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Is Your Website a Cobweb-Covered Relic? It’s Time for the Website Maintenance A-Team!

Your website. It’s your digital storefront, your 24/7 salesperson working tirelessly to attract and convert customers. But let’s face it, even the most charismatic salesperson needs a makeover once in a while. Imagine a store with dusty mannequins in outdated clothes – that’s what an unmaintained website feels like to visitors. Don’t let this be your online fate!

This is where our legendary website maintenance services come in, swinging into action like a team of digital superheroes. We offer a comprehensive package that’s more than just a band-aid solution; it’s a complete website rejuvenation program. Here’s why our website maintenance is the absolute best, the envy of the entire internet:

Fort Knox-Level Security:

We’re not just talking about a flimsy padlock here. We’re talking regular security scans and updates, constantly patching vulnerabilities before those pesky hackers even think about showing their ugly mugs. Think of us as a digital SWAT team, patrolling your website for any suspicious activity.

Faster Than a Cheetah on Red Bull:

Website speed is crucial in today’s impatient world. Our website maintenance is like a pit crew for your website, optimizing performance to ensure lightning-fast loading times. No more visitors tapping their feet, frustrated by a sluggish website. We’ll have them zooming through your content like Speedy Gonzales on a sugar rush.

Content Fresher Than a Spring Morning:

Stale content is the kryptonite of website engagement. We can help you create and manage fresh, engaging content that keeps visitors hooked. Think of us as your resident content alchemists, turning dull text into sparkling gold that captivates your audience.

Broken Links? We Don’t Know Her:

Broken links are the bane of a user’s existence. They’re like dead ends on a road trip, leading to frustration and a dead-end experience. Our website maintenance service is like a team of digital road builders, identifying and fixing broken links to ensure a smooth and seamless user journey.

Plugin and Theme Power Rangers:

Outdated plugins and themes are a security nightmare. We’re like the Power Rangers of website maintenance, constantly updating plugins and themes to ensure your website uses the latest secure versions. No security breaches or compatibility issues will get past our watchful eye.

Backup Backup Backup!:

Life happens, even in the digital world. Our website maintenance includes regular backups, ensuring you can easily restore your website if needed. Think of us as your digital guardian angels, always prepared for the unexpected.

Website Analytics: The Crystal Ball of Success:

We don’t just guess about your website’s performance. We set up and monitor advanced analytics tools, providing valuable insights into website traffic, user behavior, and marketing campaign effectiveness. It’s like having a crystal ball that unveils the secrets to your online success.

Dedicated Support: Your Website Whisperers:

You don’t have to navigate the complexities of website maintenance alone. We provide dedicated account managers who are your website whisperers, ready to answer any questions or address any concerns you might have. Think of them as your personal website gurus, always there to lend a helping hand.

24/7 Uptime Monitoring: We Never Sleep:

Website downtime is a digital nightmare. That’s why we offer 24/7 uptime monitoring. We’re basically your website’s night watchmen, constantly vigilant against any potential downtime. If something goes awry, we’ll be on it faster than you can say “website crisis averted.”

Priority Support: You’re the MVP:

Our website maintenance clients are the VIPs. You receive priority access to support, ensuring any issues are resolved quickly and efficiently. We understand that your website is critical to your business, and we treat it with the utmost importance.

Investing in Website Maintenance Pays Off Big Time:

Think of website maintenance as an investment, not an expense. Here’s why it’s the smartest decision you’ll ever make for your online presence:

Happy Visitors, Happy Business: A website that’s secure, fast, and engaging keeps visitors happy and coming back for more.
SEO Superpowers: Optimized websites rank higher in search results, leading to increased organic traffic and lead generation.
Security Fortress: Regular updates and scans minimize the risk of costly data breaches and malware attacks.

Peace of Mind, Priceless: Knowing your website is in expert hands allows you to focus on what you do best – running your business.
Increased ROI: A well-maintained website helps

My own site migration

I have been using Green Geeks as a web host for 3 years now and really, I was completely fine with them. I had a few technical issues over the years but they were always available by chat and always fixed things right away or at least gave me straight answers. The only thing I didn’t like was that they made a change to their email forwarding so it was either impossible to forward emails (like eric@groovebackmedia.com to erockfish@gmail.com), or it was a huge hassle, I don’t really remember which. I never got notification that my emails weren’t getting forwarded but figured it out when I was trying to add one. I ended up having to go with all gmail accounts.
OK, I could deal with that.
Anyway, I knew I was on a reduced rate 3 year plan that was going to end and I had started shopping around. I had paid a little over $200 for 3 years.
Separate from this, I had set up my wife on a Bluehost account for her business that was separate for accounting purposes, but one morning I woke up to an invoice from them for over $600 to keep going, so I immediately dropped them, migrated her WordPress site over to my GreenGeeks account for free, and was done. Not long after that, I got another invoice from Greengeeks for more than $500 to keep going, so I knew it was finally time to migrate to a new host.
I looked around, checked out a bunch of reviews, and decided on Hostinger. They had a killer special going for $107 for 4 years + 3 months free for unlimited sites so I jumped on it.
The bottom line is that for $107, I got the same product that would have cost me $1100+, but with and additional 15 months.
I tried to sign up for an affiliate link from Hostinger but got denied for some reason. Screw them, I’ll just say that it pays to shop around, and it pays to be able to migrate your sites to whomever has the best deal.
If you are interested in getting the best deal on your hosting, give me a call, I’ll find the deal and migrate your site(s) for you.
Thanks,
Eric

