Website Repair
Broken or Out-of-Date Website?
Is your WordPress website in need of some tender loving care? Not sure where to go?
The best option, in most cases, with a WordPress website is to work with the original developer in maintaining and updating your site. However this is not always possible. You may be in a position where
- you’ve inherited the site from someone else and not too sure who the original website developer was
- you are no longer in contact with the original website developer
- the developer was a friend or family member who no longer has time to work on the site
- the website developer is no longer in businesses
We onboard sites, that is we will look after sites that we didn’t build, that meet our technical standards, or, we can get them into shape to meet our standards.
We don’t do one off fixes. We onboard sites, and clients, with a view to a long term business relationship where we are the go-to people for your website. Therefore in 6 months or 2 years, after our initial investigation and repair, if you come across another issue, or have an idea for your site, you have an agency you can turn to.
We’re able to onboard most, but not all, WordPress websites. We don’t onboard other website platforms, for example, we don’t take on Wix and SquareSpace sites.
We look at the technical standards of the site first, and then turn our attention to updating text, images and other content on the site.
- A broken or slow website will impact on your audience’s experience when they visit your site and ultimately your visibility in search results.
- Poor technical design, out of date website software, large image files and cheap hosting are the most common causes of an underperforming website.
In most cases these issues can be fixed without having to completely rebuild your site.
Contact us to find out how we can help you.
The Process
1. Website Investigation
Our Website Investigation is used to assess how your site is performing, identify any issues of concern and recommend a course of action to resolve these. We check and report on core elements of your website including:
- Design and navigation
- WordPress, theme and plugins
- Backup process
- Media file sizes
- Contact and other form functionality
- Speed and performance
- Responsiveness and browser compatibility
- Server configuration and hosting
- Basic security
A comprehensive written report is provided that recommends any work required on a priority basis.
Cost AU$150+gst.
2. Repair your site
Once we’ve done our investigations, we can repair your WordPress site.
Repairs often include technical fixes for contact forms, page load speed or image sizes. Sometimes new pages or updated text is requested. In some cases we can teach you how to make updates to the layout, text and images.
Typical cost AU$250 – 500+gst
We have a long term relationship with websites, and their owners. Moving your site to us, because you have lost contact with your previous developer, can be a difficult decision as it may be at a time when you have reached a frustration point with the whole project 🥵.
Our personal service gives you considered and articulated responses to your questions and concerns. Find out more about how provide support here.
Phone us for a FREE 15 Minute website consultation.
Bunty Parsons
Playford Trust
DIY Digital have been a dream to work with since we handed over our website to their careful management.
They’ve taught us lots – so we can do much of the day-to-day and month-to-month work ourselves. But if it’s beyond us, or we get stuck, they’re ‘on it’ straight away and either they fix it, or they teach us how.
Fiona and Richard are never patronising, always friendly, and nothing is too much trouble. We’re so glad they’ve got our back.
Leanne Longfellow
Inclusive Education Planning
I met Fiona when I attended one of her sessions on Mail Chimp. Afterward I chatted with her and she made a few recommendations that were fairly simple to implement but had a positive impact on my business.
I have since asked Fiona to do work on my website and complete a few other jobs. I have been delighted with the thoroughness of her work, the attention to detail and the detailed explanations that accompany her work are easy to follow.
Thank you Fiona for doing such a good job. It is greatly appreciated.
Georgina Douglas
Community Gardener
Without previous web development skills I offered to take over the managing of the website for the community garden of which I am a member. Things were not as easy as I had imagined and progress was slow.
I sought the assistance of Fiona and Richard Blinco at DIY Digital. They provided one on one support which guided me to an understanding of the principles necessary for development of the website.
They are there to provide further support if I need. I heartily recommend DIY Digital.
Nicholas Penny
Exercise Physiologist
Fiona was extremely professional and went above and beyond our sessions to assist me.
I found Fiona to be highly informative and I believe we have already started seeing the benefits of Fiona’s work translating into client numbers.
I would highly recommend Fiona if you are looking to optimise your self-managed website.
WordPress and Divi Specialists
We build our sites using WordPress and the Divi page builder.
WordPress is the most popular and well supported website platform in the world. It has a huge number of developers working to constantly improve it. It is suitable for any type of business, large or small, as its functionality can be expanded with the use of specialist plugins and other software.
The Divi theme/page builder is one of the most widely used WordPress page builders.
Using mainstream website software, such as WordPress and Divi, takes advantage of the robust technical support and software updates they receive. This means that bugs are quickly fixed, new features are rolled out and there is a worldwide community supporting the upgrades.
We’ve created comprehensive Divi training for clients to be able to update their own WordPress website. This training is complimentary for clients who we build websites for, or can be purchased separately here.
Elementor, WP Bakery Builder and other page builders
With WordPress websites we inherit, i.e. sites we didn’t build ourselves, we often come across other popular website page builders, for example Elementor, WP Bakery Builder and Visual Composer.
After investigating your website we can give you an informed decision as to our suitability to take on your site with the page builder that is installed.
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