A freelancer, by the hour
Billed as the work comes in. Good for the odd change; the cost is harder to predict when changes come every month.
How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost?
Published prices for small-business website maintenance mostly fall between $35 and $300 a month. Where yours lands depends on how much changes and who does the work. Here is what each kind of help costs, what drives the price, and what to watch for.
What it costs
The Price Depends on Who Does It.
Typical published prices in the US, checked October 2026.
A maintenance-only plan
Updates, backups and monitoring, usually for WordPress. Little or no time for changing what the site says.
A plan with editing time
Updates plus one to three hours a month of changes: new staff, prices, photos, a page.
An agency retainer
A team on call, planning meetings, and often design and marketing work on top of upkeep.
What drives it
Six Things That Set the Price.
How often it changes
A site that changes twice a year needs far less time than one with new staff, prices or events every month.
What it is built on
WordPress needs plugin, theme and security updates. Squarespace, Wix and Shopify update themselves, so you pay mostly for changes.
Whether hosting is included
Some plans bundle hosting, which adds to the monthly price. Others work on the site where it is hosted today.
How fast you need it
Same-day and emergency work usually costs more than changes turned around in a few days.
Selling online
Products, stock and checkout mean more to keep current and more to check.
Where it starts
A site left alone for years may need a one-off clean-up before monthly upkeep makes sense.
Before you sign
What to Watch For.
Long contracts
Minimums of three to twelve months, sometimes with exit fees. Month to month is common, so ask for it.
“Unlimited” with limits
Unlimited plans are usually capped by task size, or one task at a time. Ask what counts before you sign.
Who owns the accounts
Your domain, hosting and logins should stay in your name, so you can leave without losing your site.
Hours that vanish
Most plans, ours included, do not roll unused hours over. Pick a plan from what you actually changed in the last few months.
Surprise extras
Restores, malware clean-up and rush work are often billed per incident. Ask what they cost before you need them.
Our prices
What We Charge.
From $100 a month, on WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy or Shopify. One rate, $100 an hour, month to month, and minor fixes do not count against your hours.
1 Hour a Month
$100 Per month
- 1 hour of our time each month, at $100 an hour
- Minor fixes included (a broken link, a text or photo swap, a plugin update), sent in one list and turned around within 2 business days
- Email replies within one business day
- Going over your hours in a month? We'll let you know, and whether a bigger package would suit. We never charge you more without telling you first
2 Hours a Month
$200 Per month
- 2 hours of our time each month, at $100 an hour
- Minor fixes included (a broken link, a text or photo swap, a plugin update), sent in one list and turned around within 2 business days
- Email replies within one business day
- Going over your hours in a month? We'll let you know, and whether a bigger package would suit. We never charge you more without telling you first
4 Hours a Month
$400 Per month
- 4 hours of our time each month, at $100 an hour
- Minor fixes included (a broken link, a text or photo swap, a plugin update), sent in one list and turned around within 2 business days
- Email replies within one business day
- Going over your hours in a month? We'll let you know, and whether a bigger package would suit. We never charge you more without telling you first
Hours are for the month they are billed in and do not roll over. Hosting is not included.
Questions
Questions About Maintenance Costs.
How much does WordPress maintenance cost?
Maintenance-only WordPress plans are commonly $35 to $100 a month. Plans that include time for changes run $100 to $300.
Do Squarespace and Wix sites need maintenance?
Less than WordPress, because the platform handles its own updates. What still needs doing is the content: hours, staff, prices and photos, and checking that forms and links still work.
Is it cheaper to pay per change?
For a change or two a year, yes. If something changes most months, a monthly plan usually costs less per hour and gets done faster.
Is hosting part of website maintenance?
Sometimes. Plans that include hosting cost more each month. Ours does not include it: your site stays where it is hosted today.
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