A website is not finished on the day it launches. The software underneath it keeps changing: WordPress releases new versions, themes and plugins publish updates and fixes, browsers change what they allow and attackers scan the internet for sites that have fallen behind. An author site that nobody looks after slowly becomes slower, less secure and more likely to break, usually at the worst moment, such as the week of a launch or the morning after a podcast interview sends a wave of visitors.
Website Care Plan · from $99 a month
Website Care Plan that keeps your author site safe, fast and up to date
Website care plan looks after your WordPress website each month, with updates, backups, security and uptime monitoring in every plan and content edits, speed work and development hours in the higher plans. A named specialist looks after your website care plan every month, with the work listed in advance, a short report and no long contract, all at a fixed monthly price. Choose a plan to see what website care plan costs for your own book.
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- Updates and backups
- Security monitoring
- Three plans
Key facts
- $99Per month for the website care plan entry plan, with no contract
- 1 dayTypical time for onboarding to begin under your website care plan
- CancelAny time, with no fee, from the plan you choose
Overview
What a website care plan actually involves
A website care plan puts a named specialist in charge of that upkeep. Every month we apply updates to WordPress core, your theme and your plugins, and we check the site after each one. We keep backups that run daily and that we have tested by restoring them. We watch for downtime and security problems, and we fix what breaks. Higher plans add content edits, image and speed checks, development hours and strategy time, so that the site improves as well as survives.
Our WordPress care plans for authors come in three levels, so you pay for what the site needs. The basic plan covers updates, backups and monitoring. The standard plan adds monthly content edits, speed and image checks and a written report. The premium plan adds priority fixes, development hours each month, SEO monitoring and a quarterly strategy call. Every plan is billed monthly, can be changed or paused, and leaves your accounts, files and logins in your hands.
Our website maintenance plans cover updates, backups and security, and website maintenance cost depends on how much support you need. Website maintenance packages pricing is shown in the plan comparison, and website maintenance packages Mumbai searches lead to the same plans, because we work remotely for authors anywhere. These are author website care plans, and the website care plan pricing is clear before you subscribe. They suit website maintenance plans for authors who want a safe site without technical work.
Why it matters
Why a website care plan matters
Software ages faster than the book it promotes
WordPress, your theme and every plugin release fixes several times a year, and attackers scan for sites running yesterday's version. A care plan keeps the software current on a schedule, so the site stays safe long after the launch week that you built it for.
One emergency costs more than a year of care
Cleaning a hacked site, rebuilding after a failed update or recovering from a host failure usually costs more than twelve months of monthly care, and it happens while the site is offline and a launch is waiting. Prevention is the cheaper route and much less stressful.
You keep writing while a specialist keeps watch
Authors earn from books, not from learning what a PHP version or a cron job is. A named specialist who knows your site takes over the technical upkeep, so your attention stays on the manuscript, the launch and your readers.
WordPress website care plans
Three plans for a site that stays healthy
A website is not finished when it launches, because the software around it keeps changing. A care plan means that a named specialist applies updates, keeps backups, watches for security and downtime and fixes what breaks, so that you can write instead of worrying about the site.
WordPress care plans for authors come in three levels. The basic plan covers weekly updates, daily backups and security and uptime monitoring, the standard plan adds monthly content edits, speed and image checks and a monthly report, and the premium plan adds priority fixes, development hours each month and a quarterly strategy call.
Authors ask what a website care plan is and how it differs from hosting. Hosting keeps the server running, and a care plan looks after the site itself, including software, content, speed and security. A monthly website care plan is billed monthly, can be changed or paused and does not tie you to a long contract.
- Updates, backups and security in every plan
- Edits, speed work and reports in the higher plans
- Billed monthly, changed or paused at any time
Choose the right plan
The first decision in a website care plan
A website care plan for a site that mostly sits still
The basic plan suits an author site with a few pages, a newsletter form and a modest number of visitors. It keeps the software current, keeps a backup ready and watches for trouble, which is what a quiet site needs.
