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Ecommerce maintenance is a series of regular tasks designed to keep your website running smoothly. Maintenance addresses any gaps in security, provides fresh content to help your SEO ranking, ensures forms are working correctly, and more.

Website maintenance cost varies based upon how sophisticated your website is, as well as the frequency and volume of changes you need. If you work with Emily Journey & Associates, you can rely on your website manager to be responsive and professional. Our team will happily advise you on best practices and creative solutions.

• Basic Website Maintenance / $299 per month billed monthly
• Premium Website Maintenance / $599 per month billed monthly
• Custom Website Maintenance / Pricing varies

Yes, WordPress websites need maintenance. You need to maintain your WordPress site to keep it safe from hackers and to ensure you’re providing a good user experience. While some maintenance tasks only need to be done a few times a year, others should be completed every day.

There are multiple ways you can hide your WordPress website until you’re ready to launch. You can put your site in maintenance mode using a plugin as I’ve discussed here (although this is not the best option for most scenarios).

Another option is to require a password for someone to view the site. Or hide your site from search engines, which I also explained above.

If WordPress maintenance mode is not working for you, try clearing your browser data. Use the WP Rocket Plugin to clear cache and cookies.

You can take your website offline by using a plugin. However, I never recommend fully taking your site down — this can hurt your SEO. Try maintenance mode which shows visitors a custom splash page instead of making your website disappear completely.

WordPress maintenance mode uses a function called wp_maintenance to create a .maintenance file that contains a default or customized message. Once maintenance mode is activated, this message shows up on a splash page when someone visits your site. When you relaunch your website, the maintenance file will delete and your website will function normally.

You can put your WordPress site into maintenance mode without using a plugin by creating a maintenance HTML file or by using the function.php file. It is more complicated than using a plugin but our team of WordPress experts can help.

Website maintenance cost varies based upon how sophisticated your website is, and the frequency and volume of changes you need. You can rely on your website manager at Emily Journey & Associates to be responsive and professional. You can lean on the experience of our team to advise you on best practices and creative solutions.

• Basic Website Maintenance / $299 per month billed monthly
• Premium Website Maintenance / $599 per month billed monthly
• Custom Website Maintenance / Pricing varies

Learn more about our Website Maintenance Services.

WordPress maintenance is important because it boosts your security. It also provides a better experience for users who visit your site — which benefits you, too, as your web traffic and revenue will likely go up.

Yes, WordPress websites need maintenance. WordPress itself recommends that users complete housekeeping tasks on a regular basis. This consistent maintenance will help your site perform well long-term.

If you would like to have someone else join you for training, then there will be an additional charge. However, there is one way to get around this limit. Your virtual training will be recorded. You can share it with anyone you like after training.

We get this question all the time! It’s true… virtual training can be the wrong choice if verbal communication is not one of your strengths. After all, we are not always able to see your facial expressions during virtual training. Instead, we rely on the words you say and your tone of voice.
If you choose the virtual class format, you see my screen, hear my voice, and are able to ask me questions. But, mostly, I’m viewing your screen because you are doing all of the work! You’ll get personalized class information in advance and no one else will be included in the training.

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We offer hourly consultation only for clients who have

1. completed our WordPress or SEO training, or
2. subscribed to our Website Maintenance service.

On a case-by-case basis, we help with website projects for clients who do not meet the above criteria at the rate of $200/hour with a 3 hour minimum.

No… just kidding! Yes, of course! After your 60 days of follow up support, we don’t just fall off the face of the earth. If you find that you want to work with us on a regular basis, then we are here for you. But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. After all, you might decide that you just don’t need us anymore.

We love teaching SEO strategy! Depending upon your interest, we incorporate SEO techniques throughout your training. When directed to do so, we have been known to spend almost as much time on the topic of Search Engine Optimization as WordPress in the course of training. It is really up to you.

No. One of the things we really like about WordPress is that it does not require coding skills to develop a beautiful, secure, complex, and highly functional website. We have tremendous respect and appreciation for the professionals who create the terrific themes and plugins upon which we depend.

Possibly! That depends upon what you mean by ‘finish’. You will certainly be prepared to complete and launch your website independently. It is not unusual for our instructors to help with launching a website during the 60 day support period.

Yes we do! After training, we can email each participant a signed certificate of completion. There is no official certification in WordPress.

Independent mastery with WordPress is especially important when you have an eCommerce website. Working in your website on a daily basis is not optional. We are highly experienced with the WooCommerce plugin and WooCommerce extensions. Your instructor will help you navigate, troubleshoot, and diagnose your ecommerce website as an important part of your WordPress training.

Be prepared to take lots of notes! Due to the custom nature of our work, we are quick on our feet and do not work from a pre-made outline. And, while we have plenty of direction to give, we focus on your specific goals and challenges to guide the organization of our work together. You can also expect your instructor to point you to valuable resources found on various websites.

Yes! This way, we can get right into the unique challenges, theme, and plugins for your website. Some companies require that we work from a copy of the website on a subdomain. Working from a “staging version” of the website is more common with larger organizations and institutions. If you are one of these organizations, then you know who you are! And, we will get these details planned in advance of training.

It’s true. Most of our clients already have an existing website from which to work. But, we occasionally work with someone like you who is just getting started. In that case, we can work using one of our student websites–but not for long! It’s likely you will have a great start on your new website by the end of training.

That depends. This is where a conversation about your goals with one of our instructors can be helpful. IT professionals, graphic designers, and software engineers are among some of our favorite students who understand the value of this type of professional development. We are experienced in training professionals who are technologically advanced who just have never learned WordPress. Many of our clients find it valuable to identify the true limits of their particular website in addition to advancing their WordPress and SEO skills.

We train people with a variety of skill levels and goals. Every training is different! When you talk with your trainer at the time of scheduling, take this time to ask about a few things you can do to be ready. We often have suggestions and resources specifically for beginners. But, really, it is okay to show up on your first day of training with no advanced preparation. We are ready for you!

We wish we could do that for you. But, we have limited availability for training. When we reserve time for training with you, we reserve the entire day for you. A two-hour training day means saying “no” to someone else who would like a four-hour training.

A high percentage of our clients are nonprofit organizations. We love working with nonprofits! We do not offer a discounted version of our services at this time.

Payment is due in full prior to training.

Once the training dates are decided, then your instructor will email you an online link for secure payment with credit card. We also accept check payment! We just need for you to let us know to expect a check.

Once you schedule your training, your instructor will email you a payment link where you can directly and securely enter your payment information. We also have a check payment option.

We have 4 WordPress and SEO instructors on our team. Training Coordinator, Erin Brooks, will introduce you to your instructor. Your instructor will work with you to determine your best days and times for training. This will also be a good time to discuss your goals and get answers to any remaining questions you might have.

Typically, we can get your training on our calendar about 2 weeks out–sometimes sooner. It is also normal to have to wait up to a month for training during our busy times.