Web Hosting
Just like you have a home address where people know they can find you, a website needs to have the same. This location is called a server, and the process of maintaining the website files on this server is called hosting. If you are going to have a website, you need to have hosting, which is why we offer this service to our clients. We take care of setting everything up for you so you don’t have to know the technical details of how it works and what to do to make it all work.
Yes we offer a 30 day money back guarantee. If at any time you feel like you haven’t received the service you signed up for, you will get your money back. This only goes back 30 days. We do not offer refunds for prior month’s services. Administrative fees are not refundable.
LiteSpeed web server is a high-performance Apache drop-in replacement. LSWS is the 4th most popular web server on the internet and the #1 commercial web server. Performance up to 9x faster than Apache with a small memory footprint and increased scalability. Full benefits on the official LSWS website.
MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL meaning it follows the same schemas and structure therefore is compatible with your current scripts/software that require mySQL. The difference is faster and safer data replication. A complete comparison can be viewed on the official MariaDB website.
- Yes, we’ll transfer cPanel to cPanel accounts for free within the first 30 days. If you require transfers outside of this window, we can do it for a fee, or provide you with resources on how to do this yourself.
Website Maintenance
Websites are susceptible to security breaches. If core and plugin files are not updated regularly, WordPress can be vulnerable as well. Outdated WordPress files can also cause a website to stop functioning. Backups ensure that if a problem occurs while updating these files, a stable copy of the website can be restored with little downtime to the website. Backups are also a great way to recover from a security breach if one is to occur.
We will run standard updates based on the maintenance plan you select. If there is an important update to prevent security issues, we will run the update as soon as possible. We often wait a week or two before implementing major WordPress or Theme updates so that all the bugs get worked out first.
The plugin is still monitored for issues as before. If no breaking changes or other issues are presented, it remains on the site. We frequently encounter plugins with a variety of issues; in such cases, the customer is notified of better alternatives.
We make every effort to make your website as secure as possible, but no website is 100% invulnerable to attack. That’s where Wordfence comes in.
Wordfence offers a product that we have been using for a number of clients. We offer the optional add-on service that is a custom web-based defensive solution built on multiple defensive layers and technologies. These solutions include (Warning: geek speak ahead) Intrusion Detection System (just like you may have at your house to alert the authorities there is an intruder in your house), Intrusion Prevention System (the system anticipates where vulnerabilities are and who might try to get into the server and stops them from getting in), and a Website Application Firewall (stops traffic to your site from undesirable sources and actually speeds up the user experience).
Wordfence also monitors the site and gives us almost real-time feedback on the security state of the website, so if there’s a problem, we’ll know about it quickly.
Our policy is that if a security breach occurs, the first cleanup is free. If a client declines Wordfence protection, additional cleanups will cost $150 per incident. If you accept this service, additional cleanups will continue to be free up to 2 per year.
Only you can decide if you want to use this service, but we highly recommend it as a great insurance policy for your website.
Yes we can. We will take a look and see whats wrong and do our best to give you an approximate estimate as to what needs to be done and how long it will take to fix it.
The site is immediately rolled-back to the backup state taken prior to performing the update. The methods for this may vary in some cases. From there, you’ll be notified of the issue. The majority of issues are addressed free of cost, however, custom plugins, issues introduced by users, or especially time-consuming issues may be billable.
Text – Adding, updating or deleting any text.
Images – Adding, updating, resizing, cropping or deleting pictures on your website that are provided by you.
Video – Adding, updating or deleting videos on your website provided by you.
Links – Adding, updating or deleting links on your website
Pages –Creating new pages or blog posts
Layouts – Design recommendations, Modifying existing layouts, Modifications to headers or footers.
SEO – Local search submissions, renaming pages or files for optimization, modifications to keywords, page titles and other meta data, sitemap modifications or generation.
