What are the Different Ways of Maintaining a Website?

 

In-House Developer

You can have in-house employees for website maintenance. The benefit of doing this is you will have dedicated staff focusing only on website maintenance. However, it is a costly affair as you will have to employ individual workers for each field like domain and hosting, content, design, development, etc. There will be as many employees as fields and you have to spend money to pay them. If any of the employees leave the whole process of website maintenance will be disrupted. With website maintenance you can get rid of these. Websites with malware and bugs are not appreciated by Google which is why it takes them down.

Pros

·         Dedicated staff will focus only on website maintenance

·         You will have all the resources at your disposal.

Cons

·         You have to hire multiple people who are experts in various technologies such as Web Developer, Web Designer, Domain & Server Manager, Content Writer, etc.

·         It's costlier than any other options available.

·         Recruiting talents is another cost you have to bear.

·         Any team member leaving the team will break the process.

Freelance Developer

This is a cheaper way of doing website maintenance as you just have to pay one person and only for the amount of work they have done. With this method, you can save money but your priority will be compromised because freelancers have many clients to serve. As one person will be dealing with everything the quality may get compromised as well. If you hire different freelancers for different processes there will be more expenditure and a lack of coordination. Website maintenance services are not a one-time task. It has to be done regularly to make the website more productive.

Pros

·         This is a cheaper way as you just have to pay one person.

Cons

·         Your priority will be compromised because freelancers have many clients to serve.

·         The quality may get compromised as one person will be handling everything.

·         If you hire different freelancers for different processes there will be more expenditure and a lack of coordination.

·         Security is the major concern when opting for this option.

Reputed Website Maintenance Agency

This is an all-in-one method. If you subscribe to a website maintenance company you will have a team of professionals dedicated to your requirements. It can be a little costly but not more than hiring in-house developer. These companies have experts in every field and give proven results. You will be given dedicated time and priority. They also provide reports regularly. The resources needed for website maintenance, like marketing, strategy, and programming services will be available in one place at your disposal.

Pros

·         You will have a team of professionals dedicated to your requirements.

·         These companies have experts in every field and give proven results.

·         You will be given dedicated time and priority.

·         Regular reports will be provided.

·         The resources needed for website maintenance, like marketing, strategy, and programming services will be available in one place at your disposal.

Cons

·         It is a bit costly.

Do It Yourself

Some people do it themselves. There is a lot of risks involved in this process as it needs technical expertise in case of any failure. You can lose your website entirely in the process of saving money. It is advised not to do it yourself as it involves many tasks.  Apart from all this you also need to invest a lot of money and time in this task which will stand in the way of other tasks that need your attention.

Pros

·         Everything will be in your hand, so you can do as you wish.

Cons

·         There are a lot of risks involved in this process as it needs technical expertise in case of any failure.

·         You can lose your website entirely.

·         You also need to invest a lot of money and time in this task which will stand in the way of other tasks that need your attention.