Website Maintenance

Your website is never "done" — and the cost of ignoring it is real

Outdated software, unpatched vulnerabilities, slow load times, and silent errors don't announce themselves. They quietly drain your traffic, erode trust, and hand opportunities to competitors. We keep your website secure, fast, and fully operational — 24/7, without you lifting a finger.

Website maintenance isn't a luxury add-on. It's the infrastructure your business runs on.

Website Maintenance Service
Security Monitoring Malware Removal Daily Backups Speed Optimization Uptime Monitoring Core & Plugin Updates Bug Fixes Content Updates SEO Health Checks Security Monitoring Malware Removal Daily Backups Speed Optimization Uptime Monitoring Core & Plugin Updates Bug Fixes Content Updates SEO Health Checks
The Real Picture

Website maintenance is continuous strategy — not occasional housekeeping

Most businesses treat their website like a construction project — build it, launch it, move on. That's a costly mistake. A website is a living system: software ages, threats evolve, user expectations shift, and search algorithms reward performance. Website maintenance is the discipline of keeping that system at peak health — continuously.

It encompasses security patching, performance tuning, content freshness, technical uptime, and strategic optimization. Done right, maintenance isn't a cost centre — it's a compounding business asset that protects revenue, improves rankings, and ensures every visitor gets the experience your brand promises.

Maintenance Strategy
Why It Matters

Four business risks you take every day your site goes unmaintained

The real question isn't whether you can afford maintenance. It's whether your business can absorb the cost of not doing it.

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Security Exposure

43% of cyberattacks target small businesses. Outdated CMS cores, unpatched plugins, and misconfigured permissions are open invitations. A single breach can cost tens of thousands in recovery — plus lasting reputational damage.

02

Performance Degradation

A 1-second delay in page load reduces conversions by up to 7%. Unmaintained sites accumulate code bloat, orphaned scripts, and unoptimized assets — silently bleeding your conversion rate every single day.

03

SEO Erosion

Google actively penalizes slow, insecure, and broken sites. Crawl errors, broken links, outdated sitemaps, and Core Web Vital failures chip away at your rankings — often before you notice any traffic drop.

04

Business Continuity Failure

Downtime isn't just an inconvenience — it's quantifiable revenue loss. E-commerce businesses average $5,600 per minute of downtime. Without proactive monitoring and recovery plans, you're one incident away from a crisis.

Maintenance by the Numbers

Proactive care pays for itself — many times over

60×

cheaper to prevent a security incident than recover from one.

99.9%

uptime target maintained across all active maintenance clients.

48 hrs

average resolution time for critical issues — often far less.

What's Included

Everything your website needs to stay competitive

A comprehensive maintenance programme covering every technical, security, and performance dimension of your digital presence.

01

Core, Theme & Plugin Updates

We apply all CMS core, theme, and plugin updates on a tested, staged basis — ensuring compatibility before anything touches your live site. No surprise breakages.

02

Security Monitoring & Malware Protection

Continuous threat scanning, firewall management, SSL certificate monitoring, and immediate malware remediation. Your site stays clean — or we fix it before you ever notice.

03

Regular Backups & Disaster Recovery

Automated daily backups stored in secure off-site environments. If anything goes wrong — hack, human error, server failure — we restore your site fast, with minimal data loss.

04

Bug Fixes & Error Resolution

Broken layouts, JavaScript errors, form failures, checkout issues — we identify and resolve them proactively. Most bugs never reach your users because we catch them first.

05

Speed & Performance Optimization

Image compression, caching strategy, database cleanup, CDN configuration, and Core Web Vitals tuning. Faster sites rank higher and convert better — we keep yours in peak condition.

06

Uptime Monitoring

Your site is checked every minute from multiple global locations. The moment it goes down, we're alerted — often resolving the issue before your customers even notice.

07

Content Updates

Need to update a service page, swap a hero image, or publish a blog post? Routine content changes are handled within your agreed SLA — no developer queues, no waiting.

08

Broken Link & 404 Auditing

Broken internal links and missing pages silently hurt your SEO and user experience. We run regular link audits and implement clean 301 redirects to keep your site structure healthy.

The Fig Crew Difference

We maintain websites like engineers, not ticket-closers

Most maintenance providers are reactive. They wait for something to break, then fix it. We operate differently.

Our approach is rooted in proactive infrastructure thinking. We monitor, analyse, and optimise continuously — so problems are identified before they impact your business. Every client site gets a dedicated maintenance protocol, not a one-size-fits-all checklist.

