Now, more than ever, every business needs a website.
Websites are online storefronts and a go-to for millions of customers around the world. Become a convenient resource for local customers, while reaching your global market. Show consumers that you are up-to-date with a well-designed, intuitive website that looks great across desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
We are pleased to offer:
- WordPress (The most popular website platform)
- RWD (Responsive Website Design = designs tailored for a website that works across all devices)
- CMS (Content Management System = your own backend admin)
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization = improve your search engine rankings. Eg, Google searches)
- Website Hosting
- Website Backups
- Website Maintenance Plans
Seems complex? We can help.
To begin, there are 2 to 3 types of Hosting that businesses require. These hosting types are: Domain, Email (sometimes), and Website. Some membership platforms wrap all 3 into one plan. This can be convenient, unless you want to move a hosted product to another company later on. The 3 types of hosting are further explained below:
- Domain Hosting: If you haven't already, purchase a domain through a well-known domain registrar. It's best to keep your domain (URL) as short and simple as possible. We can offer our domain registrar recommendations if preferred.
- Email Hosting: Decide if you want an email associated with your domain (generally through your domain registrar).
- Website Hosting: We offer plans at competitive rates. See below for more information.
- Estimate: Please contact us to discuss the website you envision. The number of pages, and any specific functions and details will assist us in providing you with a free, personalized website estimate. A deposit is only required prior to work beginning.
- Design/Launch: Once your design is approved and fully paid, we launch and hand over your new website - giving you full administrative access.
- Maintenance: You are free to take care of your site yourself, or we can help. If you need a hand with maintenance, we offer Maintenance Plans, designed to save our clients money with routine updates, backups, edits, etc.
Website Maintenance
As your website grows with you, technology changes as well. Plugins, themes, and WordPress will offer updates in your dashboard area. These updates are highly recommended to enhance security, fix any software bugs, and even add additional functionality and features from time to time. Since bots can find back doors to any size of website, update often to help give your site optimal protection from brute force attacks.
Let us know which items on your website require regular maintenance on each month, and we’ll help you choose from our Plan Packages below, or we can customize a plan that best suits your needs. We’ll also let you know when you’ve reached your monthly limit so you can decide if you’d like to increase your plan.
Maintenance items may be evaluated on a case by case basis. Below is a list of some items that can be included in your Maintenance Plans or individual maintenance requests as part of your plan. If there is time at the end of each maintenance month (within the last 7 days of the month), any available plugins, themes, and core updates will be performed, and a report and security overview will be emailed to you.
Website Maintenance CAN INCLUDE:
• Text revisions
• Image replacement
• Slide replacement
• Main/Header Logo replacement
• Site or Favicon Logo replacement
• Font changes
• Colour changes
• Meta Data
• Hyperlinks, Mailto's or Calls
• PDF updates
• Video replacements
• Plugin search and installation
• Plugin configuration
• Copyright
• APIs
• Update license
• SEO
• Website and web hosting consultations and support
• Online business search engine assistance (Google, Bing, Apple)
• Update software versions (themes, plugins, core)***
• Security Scan overview***
• Emailed report after maintenance updates (plugin/theme/core) have been completed***
***These are completed automatically at the end of each maintenance month as long as remaining time permits.
Website Maintenance DOES NOT INCLUDE:
• New and re-skinned website design and development
• Layout revisions / redesigns
• Image manipulation and edits
• Stock photo searches or purchases
• Photography
• Host transfers
• SSL Certificates
• Logo development
• Graphic Design
• e-Commerce
• Copywriting
• Anything else not listed as “included”
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PLANS
Purchase a 1 year Website Maintenance Plan and SAVE up to $355 in annual maintenance costs. All plans include "Design & Host Plan" eligibilty — saving you an additional $24/year in Website Hosting!
If you're a heavy editor or like to change up images and content on your site regularly, our plans are designed to help save you time and money. Let us make the changes, fit in updates when permitted, and keep your website looking professionally designed.
PURCHASE MORE. SAVE MORE.
Overage
What if I go over my time each month?
Overage is billed at our regular, hourly website design rate. We will let you know when you’ve reached your monthly time limit and you can then decide upon the following options:
- To increase your plan
- To save any remaining revisions for the following month
- To have the remainder of your maintenance performed at our regular website design rate
- To fast forward the following month’s maintenance time
Terms & Conditions
- Taxes are additional
- Website Maintenance Plans, Backups, and Hosting are non-refundable. Unused time does not roll over to the following month or year
- There are no guarantees or warranties that plugin, theme, server, or WordPress issues or conflicts will not arise during Maintenance. Blue Monster Creative will do its best to repair conflicts and solve issues as efficiently as possible. Most times, issues can be fixed within the Maintenance Plan time; however, if further time (or cost) is needed, you will be notified that additional costs may occur.
** Maintenance Plans do not include website monitoring. Security overview is included when time is available within the hour.