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I’m often asked why I suggest an annual support contract for a web site and what I do for the money I charge. So here is a summary of the tasks that I do on a regular basis throughout the year to help keep a client web site up and running and continuing to achieve the objectives of your web site and your business.

The support needed depends on your organisation and on the size, and style of your site and your in-house skills. Updating your web site with fresh information is important because it shows your organisation is active and interested in its clients and prospective clients. You may also have events and training courses, case-studies and customer references to post.

Updating your web site yourself is an option if you have the skills and the time available but someone needs to do it and you should allocate time and resources to it either in-house or use a specialist like me to do the job for you.

Typically on-going support includes these tasks:

Updating the website with new information. The update & publish process is:

receive update request from client (usually by email with attachments, but sometimes hard copy or a phone call)
reformat data for the web site
check spelling and grammar for web docs, query anomalies
reformat images and photos to suitable resolution for the web
convert word docs to pdf (so they can be opened, read and printed by anyone and so the content can’t be changed easily)
add new web pages, sections and navigation buttons as necessary
if creating a new public page add keyword and description meta-tags
put links to new items on home page and other related pages and on latest updates page
check the update is OK
email requester to confirm publish done

Respond to queries from the client and help with any content management tasks being done in house
Respond to queries from web site users
Keep site up to date with web and computer technologies. For example, new browsers, monitor standards etc. also operating systems and software versions for the database
Manage any issues with hosting and domain names
Review keyword and description meta-tags and resubmit to Google etc. Update the Google site-map.
Report on visits and traffic to the web site, on-line searches and activity on the members database
Liaise with linking web sites
Consultancy and support on any web-site or web marketing issues

If you engage in website marketing and search engine optimisation to get visitors (prospective clients) to your website you may need changes made to the content, scripting or meta tags on your site.

If you are considering a website for your business or organisation or would like professional help with an existing project please email me at sandra@realcom.co.uk or call on 01530 440000

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