Proactive Monitoring Performance-First Security-First Architecture Zero Vendor Lock-In Transparent Reporting Continuous Improvement
Our Maintenance Approach
Business Impact

What consistent maintenance actually does for your business

↓ Reduced Downtime

Proactive monitoring and instant alerting means issues are resolved before they escalate. Your users experience a site that's always on — because it is.

↑ Better User Experience

Fast load times, functional forms, clean navigation, and consistent design across devices. Maintenance is the invisible layer that keeps user experience premium — always.

↑ Improved SEO Rankings

Google rewards healthy sites. Speed, uptime, clean code, no broken links, and current content all feed directly into ranking signals. Maintenance is your long-term SEO play.

↓ Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Emergency fixes, security incident recovery, and urgent redesigns cost 5–10× more than preventive maintenance. Consistent upkeep is the financially disciplined choice.

Our Process

A structured, transparent maintenance programme — not a black box

You always know what we're doing, when we're doing it, and why. Here's how we work.

01

Website Audit

Before anything else, we run a comprehensive technical audit — security posture, performance benchmarks, broken links, Core Web Vitals, and SEO health. You get a full baseline report.

02

Issue Identification & Prioritisation

Audit findings are ranked by business impact — critical vulnerabilities first, performance wins second, content cleanup third. We fix what matters most, immediately.

03

Scheduled Updates & Hardening

All core, theme, and plugin updates are batched, tested in staging, and deployed on a defined schedule. No surprise changes to your live environment.

04

Ongoing Monitoring

24/7 uptime checks, security scans, performance benchmarking, and automated backup verification — running continuously in the background without disrupting your site.

05

Monthly Reporting

A plain-language report delivered every month: what was done, what was found, what was fixed, and where performance is trending. No jargon. No vanity metrics.

06

Continuous Optimisation

Maintenance isn't static. Every reporting cycle feeds a roadmap of incremental improvements — so your site compounds in quality and performance over time.

Platforms & Technologies

Platform-agnostic expertise. No lock-in, ever.

We maintain websites across the major CMS and ecommerce platforms — and custom-coded builds. Whatever stack you're on, we know it.

WordPress Webflow Shopify WooCommerce Framer Squarespace Custom HTML/CSS/JS React / Next.js PHP / Laravel Cloudflare CDN AWS / GCP Hosting cPanel / Plesk
FAQ

Questions?
We've got answers.

Everything you need to know before we start maintaining your website.

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How is ongoing maintenance different from the web design service?
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Web design is a project — it has a start and end date. Maintenance is an ongoing engagement. Once your site is live, it enters a continuous cycle of updates, monitoring, security patching, and optimisation. Without that cycle, what was built quickly degrades. Think of it as the difference between constructing a building and keeping it structurally sound, clean, and secure every day after.
My site is on WordPress. Is it high-risk without maintenance?
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WordPress powers over 40% of the web — which makes it the primary target for automated attacks. Unmaintained WordPress sites are among the most commonly compromised websites online. Regular core updates, plugin audits, and security hardening aren't optional for WordPress — they're the baseline for staying safe.
How quickly do you respond when something breaks?
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Our response SLA depends on the severity of the issue. Critical issues — site down, security breach, checkout failure — are prioritised immediately. Standard bugs and errors are typically resolved within 24–48 hours. Routine content changes are handled within your plan's agreed turnaround window. You'll always know the status.
Can you maintain a website you didn't build?
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Yes — and we do this regularly. Our onboarding process includes a full technical audit of your existing site, so we understand the codebase, plugins, hosting environment, and any inherited technical debt before we begin. There are no surprises on either side.
What does the monthly report include?
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Every monthly report covers: updates applied, security scan results, uptime statistics, backup confirmation, page speed changes, any issues identified and resolved, and a forward-looking roadmap of recommended improvements. It's designed for business owners, not developers — plain language, clear insights.
Is there a long-term contract?
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We offer rolling monthly engagements as well as discounted quarterly and annual plans. We don't lock clients into contracts they can't exit — we'd rather earn your continued business through the quality of our work. Most clients stay because the results speak clearly.
Get Started

Don't wait for a breach, a crash, or a ranking drop to take action

The right time to protect and maintain your website was the day it launched. The second-best time is today. Let's audit your site and build a maintenance plan around your actual risk profile and business goals.