Website Services

Websites

WordPress websites

WordPress is free, but the best themes like Divi are 3rd party apps that require a purchase. This theme is worth its weight in gold, is very affordable and saves a lot of time and effort overall. Tons of features and ecommerce are built into this themes.

Wix websites

Wix charges $16 – $159+/month depending which plan you choose.
They host the site, have lots of templates to pick from.

Squarespace websites

Squarespace charges $16 – $49/month depending which plan you choose.
They also host the site, have lots of templates to pick from.

Site maintenance

Site maintenance is everything that happens after the site build. This can be copy and image updates, new promotions,product additions, new pages, new blog posts, seo alterations, site monitoring for uptime.

Billed either as a monthly plan or as-needed (hourly).

Ecommerce

  • WordPress + Divi + Woocommerce
    Free + $89/yr + free
  • Or you can pay this…
  • Shopify charges: $39 – $2,000/mo
  • Ecwid charges: $0 – $99/mo
  • Wix charges: $16 – $159+/mo
  • Squarespace charges: $16 – $49/mo

Site migration

This means moving your whole website from one hosting company or CMS (content management system) to another host or CMS platform. Maybe you find a better deal or feature package at a different host and want to move your WordPress site to that, or you want to break free from Wix, Squarespace, Shopify or Ecwid and go with WordPress, or move from Drupal to WordPress, these are all site migrations.

Additional services

  • Product photography
  • Video filming
  • Video production
  • Event creation
  • Logo design
  • Branding
  • Project management
  • Product research

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How to set up an Ecommerce Store

Setting up your own ecommerce store is easy, inexpensive and your store serves as the base for selling your products for the highest margin since you don’t have to pay 3rd parties like Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Etsy, Amazon, Ebay, etc.

The key is to also sell on those platforms to take advantage of their gimormous customer base but to also try to drive traffic to your own site.

I’m going to lay out exactly what I do for my own shop, I will start from scratch and go as low budget as possible.

In other posts I’ll describe how to use Wix and Squarespace for their online shops and ecommerce capabilities. This also isn’t a post on how to build a WordPress site but we want to help you do that.

Let’s get on with it, shall we?

First, go to Namecheap and get yourself a domain name. ( about $8 /year) (pic 1)

I started using Namecheap years ago and have found them to be easy to use and to have really reasonable pricing.

Next, go to Elegantthemes.com and buy the Divi theme ($89/year) (pic 2)

Divi is generally regarded as one of the top 1 or 2 WordPress themes for its versatility and bang-for-the-buck. Woocommerce is included, it has a million add-ons and tutorials so it’s really the best.

Now go to Greengeeks and sign up for a hosting plan. ($2.95/month) (pic 3)

Get the Pro plan for unlimited sites. They have good promotions. GreenGeeks has been awesome for me, I can host unlimited domains and subdomains on it and I have been amazed by the customer service. They are really prompt, seem to always be available and have saved me numerous times when I did something to break my sites.

To connect your domain name to your hosting, log in to Namecheap and point the nameservers to Greengeeks servers. (pic 4)

Even better, to speed up your site, Set up a free CDN (content delivery network) with Cloudflare (also pic 4) and point your dns at them instead.

To set up WordPress on your new server, log into Greengeeks (pic 5)

Go to the control panel, then go down to “WordPress manager by Greengeeks“. Install WordPress onto the domain you want, make sure to add your email to send the files to so you get a nice easy way to access your new site. Also, make sure to fill in the login info and also the Woocommerce part, you’ll want that.

Once you get your email, click the link that looks like “http://groovebackmedia.com/wp-admin” (pic 6)

Once you’re in, click on Appearance, themes, then import Divi from your download folder and activate it.

Divi includes Woocommerce which is the actual shop, so now you’re ready to start building your store.

You’ll need images of your products + descriptions and prices. Your shop, cart and checkout pages get created automatically when you are creating the WordPress installation in Greengeeks so that’s nice.

You should contact us to help with the rest of the set up to save you a lot of time.

One huge thing that we have been doing is opening an account with Pribntful for Print-on-demand apparel printing. You create the products in Printful, connect your website to Printful, then export them straight into your store. Printful works with Etsy and all the other platforms really well. They handle all of the details, you don’t need to carry any inventory. Basically, a customer orders from you, then you pace that order with Printful and the take over with making the item and then shipping. It works great.

Contact us for more info on Print-on-demand with Printful.