One of the biggest questions I’m asked when creating websites is what is ongoing post launch After Care?
Find out by reading my report below…
Hosting & Plugins
All websites must be hosted somewhere, they can’t just float around the ethernet aimlessly. Think of a server as a vessel which holds your website and keeps it safe. This container protects your website from intruders and keeps your website fully operational.
All Fiit Marketing websites consist of the following essentials which I install before I even start to build your site:
- Divi Licence (more about that later)
- WordFence (to protect it from hacking)
- Yoast (for basic SEO functionality.
- SSL Licence (keeps your internet connection secure. It’s the padlock at the top lhs of any website)
There are a few other plugins which are added to make your website not only look nice, but helps with the functionality and operation of your site.
Then there are the E-Commerce and Membership Plugins (WooCommerce / WP Simple Membership) for the websites which have shops and online memberships, and if you want to work on your Google stats I recommend installing Google Site Kit.
All of the plugins and the Divi theme require regular updates. The software developers who make the plugins are constantly updating the software, quite often on a weekly basis. These updates aren’t automatically carried out on your website as it requires your web developer (me) to go in and carry out the updates.
If plugin and theme updates aren’t carried out on your website then things can slow down and the site starts to develop problems such as pages not loading, menus not displaying, images disappearing…
Divi Theme
All Fiit Marketing websites are built using the Divi Theme Builder. As a designer it gives me the scope and technical functionality to be able to create not only highly visual websites, but which perform well on the world wide web. I had previously worked with a few other themes (Themify / WP Bakery) for a few years before making the switch to Divi and I’ve never looked back. Your website has its own individual API code under my global licence.
So as you can see, there is a lot going on with a website, which is why it needs after care.
Do I need to stay with Fiit Marketing post site launch?
If you are confident with managing your website there is absolutely no problem to move your website to a server company of your choosing after your site is completed and fully paid up. There are many companies out there and I can help you to make the transition.
You would need to purchase your own Divi Licence as you would no longer be entitled to the API key under my licence (c.£75+VAT per annum).
Sample Hosting Companies* and associated costs (excluding VAT):
- WP Engine £19/mth
- Siteground £11.99
- Cloudways £10
- Bluehost £7.50 (3 year term)
*above costs are for website which has no E-Commerce / Membership
What are the Fiit Marketing After Care Plans?
Plan A £15/mth
- Continued hosting on our shared server
- Premium Divi Theme Licence
- Secure off site backups
- Plugin Updates
- Continued SSL Licence
- Security and Malware Scans
Plan A+ £25/mth
- Everything included in Plan A PLUS…
- Annual Domain Name Renewal (if your domain name was purchased on your behalf by Fiit Marketing)
- Up to 30 mins FREE design/alts each month (value £30)
- NB: Doesn’t carry over to the next month if not used!
- Free access to the new FIIT MARKETING ACADEMY FACEBOOK GROUP (value £4.95/mth)
- 25% discount from Masterclasses.
Plus with a Fiit Marketing After Care Plan you have me on hand for any emergencies and not a stranger in a chat box.
Full information can be found on the website.