Florida · Remote-friendly

Most sites are not attacked. They are neglected, and then one plugin update takes the checkout down on a Friday. Maintenance is the unglamorous work that keeps that from happening to a Fort Lauderdale business: updates applied on a schedule and tested first, backups you have actually restored once, and someone to call who does not need a week to learn how your site works.

Worked for
  • Nielsen
  • Athlean-X
  • Samtek
  • Antamba
  • Bikerevier
  • Island Painting
100k+
daily visitors kept online
Athlean-X
+40
Lighthouse points on client redesigns
Client sites
On schedule
government content migration, in progress
Samtek, 2026
01 — What’s included

Updates run on a staging copy first, not on your live site at two in the afternoon. If something breaks there, you never hear about it. You get a monthly note in plain language saying what was updated, what was blocked and why, how the site performed, and anything worth deciding on. There is no contract term and no charge for small edits — a phone number, a price, a new staff photo.

  1. 01WordPress core, theme and plugin updates, staged and tested before they go live
  2. 02Off-site daily backups, with a restore tested so you know it works
  3. 03Security hardening, malware scanning and uptime monitoring with alerts
  4. 04A monthly report in plain language: what changed, what it cost you, what to decide
  5. 05A small allowance of content edits each month at no extra charge
  6. 06A named developer who answers, and who already knows how the site was built
Local context — Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale is the center of the marine industry, and that shapes the web work here: yards, brokers and refit specialists all have large photo libraries and clients who may be on another continent. Around it sit hospitality, construction and professional services, most of them serving a mix of residents, seasonal owners and visitors.

Websites rarely need only one thing done to them. For Fort Lauderdale businesses I also take on website redesign in Fort Lauderdale and business websites in Fort Lauderdale, and just up the road I cover website maintenance in Miami and website maintenance in West Palm Beach.

Website maintenance in Fort Lauderdale

A Fort Lauderdale broker or yard updates listings constantly, which means the site is never static and every update is a chance to break something that was working. Maintenance here covers the media library as much as the software: storage that does not quietly fill, image handling that keeps new uploads from bloating the pages, staged plugin updates, and verified off-site backups of a library that is usually the most valuable thing on the server.

Who I build for in Fort Lauderdale

  • Marine, yachting and refitHundreds of vessel and project photos have to load quickly on a phone, and capability pages have to read clearly to an owner or captain who found you from abroad.
  • Hospitality and tourismVisitors plan on phones from out of state, so fast pages, clear directions and working booking links decide who takes the reservation.
  • Construction, trades and home servicesA page for each trade and each area it covers, plus a quote form that takes under a minute, is what turns a local search into a call.
  • Professional and financial servicesClients check credibility before they ring, so clear team pages, service scope and contact paths carry more weight than visual flourish.
02 — Proof

A few of the sites behind this service. Live links where the client allows it.

Athlean-X

Athlean-X

2017—2022

Developed a custom Laravel-powered backend with a fully bespoke cart and product system. Optimized for performance, scalability, and user-friendly e-commerce experiences.

  • Laravel
  • WordPress
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
Nielsen

Nielsen

2022—2024

Developed dynamic Gutenberg blocks to enhance editor capabilities, including a custom Chart.js block that ingested Google Sheets data for real-time visualization. Improved performance, accessibility, and overall usability across the platform.

  • Gutenberg
  • Chart.js
  • Google API
  • WordPress
Result
100k+
Daily visitors
A custom Laravel cart and checkout that stayed fast for more than 100,000 visitors a day, promotions included.
Athlean-XRead the case study
03 — Process

Four steps and no surprises: you approve the scope before work starts and the site before it launches.

01

Discovery

A short call or email exchange about your goals, your customers and what is not working today. Free, with no commitment.

02

Proposal

A written scope, timeline and fixed price, so you know exactly what you are getting before anything starts.

03

Development

The work happens on a staging site you can open at any time, with plain-language updates at agreed checkpoints.

04

Delivery

Testing, a launch in a low-traffic window, documentation and a handoff session, then support while your team settles in.

04 — Questions

01We have hundreds of project photos. Will the site still be fast?

Yes. Large galleries are a delivery problem, not a reason to cut the photos. Images are resized to the sizes actually used, served in modern formats, and loaded as the visitor scrolls, so a page with fifty photos can still load in about a second.

02Can we meet in person in Fort Lauderdale?

When it helps, yes. Most Fort Lauderdale projects run remotely by video call and email, and I can come over for a kickoff or a launch review. Site visits for photography or a yard walkthrough can be arranged as part of the project.

03What happens if the site goes down?

Monitoring tells me before it tells you, in most cases. Restoring from the previous night's backup is a matter of minutes, and you get a note afterwards saying what happened and what stops it happening again.

04Do you maintain sites you did not build?

Yes, after a short audit. Occasionally the audit turns up a site held together badly enough that maintaining it costs more than fixing it, and in that case I tell you plainly rather than bill you monthly to hold it upright.

05Am I locked into a contract?

No. It is month to month, cancel whenever, and the backups and documentation are yours to take with you. I would rather keep clients because the work is worth it.

05 — Service areas

I work with businesses across Florida, on both coasts. Pick your city for details specific to your area.

Nearby areas

Other services in Fort Lauderdale

Tell me what you need. You’ll get a fixed quote, a timeline, and a clear next step within one business day.

  • 01Free first conversation
  • 02No commitment
  • 03Fixed quote, no hourly surprises
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06 — Contact

Send me your current website address and what is not working for you. I will reply within one business day with a clear scope, timeline, and price, or tell you if I am not the right fit.

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