Website Maintenance_
Website Maintenance So You Can Sleep.
Not a Fix After It Breaks.
Most sites get ignored until a plugin breaks or a hack hits. We keep yours updated, backed up, watched and fixed fast.
Free for now · 1 hour, live and human to human. No business-in-a-box.
What happens in your Growth Audit
- One hour, live and human to human.
- We check when your site was last updated, backed up and patched.
- We pinpoint what isn't working, and why.
- We brainstorm how our systems plug into your business model, industry, niche and market.
- Free for now. It becomes a paid service later.
From Naples to Metro Detroit: some of the businesses we've built for
The 60-Second Version_
Rather watch than read? Here's the 60-second version.
Watch the quick version, then skim the details below. Ready now? Your Growth Audit is one click away.
Free for now · 1 hour, live and human to human.
Maintenance is what keeps your site running tomorrow_
Maintenance is not a patch job.
It is a monthly routine.
Most agencies launch your site and walk away, or sell a support plan that only answers the phone after something breaks.
Nobody can promise a site will never break or get hacked. Plugin makers, hosts and attackers all move on their own schedule.
We refuse to be yes men.
We build a routine instead: updates tested before they go live, backups you can actually restore, and someone watching the site every week.
That means plugin, theme and WordPress core updates, security patches, scheduled backups, uptime monitoring, speed checks, emergency support and a plain-English monthly summary.
Build it right once, and it compounds.
What is Website Maintenance?
We watch the gauges so you can keep driving.
On a hot day the coolant needle climbs and the dash lights up. The engine is fine. Knowing that, and spotting when it isn't, is the job.
Website maintenance is that same watch, kept on your site.
It's the regular care a WordPress site needs: updating plugins (the add-ons that run forms and features), backing up, patching and checking speed.
Without it? Small warnings pile up quietly. An old plugin becomes an open door, a backup turns out to be empty, and you hear the site is down from a customer.
The difference is who reads the gauges.
Break-fix: wait for smoke
Nobody looks until the site goes down. Then you pay for the rush and hope backups exist.
Maintained: watched weekly
Updates tested, backups checked, small readings caught before they become outages.
Website maintenance makes sure a real problem gets fixed before your customers ever find it.
Maintenance Systems, Not Break-Fix_
Small updates every week beat one big repair.
If your site breaks after every update, the update is rarely the real problem. Usually nobody tested it first, nobody kept a clean backup, and nobody was watching when it went wrong.
We don't click Update All and hope the site survives.
We find what's outdated or exposed, fix it with tested updates and real backups, and watch the site every week.
This is where Solve Design Create shines.
Feature / Approach
Typical Support Plan (The Break-Fix Approach)
SDC Maintenance System (The Preventive Approach)
Plugin Updates
Typical Agency:
- Update All clicked on the live site, fingers crossed
SDC System:
- Updates checked first, then tested on a staging copy when available
Site Backups
Typical Agency:
- Backups nobody has tested, if they exist at all
SDC System:
- Scheduled backups, verified so we know they will actually restore
Security
Typical Agency:
- A security plugin installed once and never checked
SDC System:
- Urgent patches applied fast and Wordfence kept active and current
Uptime Monitoring
Typical Agency:
- You find out the site is down when a customer calls
SDC System:
- Automated uptime monitoring that alerts us the moment it drops
Speed and Health
Typical Agency:
- Nobody notices the site getting slower each month
SDC System:
- A recorded speed baseline, with Lighthouse checks against it
Scope and Changes
Typical Agency:
- Surprise invoices for every small fix you request
SDC System:
- Clear inclusions, and a prepaid Change Order before extra work
Why Most Maintenance Fails_
Maintenance fails when it's treated as a button to press instead of a routine someone owns.
That's why we say we have two types of clients:
- Ones who are afraid to click Update.
- Ones who got hacked once and never want a repeat.
Time and time again, clients come to us with the same problems:
Updates nobody tests first
One plugin update can clash with another and take down your contact form. Clicking update on the live site is a gamble.
Backups that were never tested
A backup you've never restored is a guess. Many owners find out it's empty on the worst day possible.
Old plugins left open
Many hacks walk in through a plugin or theme that had a fix waiting. Skipping updates leaves that door unlocked.
A site spinning on a thread
The web is a spinning top hanging by a thread. Skip the updates, backups and monitoring and you're trusting the thread.
Maintenance handed to whoever's free
When upkeep is treated as the boring job, updates get skipped, alerts get ignored and small problems grow into outages.
Sound familiar? Your Growth Audit pinpoints which of these is holding you back.
What We Build_
Seven building blocks. One well-kept website.
Every maintenance plan starts with what your site runs on today, not a one-size plan. We look at your plugins, theme, hosting, backups and security, and record a baseline before we touch anything.
01 · Site Health and Baseline Check
We learn what your site runs on first.
We list every plugin, theme and version, check your PHP (the code WordPress runs on), and record speed scores as a baseline.
