A website is not a one-off purchase. It is a living system that needs updates, monitoring and care. A maintenance plan keeps it secure, fast and current, so it continues to earn leads instead of quietly degrading.
We deliver this through our Ongoing Maintenance service, which covers security, speed, backups and content updates for Australian businesses.
A good plan is not just updates. It is a complete health system for your site, covering security, performance, content and backups. The table below shows what each tier should include.
| Task | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security updates | Weekly | Weekly | Weekly |
| Speed checks | Monthly | Monthly | Weekly |
| Backups | Weekly | Daily | Daily |
| Content updates | Monthly | Monthly | Weekly |
| Uptime monitoring | Included | Included | Included |
| Malware scanning | Monthly | Weekly | Daily |
| Support response | 48 hours | 24 hours | 4 hours |
A site that is not maintained accumulates risk. One unpatched plugin can lead to a compromise. One broken form can lose leads for weeks. The cost of a single incident usually exceeds a year of maintenance.
Prices vary by site size, platform and traffic. A small business site on a common CMS runs from $99 to $299 per month. Larger sites with custom code or ecommerce typically start from $499 per month.
Not every maintenance plan is equal. Ask what is included, how fast they respond, where backups are stored and how they report on what they have done.
Maintenance is proactive: keeping the site healthy before problems arise. Support is reactive: fixing something that broke. A good plan includes both, but the proactive part is where the value is.
Critical security patches should be applied within 24 hours. A full monthly review of content, backups, speed and uptime is the standard for most business sites. High-traffic sites may need weekly attention.
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TPR Media explains website maintenance plans for Australian businesses, covering what to include, typical pricing, why skipping maintenance is expensive and what to ask a provider.