Website maintenance services so your site never becomes your problem again
By Talha AbidFiverr Level 2, 65 five-star reviewsUpwork Top Rated, 15 five-star ratings, 100% job success200+ builds since 2019Updated
I am Talha Abid, a freelance developer in Lahore who maintains WordPress, Shopify and Webflow sites for US businesses, working US hours since 2019. Sites break quietly. A plugin update takes down the contact form, a theme change slows the checkout, and nobody notices until a customer emails. My maintenance plans keep your site updated, backed up, secure and fast, with a real developer on the other end of the message when you need an edit.
- Starts at
- $149 per month
- Quote
- Fixed, within one business day
- Support
- 30 days of fixes included
- Platforms
- WordPressWooCommerceShopifyWebflowGoHighLevel
- Prices reviewed
Fixed-price options.
Named packages with the price each starts at, what it includes and how long it takes. Anything outside them gets a fixed quote within one business day.
Care plan for a website
Updates, backups, security, speed checks and two hours of edits a month for a WordPress or Webflow site.
- Core, theme and plugin updates with staging tests
- Daily off-site backups and one-click restore
- Security hardening, malware scans and uptime alerts
- Two hours a month for edits and fixes, with a monthly report
- Price
- $149 a month
- Extra time at $50 an hour.
Care plan for a store
The same plan for Shopify and WooCommerce stores, where an update that breaks checkout costs real money.
- Theme, app and plugin updates with staging tests
- Daily backups, security scans and uptime alerts
- Monthly speed and Core Web Vitals check
- Two hours a month for edits and fixes, with a monthly report
- Price
- $199 a month
- Extra time at $50 an hour.
Hourly fixes and small tasks
For anything too small for a fixed quote: tweaks, fixes and additions billed by the hour, with the time logged.
- Logged time, rounded to the quarter hour
- Same-day start for most small tasks
- A note on what changed
- Price
- $50 an hour
What does Website Maintenance include?
A website maintenance plan is a monthly service that keeps a live business site updated, backed up, monitored and edited on request. It suits owners of WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or GoHighLevel sites who have no developer on staff. You get updates tested before they go live, backups you can restore from, and one developer who answers when something needs to change.
A good fit if
- WordPress and WooCommerce sites that take leads, bookings or payments
- Owners with no developer on staff who want one person to message
- Sites that need regular content changes every month
Probably not for you if
- Simple brochure sites on Webflow or Shopify that rarely change
- Businesses that need round-the-clock phone support from an on-call team
- Sites that are broken at the core, where a redesign should come first
What changes for your business?
- 01
Updates applied safely, tested on staging before they touch the live site
- 02
A backup you can restore in minutes if anything ever goes wrong
- 03
Content changes and small fixes done within one business day
WordPress maintenance
Core, theme and plugin updates on a staging copy first, daily backups, malware scanning, uptime monitoring, database cleanup and speed checks. Elementor and Divi sites included.
Shopify, Webflow and GoHighLevel care
Theme updates, app audits, broken-link checks, speed monitoring and content changes. The platforms differ, the promise is the same: you send the change, it is live the same day.
What does Website Maintenance cost, and what is in the quote?
Projects start at $149 per month. Every item below is included. Nothing becomes an upsell later.
- Core, theme and plugin updates with staging tests
- Daily off-site backups and one-click restore
- Security hardening, malware scans and uptime alerts
- Monthly speed and Core Web Vitals check
- Two hours a month for edits, fixes and small features
- Monthly report of what was done
First week of a website maintenance plan
The first week is about finding out what I am looking after. I take a full backup before touching anything. Then I list the theme, the plugins or apps, the user accounts, the PHP version and anything overdue for an update. I set up a staging copy, uptime monitoring, scheduled off-site backups and a security scan. I also record a speed baseline, so later monthly checks have something to be compared against.
