How much does website maintenance cost in the UK?
What a monthly website fee should pay for, what it should not, and what £19.99 a month covers here.
Website maintenance in the UK ranges from a few pounds a month for bare hosting to hundreds a month for an agency retainer. The number only means something once you know what it includes.
My own figure is £19.99 a month. That covers secure hosting, website maintenance, security updates, technical support, general website help. The first three months are included with a new £350 website, and there is no minimum term.
What you are paying for
What a maintenance fee should cover.
Hosting
The server your website lives on. Without it, the site is offline.
Security and software updates
Keeping the site patched so it stays safe and keeps working in new browsers.
Small changes
New prices, a new service, better photos. Changes you should not have to invoice for one at a time.
A person to ask
Someone who picks up the phone when something looks wrong, rather than a ticket queue.
Watch for
Where maintenance costs creep up.
Hosting and email billed separately
Compare the total for a year, not the headline monthly figure.
Hourly rates for edits
A cheap plan with every change charged by the hour often costs more than an all-in fee.
Long contracts
A minimum term makes it hard to leave if the service slips. There is none here.
A domain you do not own
If the domain is in someone else's name, moving your website is difficult. Yours stays in your business name.
The full detail is on the website care page, and the build itself is explained on what's included. If you are comparing total costs, see how much a small business website costs.
FAQ
Common questions.
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