A website care plan for a site that is part of the business
The standard and premium plans suit authors who sell books direct, run launches, publish often or depend on the site for bookings. They add edits, speed work, development hours and strategy so that the site keeps earning.
Specification
What your website care plan covers, task by task
These are the decisions we make on every website care plan job, and the reason for each one.
Task
How we do it
Why it matters
Updates
Core, theme and plugins are updated weekly, each round followed by tests of key pages and forms, with a log of every change kept for your records.
Updates close known security holes, and testing stops them from breaking pages that readers use.
Backups
Daily full backups are stored in a separate account away from the host, with a restore tested at setup and at intervals through the year.
A backup you cannot restore does not protect you, so we prove that ours works.
Security
Malware scanning, limited login attempts, two-step sign-in for administrators and a weekly review of plugin vulnerabilities, with a person reading every finding.
Prevention costs far less than cleaning a hacked site and recovering lost search ranking.
Uptime
Your site is requested every few minutes from outside the host, and an alert goes straight to a named specialist if it fails to answer.
Fast detection shortens every outage and protects launches and live promotions.
Speed and images
A monthly speed test on a mobile connection and compression of new images, included from the standard plan, with deeper optimisation on premium.
Fast pages keep readers on the site and support your position in search results.
Reporting
A short written report each month on work done, incidents and recommendations, with a quarterly strategy review on premium plans.
You can see the value of the plan and you always know what the next sensible step is.
See what it costs
See the price of your website care plan in a minute
Pick a package to see what website care plan costs for your own book, with the delivery estimate and extras shown before you decide.
Build my priceProcess
How a website care plan runs month by month
Audit the site
We review your hosting, WordPress version, theme, plugins, users and current backups, fix anything urgent and write down what we found, so that the plan starts from facts instead of assumptions.
Week one
Set up backups and monitoring
We switch on daily off-site backups and uptime and security monitoring, then restore a backup to a private copy to prove the safety net works before relying on it.
Week one
Bring everything current
Core, theme and plugins are updated in a careful order with the key pages checked after each, and anything abandoned is flagged for replacement with a recommended alternative.
Weeks one and two
Run the weekly routine
Each week we apply updates, check pages and forms, confirm the backup ran and review alerts, noting the work in a log you can read at any time.
Every week
Report and recommend
On the first working day of each month you receive a written report of the work done, the findings and our recommendation for the month ahead.
Every month
Review the plan
Every few months we look at whether the plan still fits, and recommend moving up, down or pausing when the site's needs change.
Every quarter
Before and after
Unmaintained and cared for
The same books or the same site, first with nobody looking after it and then with a plan. The content is the same, and only the second stays healthy.
123Before
- 1Plugins two years out of date
- 2No backup to restore
- 3A slow site and a sinking score
123After
- 1Updates applied and tested
- 2Daily backups with a tested restore
- 3Speed checked each month
- 3problems found in the first review
- 3fixes checked in the final review
- 1named specialist owning every fix
- Fixedprice confirmed in the calculator before you order
A safe site
Updates and monitoring run.
A way back
A backup is always ready.
A fast site
Speed is watched.
Pricing calculator
Build your website care plan price
A website care plan is a monthly retainer that keeps your site updated, backed up, secure and quick, so you never discover a problem from a reader. Tell us how many sites we are looking after, how fast you need responses and how much reporting you want, and the fixed price builds below.
Beyond our online packages? Let us quote it properly.
More than six sites, a high-traffic shop or a site with custom code is priced individually so nothing is missed. Send us the details and a specialist replies with a fixed monthly price and a start date.
The plan covers maintenance as described. Hosting, domain renewals, premium plugin licences and major redesigns are not included.
Price guide
Website Care Plan cost at a glance
The table shows the cost of website care plan for each package, with the base price, delivery time and the kind of job that fits. The calculator adds extras to your website care plan for an exact total.
