Website Upgrades and Maintenance
Your website is an important part of your business, but it isn’t something you can simply launch and forget.
Software changes, browsers are updated, security threats evolve and the needs of your business move on. Without regular attention, a website that once worked perfectly can gradually become slower, less reliable and more vulnerable.
Somerset Web provides ongoing website maintenance, upgrades and support for businesses across Somerset, Bristol, Bath and North Somerset. We can look after the technical side of your website, deal with problems when they arise and, importantly, help prevent many of those problems from happening in the first place.
Keep Your Website Secure
Outdated software is one of the most common weaknesses in an ageing website.
Content management systems, plugins, libraries and other components may all require updates as vulnerabilities are discovered and technology changes.
Regular website maintenance helps ensure that important updates and security patches are applied, reducing the risk of malware, compromised data and unnecessary downtime.
Security isn’t simply about responding after something has gone wrong. A sensible maintenance programme is about reducing the likelihood of the problem occurring at all.
Website Updates and Ongoing Maintenance
Every website is different, so maintenance shouldn’t be a one-size-fits-all service.
Depending on your website, ongoing work might include:
- Software and security updates
- Website backups
- Content and image updates
- Broken link checks
- Performance improvements
- Browser and device compatibility checks
- Forms and functionality testing
- Technical troubleshooting
- Small design and layout improvements
- Adding new pages, features or functionality
We can provide regular ongoing maintenance or help with individual upgrades when they’re needed.
Improve Website Speed and Performance
A website that has become slow or unreliable can be frustrating for visitors and damaging to the experience you provide online.
Over time, websites can accumulate unnecessary code, oversized images, outdated functionality and other issues that affect performance.
We can investigate the causes of poor performance and make practical improvements to help pages load more efficiently and keep the site working smoothly.
That can include reviewing images, scripts, database performance, hosting configuration and the underlying website code.
Keep Your Website Working Across Modern Devices
The web doesn’t stand still.
Browsers change, operating systems are updated and new devices appear. Something that worked without a problem several years ago may no longer behave in quite the same way today.
Regular checks help identify compatibility problems before they become serious.
We can test and update websites so that they continue to work effectively across modern desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices.
Upgrade an Existing Website
Website maintenance doesn’t necessarily mean keeping everything exactly as it is.
Sometimes an existing website is fundamentally sound but needs improving rather than replacing.
We can upgrade an established website with changes such as:
- Improved mobile layouts
- New page designs
- Better navigation
- Updated content
- Improved calls to action
- New contact or enquiry forms
- Analytics and tracking
- Search engine optimisation
- New functionality or integrations
This can be a practical alternative to commissioning an entirely new website, particularly when the existing site already has useful content and established search visibility.
Website Maintenance and SEO
Technical problems can also affect how easily search engines crawl and understand a website.
Broken links, missing pages, poor mobile usability, slow performance and outdated site structures can all undermine otherwise good content.
Because Somerset Web provides both website development and SEO services, we can consider search visibility when making changes to an existing website.
That is particularly important when restructuring pages or upgrading an established site. Existing URLs and search rankings should be considered carefully rather than accidentally discarded during an update.
Backups and Recovery
A reliable backup can make an enormous difference when something goes wrong.
Depending on the website and hosting arrangement, we can help ensure that appropriate backups are available and that there is a practical route to restoring the website if necessary.
Backups are particularly important before significant updates or development work, when having a known working version of the website provides an additional layer of protection.
Website Support When You Need It
Not every business wants to manage its own website.
You may simply want somebody familiar with the site who can make changes, investigate a problem or advise you when something needs attention.
Somerset Web has been designing, developing and supporting websites for more than 25 years. That experience means we can often work with existing websites as well as sites we’ve designed ourselves.
If something isn’t working properly, we’ll look at the problem, explain what’s happening in straightforward terms and recommend an appropriate solution.
Website Maintenance for Somerset Businesses
We’re based in Somerset and work with businesses throughout Somerset, Bristol, Bath and North Somerset.
Whether you need regular website maintenance, help with an ageing site, a technical problem resolved or an existing website brought up to date, we can help you decide what actually needs doing.
Sometimes that means a substantial upgrade. Sometimes a handful of carefully chosen improvements is all that’s required.
Protect the Website You’ve Already Invested In
Your website represents an investment in your business.
Regular maintenance can help extend its useful life, maintain its performance and avoid the disruption and expense that can come from allowing technical problems to accumulate.
If your website is becoming slow, difficult to update, unreliable or simply starting to show its age, it doesn’t automatically mean you need to replace it.
Talk to Somerset Web about your existing website and we’ll take a look at where it stands and what would be worth improving.