Website Maintenance
Can I Hire Someone to Manage My Website for Me?
Yes, and for most small business owners it is one of the smartest decisions they make. Here is why, and what to look for when hiring.
Most business owners built a site once, usually during a launch push, and then let it sit. No updates, no monitoring, no one checking if the contact form still works. The site slowly degrades. Google starts ranking it lower. Security holes open up. Eventually something breaks in a visible way and it costs real money to fix.
Hiring someone to manage your website means you hand off all of that. A good website manager handles platform and plugin updates so your site does not break or get hacked, performance checks so Google does not penalize your load speed, content updates like hours and staff changes, uptime monitoring so someone gets alerted before your customers notice, and broken link detection and repair.
What you are really buying is reliability. Your site becomes an asset that works 24/7 instead of a liability you are ignoring.
When hiring, look for someone who can name the specific tasks they run each month and show you a reporting cadence. Vague promises about keeping your site healthy do not tell you anything. Ask: what do you do if my site goes down at 11pm? What do you do when a framework update breaks something? Those answers tell you whether they are proactive or reactive.
At Freedman Systems, website management is a flat $199/month. You get a dedicated point of contact, monthly reports, and updates handled on a regular schedule.
Start at freedmansystems.com to get your site under management.
Related questions
What business owners ask before deciding.
Should I Hire a Developer or Handle Website Updates Myself?
The right answer depends on your time, your tech comfort level, and what your site is actually worth to your business.
DIY makes sense in limited situations: you are on a platform like Squarespace with a simple drag-and-drop editor, your site is a brochure with rarely-changing content, and you are comfortable enough to make edits without breaking things. Even then, you are still responsible for monitoring and security.
Can Someone Else Update My WordPress Site for Me?
Yes, and for most business owners this is the right call. WordPress sites require ongoing attention that quickly becomes a burden if you are managing it yourself.
WordPress powers over 40% of the web, which makes it the most common platform and also the most targeted by hackers. The ecosystem depends on constant plugin and theme updates. When a security vulnerability is found in a popular plugin, patch releases go out within days. Sites running outdated versions become targets within weeks. Most WordPress hacks are not targeted. They are automated bots scanning for known vulnerabilities at scale.
What Does Professional Website Maintenance Include That I Can't Do Myself?
There are legitimate DIY maintenance tasks most business owners can handle. And then there is the category of work where professional expertise creates real value. Here is the honest breakdown.
What you can probably do yourself: updating text content on your pages, swapping photos, adding a new blog post, changing your hours.
About this guide
Published by Freedman Systems. Last updated August 14, 2026. We build and manage automation systems for service businesses, then measure what happens after launch.
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