Maintenance · technical support

Website maintenance: someone looking after it before it breaks

Updates, security, backups, monitoring and optimisation. Monthly, planned, with a report — not only when something goes wrong.

A website left unattended does not become ugly. It becomes slow, vulnerable and, eventually, unavailable. Maintenance costs far less than recovery after an incident.

We reply the same working day. No obligation.

Website monitoring dashboard: overall health, uptime, page load time, automated backups, security and the update log
12 years
maintaining sites in production
120+
projects delivered
3+ years
average client relationship
70%
of projects come from referrals
Situations

Three situations where maintenance stops being optional.

01

Nobody has looked after the site for months

Updates are behind, you do not know when the last backup ran, and there is nobody to call if it goes down.

Recovering from an infection costs several times a year of maintenance — plus the days of lost sales.

02

The previous supplier disappeared

They do not reply, you have no access to hosting or accounts, and the site runs on momentum alone.

03

The site has become slow

It loads slowly, the admin panel drags, and Search Console shows warnings nobody understands.

Benefits

Security actively checked

Tested updates, periodic scanning and blocking of unauthorised access attempts.

Backups verified, not just taken

Copies are tested by actually restoring them. A backup that cannot be restored is not a backup.

Continuous monitoring

We know the site is down before you hear it from a customer.

A defined response time

You know how quickly you get an answer and how quickly it gets fixed, written into the agreement.

What you get

What a maintenance plan includes.

Maintenance is not waiting for something to break. It is making sure it does not.

  • Tested updatesCore, plugins and themes, checked first on a copy and then applied to production.
  • Automatic, verified backupsDaily copies kept off the server and tested periodically by restoring them.
  • Uptime monitoringChecked every few minutes, with an immediate alert if the site stops responding.
  • Security scanningChecking modified files and unauthorised access attempts.
  • Performance optimisationDatabase cleanup, compression of new images, load speed checks.
  • Technical SEO checksIndexing, crawl errors and warnings in Search Console.
  • Included support hoursFor content changes, adjustments and small development work, without a separate quote each time.
  • A monthly reportWhat was updated, what was checked, what was fixed and what we recommend for next month.
  • A guaranteed response timeDefined in the agreement, depending on the plan you choose.
  • Full access for youYou remain the owner of the hosting, the domain and the site. We hold nothing hostage.
What we maintain

The kinds of project we take on.

Business website

Updates, security, backups, monitoring and included hours for content changes.

monthly plan

Online store

Everything a website includes, plus checks on the integrations: payments, carriers, invoicing, stock sync.

monthly plan

Platform or application

Monitoring, dependency updates, checks on automated workflows and continuous development.

monthly plan

Taking over from another supplier

Technical audit, recovery of credentials, cleanup and stabilisation, then moving into maintenance.

audit plus plan

Emergency response

Site down, infected or blocked. We step in, restore and secure it, even if you are not already a client.

on request

Managed hosting

We move the site onto infrastructure we manage, with monitoring and backups included.

monthly plan

Process

How a maintenance engagement runs.

01

Initial technical audit

The real state of the site: overdue updates, vulnerabilities, speed, existing backups.

02

Stabilisation

We fix what is urgent before settling into a monthly rhythm. Estimated separately, once.

03

Monitoring setup

Uptime, automatic off-server backups, email alerts.

04

Monthly rhythm

Tested updates, security and performance checks, and the included hours for changes.

05

Report and recommendations

What was done, what we noticed and what is worth improving next month.

Approach

Preventive, not reactive.

The difference between a site that runs for years and one that breaks monthly is not the platform. It is whether somebody looks at it before the problem appears.

How we work

Planned maintenance

Updates are tested on a copy before they are applied, backups are verified by actually restoring them, and uptime is monitored automatically. We do not wait for you to tell us something is broken — most of the time we find out first and fix it before you notice.

  • Updates tested, not applied blindlyAn update pushed straight to production can break a critical component. We test it on a copy first.
  • Backups verified by restoringA backup that has never been tested is not a backup, it is an assumption. We restore ours periodically.
  • Monitoring every few minutesIf the site stops responding we are alerted immediately, including outside office hours.
  • Included hours for changesYou do not get a separate quote for every text change or image swap.
  • Monthly technical SEO checksIndexing, crawl errors and Search Console warnings, checked consistently.
  • You remain the owner of everythingHosting, domain, code, credentials. You can leave at any time without losing anything.

Our client relationships average more than three years, and around 70% of new projects come from referrals. In maintenance, that is the only indicator that genuinely counts.

