CMS core and plugin updates
  • Compatibility checks before updates are applied
02

Monitoring

  • Uptime monitoring with alerting
  • Error and broken-link monitoring
03

Content & Small Fixes

  • Minor content updates and edits
  • Small bug fixes and layout corrections
04

Reporting

  • Monthly health and performance reporting
  • A running record of what changed and why
What's included

Scope of work

AreaWhat's included
UpdatesScheduled CMS and plugin updates, tested before going live
MonitoringUptime and error monitoring with alerts when something breaks
Content SupportSmall content changes and fixes handled without a separate project each time
ReportingA monthly summary of what was updated, checked, and fixed
How we work

The engagement, step by step

Baseline setup

We document the current state of the site - plugins, versions, known issues - so maintenance starts from a clear picture, not a guess.

Scheduled updates

Updates are applied on a regular cadence and checked for compatibility before going live.

Ongoing monitoring

Uptime and errors are monitored continuously, with alerts if something goes down or starts failing.

Broken link and content audits

Periodic checks catch broken links and outdated content before a visitor stumbles into them.

Monthly reporting

A summary goes out covering what was updated, monitored, and fixed, so the work stays visible rather than invisible.

In context

How this compares

Ongoing MaintenanceNo Maintenance Plan
Updates applied on a regular, tested scheduleUpdates applied irregularly or skipped entirely
Downtime and errors caught by monitoringDowntime and errors caught when a customer reports them
Small fixes handled promptly as part of the planSmall fixes queue up or get treated as one-off projects
Use cases

Where this fits

  • A site has been live for a year with no updates applied since launch, and plugin versions are now several releases behind
  • Content changes keep piling up because there is no ongoing arrangement to handle them without spinning up a new project each time
  • Nobody currently knows if the site is even up at any given moment, because there is no monitoring in place
Who this is for

Who needs this

Sites with no current maintenance arrangement

If updates and monitoring have not happened since launch, it is safe to assume something has already drifted out of date.

Teams without in-house technical resourcing

Recurring small fixes and content changes often fall through the cracks without a defined owner.

Benefits

What changes for you

  • Problems get caught by monitoring instead of by a customer running into a broken page or downtime
  • The site stays current instead of accumulating months of skipped updates that eventually require a larger fix
  • Small content changes get handled quickly without needing to scope a new project each time
Why us

Why work with EASI7 on this

  • We report monthly on what was actually done, so maintenance is visible work rather than a line item nobody can account for
  • Updates are tested before going live, so a routine update does not turn into an unplanned outage
FAQs

Common questions

A maintenance plan covers recurring updates, monitoring, small fixes, and reporting on an ongoing basis. A one-time fix addresses a specific issue and ends there. If a site needs a larger project - a redesign, a migration - that is scoped separately from ongoing maintenance.

No - uptime also depends on your hosting provider, which is outside our direct control. What we can guarantee is that downtime gets flagged immediately through monitoring and addressed quickly, rather than going unnoticed.

This is typically scoped into the plan with an expected turnaround window - usually a few business days for minor changes - agreed upfront so there's no ambiguity about what 'small fix' includes.

It gets flagged and scoped separately rather than silently absorbed into the maintenance plan. You'll know what was found, why it's outside routine scope, and what addressing it would involve.

There's overlap - update management and monitoring appear in both - but security work also covers hardening, access control, and vulnerability scanning in more depth. Many clients run both together since they reinforce each other.

That's common, and it's usually the gap this fills - occasional, reactive updates without monitoring or a documented cadence. We can take over the whole arrangement or work alongside existing help, depending on what's needed.

Not sure what state your site is actually in?

We'll do a quick health check - updates, uptime, broken links - before proposing an ongoing plan.

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