Care Plans

Having security measures implemented is crucial when running a WordPress website. It’s not uncommon for a small business website to receive hundreds of attacks on a daily basis. Most won’t be successful, but it is only a matter of time before a breach will be made if preventive actions are not taken.

Almost 40% of WordPress websites hacked in 2018 was simply due to WordPress, themes and plugins not running on the latest versions. The problem is that constantly keeping all your WordPress software on the latest versions can be time-consuming and also comes with a risk of compatibility issues if updates are not handled correctly.

Even if you do put in the time and effort to keep everything updated, the remaining ~60% of WordPress websites who did run on up-to-date versions still managed to get hacked.

But I’m just a small business, surely my website won’t be targeted?

Unfortunately, this is a common fallacy. Small business websites have become a primary target for cyber attacks due to the simple reason that there often are no or very little security measures implemented on these websites. This makes it easy for malicious behaviour to take place on your website at all your website visitors expense.

Some of the most common things hackers like to do:

• Implement hidden spam links and sub-pages
• Earn money on your behalf via Cryptomining
• Steal both your own and your visitor’s information through phishing
• Spread virus/malware
• Send email spam
• Gain complete control over your website

We advise all our clients and website owners to take action before a breach is made in the first place. This is usually much more cost-effective rather than waiting until your website is hacked and try to undo the damage that has already been done. This also keeps you from endangering your website visitors of getting infected by malicious activities that may be spreading via your site.

There are quite a few things to consider when creating a secure website, that’s why they’re all included in our Security Plan.

Did you know that 47% of people expect your site to load in less than 2 seconds? And 40% will abandon a website completely if it takes any longer than 3 seconds to load?

Having a fast website is crucial to maintain visitors and capture leads, it also helps with Search Engine Optimization which will make your website rank higher in the Google search results.

There are many things to take into account when optimizing the speed of a WordPress website. If you are a developer, the first things you can look at adding to your current website are:

• Using a CDN (Content Delivery Network)
• Image Optimization & Lazy Load
• Database Optimization
• Browser Caching
• Minify CSS/JS/HTML
• Gzip Compression

These steps will help your website load faster, but depending on your hosting solution and the quality of your website build, they might not be enough to get below that 2-second-load threshold.

In our Speed Plan we offer free migration of your website to a dedicated server via our own WordPress Hosting solution which is guaranteed to give your website maximum power and loading speeds. All included in the price, no extra charge.

Ever needed help dealing with your hosting company, setting up email accounts, or simply making changes to your website on a continuous basis?

Our Support Plan handles all the miscellaneous jours and duties that a website owner often find herself needing to do, such as:

• Website support & updates
• General support (Email/Domain/Hosting)
• Free Email Support
• Safe WordPress updates
• Safe theme updates
• Safe plugin updates

Our Support Plan also goes hand-in-hand with our Security Plan as having an up-to-date WordPress website is a crucial step in securing your website from malicious activities.