Worth knowing: if we take on a site that has been neglected for a long time, a stabilisation stage is needed and estimated separately. We cannot guarantee a healthy monthly rhythm on top of an unstable foundation.

Managed hosting

Infrastructure we run ourselves

We move the site onto a server we manage, with monitoring, off-site backups and optimisation included. One point of contact for everything.

Suited when your current hosting is slow or when you would rather not deal with the server side.

Continuous optimisation

Not only upkeep

Alongside maintenance, periodic improvements: speed, buying journey, conversion, content. The site grows rather than merely staying alive.

Suited when the site is your main sales channel.

Emergency response

Even if you are not a client

Site down, infected or suspended by the host. We step in, restore from backup or clean it, then secure it so it does not recur.

Suited to critical situations. After it is resolved, you decide whether to stay on maintenance.

Comparison of the technologies we use to build websites
No maintenanceBasic maintenanceFull maintenance
Updateswhenever someone remembersmonthly, testedmonthly, tested
Backupsusually only at the hostdaily, off-sitedaily, off-site, verified
Monitoringnoneuptimeuptime plus security
Response timehowever long it takes to find someonewithin the working daydefined in the agreement
Included hoursnonea fewmore, carried over
Monthly reportnoyesyes, with recommendations
Incident riskhighlowvery low

Our rule: We recommend maintenance for any site that brings in customers. For an online store or a platform with integrations it is not optional: a day of downtime there translates directly into lost orders and lost trust.

Transparency

Good maintenance is invisible. That is exactly why it has to be reported.

When everything runs, it is easy to assume nothing is happening. The monthly report shows precisely what was done to keep it that way.

What was updated

Core, plugins and dependencies, with versions before and after.

What was checked

Backup restored, security scan, speed measured, indexing errors.

What was fixed

Work carried out during the month, with the time drawn from your included hours.

What we recommend

What we noticed and what is worth improving, with priority and an estimate.

A monthly maintenance report for a site under our care

A concrete example: on one client site we traced the repeated corruption of a critical configuration file to a faulty security plugin rather than to an attack. Without monitoring, the symptom would have been treated for months.

Projects

We do not promise. We demonstrate.

Projects under our maintenance, some of them for years.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the price set?

Maintenance is a monthly plan based on the number of hours included. Our rate is €50 per hour, excluding VAT, and the plan is sized around the complexity of the site and the response time you want. Unused hours can be carried into the following month.

What exactly does maintenance include?

Tested updates of the core and plugins, daily backups verified by restoring, uptime monitoring with alerts, security scanning, performance optimisation, technical SEO checks and a number of included hours for content changes. Plus a monthly report covering what was done and what we recommend.

Will you take over a site built by someone else?

Yes, and it happens often. We start with a technical audit: which updates are missing, what vulnerabilities exist, how the speed looks and whether the current backup actually works. We tell you honestly what needs fixing before we settle into a monthly rhythm.

What happens if the site goes down?

Monitoring alerts us within minutes, including outside office hours. We respond within the time defined in the agreement, restore from backup if needed and identify the cause so it does not recur.

Do unused hours carry over?

Yes, unused hours can be carried into the following month. It does not seem fair to us to charge for time you did not use simply because it was a quiet month.

Do I remain the owner of the site and the hosting?

Always. The domain, the hosting, the code and all credentials stay in your name. You can end the engagement at any time without losing anything and without depending on us to continue with someone else.

Why is the host's backup not enough?

Because it lives on the same server. If the server has a serious problem or the account is suspended, you lose both the site and the copies. We keep backups off the server and test them periodically by restoring them.

Do you offer emergency response to non-clients?

Yes. Site down, infected or blocked — we step in, restore or clean it and secure it. It is billed on hours used. Once it is resolved, you are free to decide whether to stay on maintenance.

Do you maintain online stores as well?

Yes, with additional checks on the integrations: payments, carriers, invoicing and stock synchronisation. In a store, an integration that fails silently costs more than the site being down, because nobody notices immediately.

Can you move the site to different hosting?

Yes. We handle the full migration and verify everything works before changing DNS, so there is no downtime. We recommend moving when the current hosting is limiting performance.

Estimate

Tell us what you need. We reply with an estimate.

Five steps, under two minutes. The more context you give us, the closer the estimate will be to reality.

ProjectStep 1 din 5

What would you like us to build?

You can pick more than one.

Tell us about your site.

You do not need to know which updates are missing or how secure it is. Send us the address. We run a technical audit and tell you exactly what state it is in and what monthly maintenance would involve.

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Or email us directly: contact@divasweb.ro+40 755 336 514

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