If I have NOT done your updates/backups in the last 6 months, the cost for my time is $75.
However, If I have done updates on your website in the last 6 months, the cost for my time is less ($50).
At a minimum the software updates and backups of your website should be done annually.
You could easily maintain small, incremental software updates by logging in to your website and updating your plugins and WordPress as prompted (just be sure to go slowly and allow each item to update fully before you click on the next update).
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PERFORM SOFTWARE UPDATES AND BACKUPS of your website. ($75 fee). If you have any minor updates you would like done to your site, send them at this time as minor updates are included in the $75 fee.
The update process:
1) Check your website hosting account to assure your site is on the most current host server (CPanel Linux), and on PHP programming language (version update if needed).
2) Check your host’s fileserver (where your website files are stored) to assure no MALICIOUS FILES or hacks are present. We will delete any obvious malicious files and check core files. If there is a problem on the site, such as your site has not been maintained and updated in several years or you have installed unsecure plugins that have caused issues or hacks that can’t be quickly fixed, I will contact you as more work (or clean re-install of your core files) may be required.
3) Make and download BACKUP FILES of your site before updates are made
4) Update all PLUGINS, one at a time. Update/buy new license if required for a licensed plugin. (client pays any license fee)
6) Update WORDPRESS to latest version.
7) Update GENESIS FRAMEWORK to latest version.
8) BACKUP FILES made of your site after updates with downloaded files to my backup harddrive for safe keeping.