WordPress Hosting & Maintenance

If your site is already hosted somewhere you’re happy with, Essential Care keeps it updated and protected. If you’d rather hand everything off, Hosted Care moves your site to my server and I take care of it all. If your site changes often, like an online shop with new products or a business with regular updates, Hosted Care Plus adds monthly hours so those changes are covered too.

Usually, yes. I work on sites hosted all over the place, from Kinsta to GoDaddy to servers I manage myself. If your current setup is causing real problems, I’ll tell you honestly. But I’m not going to make you move just because it’s easier for me.

That depends on where your site lives, and either way works. If you host with me, your site sits on a server I manage and that account is mine, though your website isn’t tied to it. If you already have hosting of your own, somewhere like Kinsta or GoDaddy, that account is yours outright and I just work inside it. Either way, if you ever decide to move your site somewhere else or bring it in house, you can, and I’ll help you pack it up. I want you to stay because the work is good, not because leaving is complicated.

Your domain is registered in your name, on your own account, and it stays that way. I’ll walk you through setup if you’re starting from scratch, but the account is yours.

Absolutely. Your site is still yours to edit. Change text, swap images, or add blog posts any time. A care plan just means someone is keeping the behind-the-scenes parts up to date, so your changes don’t break anything.

Your hours cover changes and updates to your site, like adding products, editing pages, posting new content, or swapping out seasonal banners. If I designed your brand, they can go toward graphics too, like social posts or print pieces. I track time in 15-minute increments, so a quick text fix won’t use up a whole hour. Hours reset each month and don’t roll over, so it’s best to use them as you go. If a month needs more time than your plan includes, the extra is billed at my hourly rate. Since I’m a one-person studio, requests sent in the last three business days of the month can’t count on the full remaining hours. Sending things earlier gives me time to do them right.

Yes, in a slightly different way. Squarespace, Shopify, and Showit handle hosting and technical updates themselves, so you won’t need backups or plugin updates from me. But if you’d rather not make changes yourself, I can take care of content updates, new products, seasonal changes, and graphics on a monthly plan.