02 · Plugin, Theme and Core Updates
We update carefully, not all at once.
Plugins, your theme and WordPress core get updated to the latest compatible version, checked first and tested on a private staging copy when one is available.
03 · Security and Patching
We close the doors hackers look for.
Security patches go in fast, the Wordfence security plugin stays current, and we coordinate PHP updates with your host after compatibility testing.
04 · Backups and Restore Checks
A backup only counts if it brings the site back.
We schedule backups with UpdraftPlus or All-in-One WP Migration, then verify them so a restore is ready when you need one.
05 · Uptime and Performance Monitoring
We read the gauges, so you don't have to.
Automated uptime monitoring, SSL certificate (the padlock) checks and Lighthouse speed tests against your baseline flag trouble early.
06 · Emergency Support and Fixes
When something breaks, you know who to call.
Urgent issues get a clear emergency path, sorted by severity, so a site that's down gets fixed before a typo on the About page.
07 · Monthly Reports and Changes
You always know what changed and why.
Each month you get a plain summary of what we updated and why. Content changes run through a simple request workflow, and anything outside scope gets a prepaid Change Order first.
Which block is missing from yours?
Your Growth Audit finds the gap, live, in one hour.
Free for now · 1 hour, live and human to human.
What Success Actually Looks Like_
We don't measure maintenance by how many plugin updates we clicked this month.
We measure whether updates go in without breaking things, whether backups restore, how often the site is down, and whether speed holds against your baseline. You see it every month.
What we measure instead:
Updates applied without breaking forms or pages.
Backups verified and ready to restore.
Less downtime, caught and fixed sooner.
Security patches applied before they can pile up.
Page speed held steady against your baseline.
Results_
Receipts, not promises.
Any agency that promises you rankings is telling you what you want to hear. We build the system, then we track what it does. Here's the goal, what we built, and what happened.
Figures come from client analytics and rankings reviewed in our client meetings. Your results depend on your market and starting point.
Case Studies_
Read the full builds.
Each case study connects the business problem to the system we designed, built and put to work.
When Brooks Burgers partnered with Solve Design Create, the goal wasn’t to change who they were; it was to amplify everything that made them unforgettable.
Reviews_
Real clients. Real reviews. 5.0 from 40 on Google.
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FAQ_
Straight answers.
Can you promise our site won't get hacked?
No. No site on the internet is hack-proof, and a promise like that is a sales line. We guarantee the work: tested updates, fast security patches, verified backups and steady monitoring. If something does happen, the emergency path puts us on it.
Is a short outage cause for alarm?
Not always. If your car takes two extra seconds to start, you don't panic. A five-minute blip once a week is like that. Four outages a day is not, and we dig in.
Is this the same as analytics reporting?
No. Maintenance keeps the site itself updated, secure, backed up and running. GA4 setup and analytics reporting track what visitors do once they arrive. Our maintenance summary covers the work, not your traffic.
We didn't build our site with you. Can you still maintain it?
Usually, yes. We start with a health check of your plugins, theme and hosting. If the foundation is too broken to maintain safely, we'll tell you straight and recommend a fix first.
Do we keep ownership of our site and hosting?
Yes. We work with your current host. Your WordPress admin login, hosting account and backup files stay yours if you ever leave: 100% asset ownership, no hostages and no hidden dependencies.
Do you maintain sites outside Naples?
Yes. Updates, backups and uptime checks all run remotely. From Naples we keep WordPress sites healthy in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Metro Detroit, New York City and beyond.
The Growth Audit_
One hour. Real humans. A plan shaped around your business.
It's how we analyze the opportunity with you, live: what's working, what isn't, and how our systems can plug into your business model. Not business-in-a-box. A custom plan for your needs, your industry, your niche and your market.
1 · Request your audit
Tell us about your business in the form below. We'll follow up to book your hour.
2 · Meet live, human to human
One hour together, live and human to human, digging into what's working, what isn't, and why.
3 · Leave with a custom game plan
We brainstorm how our systems fit your needs, your wants, your industry, your niche and your market.
- Free for now. It becomes a paid service later.
- You own everything we build. No vendor lock-in.
- We don't take every project. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you.
Ready to get started?
Keep your website running smoothly. We'd love to help your brand.
Free for now · 1 hour, live and human to human.
Free Growth Audit_
If your current marketing actually worked,
One hour, live and human to human. We look at what's working, what isn't, and how our systems can plug into your business model. Not business-in-a-box.
What happens next_
- Send the form.
- We get you on the calendar.
- We meet live for one hour, human to human.
- 5.0 on Google · 40 reviews
- 12 years in business
- 500+ projects
Reach us_
Request your Growth Audit
Free for now. It becomes a paid service later.
- We reach out within one business day.
What happens next_
- Send the form.
- We get you on the calendar.
- We meet live for one hour, human to human.
- 5.0 on Google · 40 reviews
- 12 years in business
- 500+ projects
Reach us_
