Websites drift. Plugins age, content goes stale, and performance slips until trust erodes. Maintenance is how you keep the asset you already paid for. Wouldn’t it be great if your website looked as good today as it did on the day you launched it?
Weekly Web Maintenance Tasks
How nice would it be if everything worked as well as it once did?
From cars to laptops to ovens and websites, you need to monitor your assets, repair them when something goes wrong, and update when there are new features to add.
Monthly Web Maintenance Tasks
Moderate Your Comments A busy, lively comments section is great for search engine optimization (SEO) and usually reflects well on the health of your business.
But things can go wrong quickly — people say ugly things, and if you’re not aware of it (i.e moderating), then it can reflect poorly on you.
Annual Web Maintenance Tasks
Make sure you know where your data resides, who has access, and how it’s protected.
Make backups and have contingency plans in place for when problems do occur.
Ensure Your Website Is Well Maintained
At some point, a hacker will stumble on your old passwords, and it’s up to you to make sure that doesn’t turn into a Code Red.
Consider changing all your passwords at least once a year or having a separate password for financial accounts as opposed to general access to the website.