# WordPress Care — $99/mo Managed WordPress

> Your WordPress site, handled. I keep it secure, updated, backed up, and online. You stop thinking about it. $99/mo. No contract.

## Most "WordPress maintenance" plans are a dashboard and a prayer.

You sign up, the price is low, and somewhere in a data center a robot runs an update once a month. When something breaks, you file a ticket and wait three days for a reply from someone who's never seen your site before.

That's not what this is.

I'm one engineer with 30 years of experience. I know your site. When WordPress drops a security patch, I read the release notes, check the plugins you depend on, and apply the update — usually within 24 hours. When something goes sideways, I'm the one who fixes it, and I'm the one who calls you back.

## What's included — every month, $99 flat

- **Managed hosting + SSL** — Your site runs on infrastructure I architect and operate. SSL certificate renewals are automatic. You don't get a hosting bill from someone else.
- **Daily backups, off-site** — Encrypted, off-site, retained for 30 days. If something goes wrong I can roll your site back to yesterday in minutes.
- **WordPress + plugin updates** — Core, theme, and plugin updates applied within 48 hours of release — after I check they don't break anything specific to your site.
- **Security monitoring** — Malware scanning, login hardening, and a firewall sitting in front of your site. If something probes you, I see it. If something gets through, I fix it.
- **Uptime monitoring** — Your site is checked every minute, 24/7. If it goes down, I get the alert — usually before you do.
- **Monthly performance report** — One email at the start of each month: traffic, page speed, uptime, what I updated, what I'm watching. Plain English.
- **30 minutes of edits / month** — Text changes, image swaps, new pages, business hours, staff updates. You email, I do it. Unused time doesn't roll over but I won't be stingy about 35.
- **Email + phone support** — You email me, I answer. You call, I pick up. There is no support tier above this, and there's no one else to escalate to. It's me.

## Who this is for

Small law firms. Solo and small-firm professionals. Nonprofits. Small businesses across the US — I have clients in New York, Brooklyn, California, and Alabama.

Specifically: you have a WordPress site, your business depends on it being online and looking professional, and you don't want to learn a CMS or argue with a hosting company at 11pm. You want to know one person is watching it, and the bill is the same number every month.

If your site is on Squarespace, Wix, or a static HTML site, this isn't the right plan — but the [$49 Starter plan](https://obsidianriver.com/pricing) probably is.

## Why $99 when other companies charge $300?

Because I'm one person, not a sales team and four layers of management.

The $300/mo "managed WordPress" plans pay for an account manager, a support tier, a sales engineer, and the office space they all sit in. The actual technical work is the same — and is often outsourced.

I do the work. I answer the phone. I don't have an office. The price is the price.

## FAQ

**Do I have to migrate hosts?** Yes — I have to be able to actually manage the site, which means it needs to live on infrastructure I run. I handle the migration myself, with zero downtime, at no extra cost. Most migrations take a day. You don't have to do anything.

**What if my site goes down?** I'll usually know before you do. Uptime monitoring pings me directly. For the kind of issue that's mine to fix — host-side, configuration, plugin conflict — I'm normally working on it within minutes.

**Are there contracts?** No. Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. I keep clients by doing the work, not by trapping them.

**Can I leave?** Anytime. If you cancel, I'll export your full WordPress site and database and hand it to you or your next host. No charge, no friction, no last-minute "transfer fee."

**What if I need more than 30 minutes of edits in a month?** Tell me what you need. Small overage I usually just absorb. Bigger projects (new sections, redesigns, feature work) I'll quote you a flat number before starting. I won't surprise you with a bill.

**What about emergencies — site hacked, defaced, etc.?** Included. If your site gets compromised on my watch, I clean it up and harden it without billing you. That's the whole point of paying me to watch it.

**Do you offer an annual prepay discount?** Yes — 10% off if you prepay 12 months. $1,069/yr instead of $1,188. Same plan, same service, one invoice.