Package
Base price
Standard delivery
Typical book
Essentials
$99
1-2 working days
Essentials
Growth
$199
1-2 working days
Growth
Full support
$349
1-2 working days
Full support
More than six websites
Custom quote
Agreed with your quote
More than six websites
Comparison
Website Care Plan compared with the alternatives
What you compare
Looking after the site yourself
A monthly website care plan
Updates
Applied when you remember, often months late, and rarely tested afterwards
Applied weekly in a set order, tested on key pages and recorded in a log you can read
Backups
Often only the host's own copy, stored in the same place and never tested
Daily copies kept in a separate account, with a restore tested to prove they work
Security
A strong password and hope that nobody has found the site yet
Scanning, login limits, two-step sign-in and vulnerability checks reviewed by a person
Your time
Hours of searching for answers and troubleshooting on a deadline
None; a specialist who knows your site handles each task and reports back to you
When it breaks
You search forums and wait for hosting support to reply
A named specialist investigates, fixes the cause and tells you what happened in plain words
Cost over a year
A low fee until a hack or failure produces a large, urgent repair bill
A fixed, predictable monthly fee that is usually less than a single emergency repair
Our standard
The standard we hold every website care plan to
Careful, tested updates
We never update blindly. Each change is checked on key pages and forms, and anything that breaks is rolled back and investigated before it goes live to your readers.
Plain-language reports
Every report explains what was done and why, in words an author uses, with a clear recommended next step and no technical jargon or padding to make the page look busy.
No lock-in
Plans are billed monthly, and you can change, pause or leave at any time. Your accounts, files and logins stay yours, and we hand everything over if you go.
Checklist
The pre-delivery checklist for a website care plan
Every item below is verified on your website care plan before it leaves our desk.
- UpdatesCore, theme and plugins are current and the site works after each update.
- BackupsDaily backups run to separate storage and a restore has been tested.
- SecurityScans are clean, login limits are on and two-step sign-in is enabled.
- UptimeMonitoring is active and alerts reach a person.
- SpeedThis month's speed result is recorded and compared with last month's.
- FormsNewsletter and contact forms deliver to the right inbox.
- StoreCheckout, tax and shipping work, if the site has a store.
- ReportA written report has been sent.
- OwnershipAccounts, files and logins remain in your control.
How we work
How we approach your website care plan
Match the plan to the site, not to a price
A quiet five-page site needs basic care, while a store with launches needs more. We recommend the lowest plan that genuinely covers your risk, and we say so honestly if you are considering more than you need.
Maintenance protects what you have already built
Money spent on a design is wasted if the site is hacked or slow. Care is what protects that investment, and it is cheapest when it is regular rather than a rescue.
Growth is easier from a healthy base
Landing pages, store features and search work succeed on a site that is current, fast and backed up. Starting there makes every later improvement quicker and less costly.
Client reviews
What authors say about our website care plan
Verified reviews from authors who used our website care plan service.
The website positions me as an authority in my field without feeling stiff or corporate. The testimonials section, media page, and book overview all build credibility effectively. Exactly what a nonfiction author needs.
Good website design overall. The mobile experience is excellent. I requested a few content changes after delivery which were handled efficiently. My reader newsletter opt-ins have increased noticeably since launch.
The website feels faith-centred without being off-putting to first-time visitors. The devotional resource section, speaking ministry page, and book store all reflect the purpose of my work clearly and respectfully.
My author website now functions as a complete lead generation platform. The speaking page, media kit, and book sales funnel all work together seamlessly. I have received four speaking enquiries in the first month.
The tone of the design perfectly matched the warmth and humour of my books. Readers feel welcomed from the first page. My engagement metrics improved significantly within the first two weeks of the new site going live.
My author website for children's books needed to be welcoming for both parents and young readers. The colourful, engaging design works perfectly for both audiences. My school visits enquiries have also increased.