Inherited sites tend to show the same problems. Backups are missing or stored on the same server as the site. Admin accounts still exist for past employees and old freelancers. Inactive plugins have sat installed for years. The contact form sends to an inbox nobody reads. I fix these in week one and list them in your first monthly report, so you can see where the site started.
WordPress maintenance with updates on staging first
WordPress maintenance carries the most risk, because core, the theme and every plugin update on their own schedules and can conflict. So updates go to the staging copy first. I run them there, then check the pages that make money: the homepage, the contact form, the booking page and the checkout on WooCommerce stores. I submit a test form, and I place a test order where a store is involved.
Only then do the same updates go to the live site, with a fresh backup taken just before. If something still goes wrong, I restore that backup and work out the conflict on staging. Major releases get extra care. A new Elementor or WooCommerce version can change templates, and a PHP upgrade can break an old plugin. I read the changelogs for those before updating instead of pressing update all.
Same-day edits and how hours work
Every plan includes two hours each month for edits, fixes and small features. You send a message with the page URL and the change, plus a screenshot if it helps. I work US hours, so most small requests go live the same day. Typical ones are a new team photo, a price change or a holiday banner. The plan commitment is one business day.
Requests that need more than the two included hours get a fixed quote first, or run hourly at $50 an hour if you prefer. If you only need help a few times a year, a plan may be more than you need, and one-off fixes make more sense. A plan earns its cost when the site takes payments or bookings, runs on WordPress or changes often. Plans start at $149 per month for WordPress and Webflow sites and $199 for Shopify and WooCommerce stores.
What clients say about this kind of work.
Every review is public on the platform it was left on. 80 five-star reviews across Fiverr and Upwork, 65 of them on Fiverr.
“He got on Zoom with me and reviewed our problem carefully. Then he sat down, looked into it and found the problem.”
“Delivered perfectly in half the time. Will be using in the future.”
Related work you can open.
Live sites and screenshots. More examples on request, including builds inside client accounts.
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Read before you buy.
Guides written from the same client work, with the numbers I use to quote.
Website Maintenance: the questions buyers ask.
How much does website maintenance cost?
Care plans start at $149 a month for a standard WordPress or Webflow site and $199 for Shopify and WooCommerce stores. Every plan includes two hours of edits each month, and extra time runs at $50 an hour.
Do you offer one-off fixes without a plan?
Yes. Send the problem and I will quote a fixed price. Many clients start with a fix and move to a plan afterwards.
What if my site gets hacked?
Cleanup and restore are included on all plans. If you are not on a plan yet, hack cleanup is a fixed-price job and I recommend a plan afterwards to stop it happening again.
Do I need a maintenance plan if my site is on Shopify or Webflow?
Less than a WordPress site does. Shopify and Webflow handle hosting, security patches and server updates for you. What is left is app and theme updates, broken links, form and checkout tests, speed checks and content edits. If you change the site often, a plan is worth it. If you rarely touch it, one-off fixes are cheaper.
Will you maintain a website you did not build?
Yes. It makes no difference who built it. I start with a full backup and a review of the theme, plugins, user accounts and hosting. Some sites need a larger cleanup before they can be maintained safely, such as a hack removal or a failed update. I quote that as a one-time job first. The monthly plan starts after that.
What access do you need to maintain my site?
I need an admin login to the site and access to the hosting panel or SFTP for backups and staging. Domain or DNS access is only needed if the site moves or mail records change. I suggest you create a separate user for me instead of sharing your own login. You can remove that user at any time.
What happens if an update breaks my website?
Most breakages are caught on the staging copy and never reach your live site. If one does get through, I restore the backup taken just before the update, which takes minutes. Then I trace the conflict on staging and apply the update again once it is safe. You get a note explaining what happened. Fixing update problems is part of every plan.
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Ready to start? Send the brief.
Send a few lines about the project. You get a fixed price and a timeline within one business day, and no follow-up sequence if it is not a fit.