If you are not maintaining your website with the updates and fixes to keep it secure and in good working order, you are effectively devaluing your original investment of having it built in the first place.
Once you have a website built, you may think, that’s it; but it really shouldn’t be. In truth, websites are never really ‘finished’, since security and performance rely on running regular updates. The internet is ever-changing, with constantly new and evolving predators and factors, therefore your website will always need checking and bolstering against any potential threats. And like anything you buy and use, like a car or a bike, parts wear out and a service is needed from time to time.
However simple your website might appear in its Content Management System (CMS), all websites are complex code applications. Just as your computer’s operating system needs regular updates to keep it working well, safely and securely, so does your website.
If you don’t have a maintenance contract with your web developer, it’s likely that your website is out of date. Unless your web developer runs updates for all of their sites as standard, like Cultrix. It’s a good idea to find out, with the answer giving you a good indication as to their level of continuing care and service.
We think about the future at Cultrix, building our customer relationships and services on the long-term view. So, all of our new Cultrix websites come with 12 months bug fixing and email/telephone support as standard. All our WordPress sites receive updates on plugins and themes too. And if anything breaks while we do this, we’ll put it right.
At Cultrix, we will always be ahead with whatever the future holds for your online presence, so that you don’t need to worry about it, and the continuity of your business. With that in mind, we know that websites are never finished, and plan services accordingly, always with your best interests in mind. Whether you prefer to set a number of hours as part of a maintenance contract or have an on-demand agreement you are protecting your online presence from harm and breakages, with, what is, a relatively small amount of continued expense.
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