Good website design that captures the right atmosphere for my genre. The book pages and series navigation work well. One imagery choice in the hero section was updated after my feedback. Final result is exactly right.
The website made my romance series feel like a real reader destination. The book pages, series tropes, and signup sections finally work together. Readers stay longer and my newsletter list grew significantly after launch.
The website reflects the quality of my coaching work and the seriousness of my brand. The blog setup is easy to manage and the book landing page converts well. I am proud to share it with everyone I meet.
The dark, atmospheric design matches the tone of my crime novels without feeling clichéd. New readers understand the genre and mood of my work immediately from the homepage. My ebook sales from website referrals increased by 60%.
The newsletter integration and reader magnet landing page were set up exactly right from day one. My opt-in rate from organic website visitors is consistently above 15%. The design and the copy flow work together seamlessly.
My website needed to reflect both the literary and the speculative elements of my work. The design found exactly the right tone. My publisher commented that it looked more professional than most traditionally published author sites.
My speaking and consulting enquiries increased noticeably after the website launched. The professional design and clear service pages communicate exactly what I offer. A worthwhile investment in my author business.
The world-building section of my website gives readers a proper introduction to my universe before they even open the first book. It is exactly what a fantasy series needs. Beautifully structured and genuinely immersive.
Historical fiction requires a formal, unhurried typography that feels appropriate to the period. The specialist understood this without me having to explain it at length. The result is elegant and exactly right.
Tight, clean, and exactly on brief. The chapter openers had the tension-driven feel the genre demands without being overdone. Upload to KDP was approved without a single correction requested.
The 3D mockup of my hardcover looked so real that several readers asked where they could buy it before the book was even available. The render quality was exceptional and delivery was fast.
My memoir had photographs on almost every other page alongside the text. The image placement, captions, and page flow all look natural and professional. The print proof was exactly what I hoped for.
FAQ
Website Care Plan: questions answered
These are the questions authors ask most about website care plan, including scope, change and cost. If your question about the website care plan is missing, request a quote and a specialist will reply.
What is a website care plan?
It is a monthly service in which a specialist looks after your website, applying updates, keeping backups, monitoring security and uptime and fixing problems.
How is a website care plan different from hosting?
Hosting keeps the server running. A care plan looks after the site itself, including the software, content, speed and security.
What do WordPress care plans for authors include?
Updates, daily backups, security and uptime monitoring in every plan, with content edits, speed checks and reports in the standard plan, and development hours, SEO monitoring and strategy in the premium plan.
How much does a website maintenance plan cost?
The calculator on this page shows a fixed monthly price for each plan and extra. Hosting and domain fees are billed by their providers.
What is included in website maintenance packages?
The basic package covers updates, backups and monitoring. The standard package adds edits and reports, and the premium package adds priority support and development hours.
Do I need a website maintenance plan template?
A template can help you plan your own routine, but a care plan puts the routine in the hands of a specialist who does it for you.
Can I change or pause my plan?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and can be changed, paused or cancelled.
Do you look after sites that were built by someone else?
Yes. We start with an audit, fix anything urgent and then look after the site.
Will you work on sites on any host?
Usually yes. We check your hosting during the audit and tell you if it limits what we can do.
What happens if my site is hacked?
We clean the site, restore a clean backup if needed, close the way in and tell you what happened.
Can I get my edits done through the plan?
Yes. Standard and premium plans include monthly edits, and the calculator shows how many.
Who owns the accounts and files?
You do. We work through logins that you control and never hold your site hostage.
How much does website care plan cost?
The website care plan cost starts at $99 a month for the entry plan and rises to $349 a month for the premium plan. Website care plan services and website care plan cost depend on the plan and the extras, and the calculator shows the total.
Ready when you are
Ready to start your website care plan?
A site that is cared for every month is a site that is ready when readers arrive. See your plan price in a minute, or choose a plan below.
- Fixed price shown before you pay
- Revision rounds included
- One named specialist, brief to upload