TL;DR
- Either works. Some owners make their own content changes. Others never log in.
- Content is fine to do yourself. Text, photos, blog posts, events, and flyers.
- Leave the technical side to your webmaster. WordPress, plugin, and theme updates, plus security.
- You can split the work to save money. You do the parts you’re comfortable with, and we do the rest.
What You Can Edit Yourself
WordPress was built so owners could add, edit, and delete their own content. These are good places to start:
- Text. Wording on your pages, hours, and contact details.
- Photos. Swapping or adding images.
- Blog posts and news. Writing and publishing new posts.
- Events and flyers. Adding events and uploading new flyers or PDFs.
What to Leave to Your Webmaster
- Updates. WordPress, plugins, and your theme. We back up first, every time, because we trust nothing. See Should I Run WordPress Updates Myself or Hire a Webmaster?
- Security. Monitoring, alerts, and cleanup if something gets in.
- Anything involving code. Unless your webmaster walks you through it step by step.
What Webmaster For Hire Recommends
- Do what you enjoy. If you like making your own changes, we’ll show you how.
- Toss us the rest. Anything you’d rather not do can go to us through your retainer.
- Try the simple fix first. If you get stuck, then we jump in. That saves you the cost of our time.
- Split big projects. We’ll figure out together what you’ll do and what we’ll do, so the hours stay down.
Learning to Update Your Own Website
We teach what you need, when you need it:
- A walkthrough at launch. We go over the back end (the admin area where you log in and edit) once your site is live.
- A live session. We show you, and you try it while we watch.
- A screen recording. A short video of our screen, with us talking you through the steps, so you can rewatch it later.
Training time is billed like any other work, or it comes out of your retainer hours.
Common Questions
What If I Break Something?
Tell us right away. On our WordPress Support Services plans, your site is backed up every day, so there’s always a recent copy to go back to. See How Should I Back Up My WordPress Website?
Can I Do Some of the Work Myself to Lower My Project Cost?
Yes. Tell us what you’d like to handle, and we’ll plan the work around it. If you get stuck partway, we can quote the rest.
Want Help With the Parts You’d Rather Not Do?
See the plans on our Webmaster Retainer page, or request a consultation to sort out who does what.
