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Website maintenance services: a Vancouver business checklist

Website maintenance is the recurring work that keeps a business website secure, fast, backed up, searchable and able to convert visitors into leads. It is not just clicking update and hoping nothing breaks.

  • MonthlyMinimum check rhythm for most business sites
  • WeeklyBetter for WooCommerce, membership and lead-heavy sites
  • FormsLead capture tested after updates
  • CWVCore Web Vitals review for search and conversion

What a good maintenance plan covers

  • Software updates

    WordPress core, plugins, themes, PHP compatibility and dependency review before changes reach production.

  • Backups and restore readiness

    Off-site backups, retention review, restore checks and pre-update snapshots for risky changes.

  • Security monitoring

    Login hardening, WAF review, malware checks, suspicious file review and incident response steps.

  • Performance and forms

    Core Web Vitals, caching, image weight, uptime, contact forms, checkout flows and email delivery.

Hosting and maintenance are different

AreaHostingMaintenance
Server environmentYesReviewed when performance or incidents require it
WordPress/plugin updatesSometimesYes, with checks
Form testingNoYes
SEO hygieneNoBroken links, redirects, metadata and Search Console checks

Hosting plans

Website hosting plans

Current Metro Vancouver IT hosting plans with secure checkout. Pricing and purchase buttons are shared with the main pricing page.

Starter

Small sites and personal projects

$5 CAD / month · or $60 / year

  • Storage: 5 GB NVMe
  • Bandwidth: 50 GB/mo
  • CDN Cloudflare & WAF protected
  • Free SSL + HTTP/2
  • Off-site backups
  • Uptime monitoring & email alerts
  • SiteWorx access
  • One-click app installer (Softaculous)
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Standard

Growing businesses and marketing sites

$15 CAD / month · or $180 / year

  • Storage: 15 GB NVMe
  • Bandwidth: 200 GB/mo
  • CDN Cloudflare & WAF protected
  • Free SSL + HTTP/2
  • Off-site backups
  • Uptime monitoring & email alerts
  • SiteWorx access
  • One-click app installer (Softaculous)
  • Email deliverability setup (SPF, DKIM)
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Pro

Heavier sites and regulated workloads

$35 CAD / month · or $420 / year

  • Storage: 40 GB NVMe
  • Bandwidth: 500 GB/mo
  • CDN Cloudflare & WAF protected
  • Free SSL + HTTP/2
  • Off-site backups
  • Uptime monitoring & email alerts
  • SiteWorx access
  • One-click app installer (Softaculous)
  • Email deliverability setup (SPF, DKIM)
  • Advanced WAF rules management
  • Priority support & incident response
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Managed VPS Starter

Managed VPS for custom apps and enterprise sites

$75 CAD / month · or $900 / year

  • Compute: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 75 GB SSD
  • Network: 400 Mbps, unlimited traffic
  • InterWorx license installed and configured
  • ModSecurity with OWASP Top 10 rules enabled
  • Cloudflare protection setup help
  • Scheduled updates plus urgent vulnerability updates
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Managed VPS Business

Managed VPS for multi-service production workloads

$233 CAD / month · or $2796 / year

  • Compute: 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 GB SSD
  • Network: 1.5 Gbps, unlimited traffic
  • InterWorx license installed and configured
  • ModSecurity with OWASP Top 10 rules enabled
  • Cloudflare protection setup help
  • Scheduled updates plus urgent vulnerability updates
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How Metro Vancouver IT maintains sites

Metro Vancouver IT provides maintenance and support, WordPress care, website speed optimization and hacked WordPress cleanup. If your current hosting is the bottleneck, we can plan a low-risk move to managed web hosting or managed WordPress hosting.

Want the checklist applied to your site?

Send your URL. We will identify the highest-risk maintenance gaps first: backups, updates, forms, Core Web Vitals, security and hosting fit.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in website maintenance services?

Website maintenance typically includes software updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security checks, small content edits, performance review, and support when forms, plugins, or integrations break.

How often should a business website be maintained?

Most business websites should be checked monthly at minimum. WordPress, WooCommerce, membership, and high-lead-value sites often need weekly monitoring and update review.

Is website maintenance the same as hosting?

No. Hosting is the server environment. Maintenance is the ongoing care of the website itself, including updates, backups, security review, performance checks, and fixes.

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