Guardian Solutions provides website support and SEO for Pueblo, Colorado businesses. If your WordPress or Joomla site was built by another developer, we can assess it before proposing ongoing maintenance.
Start with a free website and SEO audit and 30-minute consultation, with no purchase obligation. This public-page review identifies useful next steps; an investigation of the installation and its custom features has a separate scope. Guardian is based in Colorado Springs and works remotely, including over Zoom.
Request your free website review or discuss support for an existing site.
What are you asking a maintenance provider to take on?
A commercial theme, page builder, extension, or custom feature can determine whether an update is straightforward. A maintenance quote needs to account for those dependencies, not just the WordPress or Joomla version.
Our WordPress support and Joomla support reviews consider the installation, available access, custom code, commercial update rights, and backup position. Tell us which customer actions matter most so the assessment and subsequent checks address the way your business uses the site.
The support proposal should name unresolved dependencies and any initial work needed before recurring maintenance starts.
When an “update” needs its own project
Consider an illustrative older Joomla site with a custom member directory. Public pages still load, but the directory depends on an extension that does not support the proposed Joomla version. Updating the core alone would not settle what happens to member records, logins, or directory searches.
Guardian can assess the version and dependencies before recommending a route. The proposal needs to identify whether the extension can be retained, replaced, or redeveloped, how its data will be handled, and which functions must be tested. That may be a staged migration rather than a routine update.
Separate the initial work from the monthly work
Website support: An ongoing maintenance agreement assigns recurring updates, backups, checks, and support responsibilities. The proposal should state how newly discovered problems are handled and what requires separate approval. Custom development, major migrations, and website redesigns are not automatically included.
Website and SEO improvements: If the site needs clearer service pages or better search visibility, Guardian’s custom ongoing SEO can include keyword and competitor research, content improvements, internal links, technical work, and agreed reporting. Initial repairs and larger website projects are identified separately.
Local visibility: Guardian’s $495 monthly local SEO plan is a defined service for one location, including research for 10 local keywords, Google Business Profile optimization, weekly Google posts, and monthly heatmap ranking reports. It has no long-term commitment. Website repairs and expanded service-area content require their own agreed scope.
Get a scope for the website you actually have
Send your website address, known problems, and the features your customers or staff rely on. Include any version or extension information you already have; you do not need to diagnose the code. Keep passwords and private customer records out of the request.
Request your free audit and consultation to discuss the starting point and any further technical assessment.
Questions about support for an inherited website
Can you assess a site without documentation from its original developer?
Yes. Guardian can review an inherited WordPress or Joomla installation, but the available access, custom code, licenses, and condition of the site affect the work. Missing documentation may require additional investigation before a maintenance scope or price can be established.
Will a maintenance agreement include future changes to custom features?
Only if those changes are expressly included. Routine maintenance and new development are different work. The proposal should identify covered components, recurring checks, commercial license responsibilities, and how changes to a custom feature will be scoped and priced.
Do I have to move hosting to receive support?
Not necessarily. Application work may be possible on the existing hosting if suitable access and compatibility are available. If the review identifies an environment limitation, Guardian can explain the reason for a proposed move and scope migration separately from application support.