Service Ascender Agency Plan

Service Plans provide Performance, Security and Search Engine Optimisations. These require the use of tools and third-party services. To continue to benefit from these services the plan must remain active at all times.

We provide a 1-month option because it provides businesses with an opportunity to test our services before committing to a longer term. Some businesses may have temporary cashflow limitations and paying for a full year may not be possible. The 12-month plan provides the best value overall, considerably discounted from the monthly option. Whether or not a business pays for a full year or a month at a time we strongly urge uninterrupted continuation of the service.

Our Service Plans provide the option of paying monthly so the Plan Pause feature is not necessary. However, to get the best from a Service Plan it should remain active at all times, so even though the monthly option is available we discourage clients from using it as a way to temporarily suspend the service unless absolutely necessary.

We will talk with you to discuss the most suitable plan based on a given project or campaign we may run for you, so the need to change your plans should rarely occur. However in the event that a plan change is required then the following applies:

UPGRADE:

We will credit you the unused time on any current plan in place, and then charge you for the new plan and subscription period applying the credit on the invoice issued.

DOWNGRADE:

It is not possible to downgrade a plan until your current subscription service period ends. 

The WordPress platform is an extremely powerful piece of software that allows for the creation of fantastic-looking websites with an incredible amount of functionality. The functionality can be expanded using plugins, which are like add-ons for the platform. Plugins can add new features or perform functions such as automated backups, security monitoring, SEO and much, much more. These plugins often require their own license be paid and the cost can mount up where a single website owner may be paying hundreds if not thousands per year for plugin licenses.

The benefit of using an Agency like Unbranded Space is that we have the buying power to purchase bulk licenses. While these are expensive for a single site, it becomes cost-effective when we spread the cost out by building it into what we charge for our service plans. This allows us to dramatically reduce the cost of plugins for our clients.

Of course, the cost of licenses isn’t all we include in our service plans, we also ensure that backups, uptime monitoring, security checks and much more are all included as part of our service plans.

So while technically the answer to the question of “Is a Service Plan Actually Necessary?” might be no. The cost of not having one, both in terms of the ongoing financial burden as well as the lack of add-on features that our plans provide, means that it is much more preferable to have one.

Not all jobs we do require web hosting or maintenance, so this is not a cost we can bundle with our Booster or Developer Agency Subscription Plans.

By contrast, ongoing maintenance is a core part of our Service Plans. Hosting is included with the Voyager plan but is an add-on service for all other plans. We will certainly discuss your hosting needs allowing you to know your yearly ongoing costs in advance.