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The Right Level of Support for Where You Are Right Now

Every plan starts with the same managed foundation — hosting, security, updates, backups, and monitoring. That’s enough for some clients, and I’m glad to keep it that way. But if you want the full toolkit, priority handling, and hands-on development time in the mix, the higher tiers are built for that.

ESSENTIALS

$49/mo

A solid foundation for smaller sites that just need things handled.


  • Premium Concierge Cloud hosting
  • Daily Backups (by BlogVault)
  • Enterprise malware protection and firewall
  • Weekly updates (core, plugins, theme)
  • DNS management
  • Automatic image optimization
  • “First Name Basis” Support
  • ONEPass Membership

Development time is available at the standard rate for Anytime Credits

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CORE

$99/mo

Most Popular

The ideal balance of support, collaboration, and capability.


Everything in Essentials, plus:

  • Access to Concierge Toolkit – premium licensed plugins for all core business and membership site functionality.
  • Site analytics (powered by Independent Analytics Pro)
  • Up to 1,000 outgoing emails
  • 20% Discount on Anytime Credits

Development time is available at the discounted rate for Anytime Credits

Get Started

PRO

$199/mo

RECOMMENDED

Ongoing support plus included dev time — for sites that are always evolving.


Everything in Core, plus:

  • 1 Hour of dev time included monthly
  • Priority Handling
  • Up to 20,000 outgoing emails

Great for occasional content changes, quick fixes and tweaks without the need to use credits.

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PLATINUM

$299/mo

BEST VALUE

The highest level of partnership — for sites that are central to how your business runs.


Everything in Pro, plus:

  • 3 Hour of dev time included monthly
  • First-Priority Handling
  • Up to 100,000 outgoing emails
  • 30% Discount on Anytime Credits

Enough time for feature builds, design changes, advanced integrations. First-in-line handling. Enough email for most sites. And the highest discount on credits if you need more.

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Development On Any Plan

I get to know your site fairly well. I also host most of my clients. This means I have deep knowledge and access to your site – and specialized tools at my disposal to work quickly. Need something built, changed or fixed? Even something custom-built just for your site? I can almost always do it faster.

Development time is billed via Anytime Credits – a much more flexible and cost-effective approach than typical hourly billing. Put the credits on account…. and use them toward development time or even personal consultations. It’s your call. Credits are there when you need them – and do not expire until used.

Credits are Used For:

  • Content updates, design changes, fixes
  • New feature development
  • Custom integrations, forms, marketing automations
  • Performance optimizations
  • Deep troubleshooting

Clients Use Bundled Hours For:

  • Big savings on standard credit rates
  • Easy monthly budgeting
  • 1-on-1 calls as needed throughout the month
  • Having a dedicated “web guy” who knows your site

Learn How Anytime Credits Work

What Is “First Name Basis” Support?

It’s simple. My name is David. 👋 I’ll be your “web guy”. And you just come to me whenever you need something with your site. That’s pretty much the gist of it.

Around here, there are no support tiers. No support tickets. No AI chat bots. Yes, the higher-level plans do have some prioritization when it comes to hands-on development time and projects, but when it comes to answering questions and fixing things that break, you just come to me when there’s a problem.

My goal is that we get to know each other. That you won’t have to tell me things twice. And when you reach out for something, I already know your site well enough to answer your question without any cookie-cutter answers.

Which Plan Is Right For You?

Here’s what each plan actually looks like in practice — so you can pick the one that fits where you are today.

Essentials is the entry point into Concierge — built for small-to-medium WordPress sites that want fully managed hosting and professional care, without needing ongoing development time or advanced features.

If you simply want your site to run fast, stay secure, stay backed up, and have somebody you can actually reach when something odd happens… Essentials is the plan designed for you.

Core includes everything from Essentials — hosting, security, backups, updates — but adds the support, tools, and partnership that most site owners actually need to run a business on WordPress.

If your website plays a real role in your business—bringing in leads, students, members, or customers—Core is the plan designed for you. Core is designed for sites that do much more than just look pretty. Membership sites and ecommerce stores need the premium tools and support resources – and that’s what Core is designed for.

Pro includes everything from Core, but includes a higher volume of outgoing email and 1-hour of included dev time each month. Perfect for the typical membership site or ecommerce store where things come up, but you don’t need me to do active custom work.

Pro is the level where Concierge really becomes a partnership, not just a hosting and maintenance service.

Platinum is built for site owners who need more than routine maintenance — they need a WordPress partner who actively works on their business every month. If your website is central to your revenue, your marketing, or your daily operations, this plan ensures it’s not just maintained… it’s continually improved, optimized, and supported at a higher level.

Platinum is the highest-touch level of Concierge – including 3 hours of dev time each month, the steepest discount on additional credits when needed, massive email volume, and first-in-line priority on development tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

Nope. Everything is month-to-month – and site migration to Concierge Cloud from your current host is included. You can cancel at any time.

If anything goes wrong with the hosting or a plugin update, I handle it as part of your plan. When it comes to work unique to your site, that’s when we get into development time. This includes new features, marketing automations, custom coding, content updates, design changes, etc. For membership sites, it also includes that random need for deep research on what happened (i.e. “why didn’t Jane get her password email?”). Development time is handled using Anytime Credits.

Pro and Signature clients get time included every month. No need for credits. Hours do not carry over. Any hours needed beyond your included allocation can be purchased at your discounted rate.

Most web hosts either don’t offer outgoing email service… or they just do it server-level and your deliverability will suffer immensely. But, membership sites and ecommerce stores need to ensure emails are delivered. Password resets, notifications, welcome emails, lead magnets…. even your marketing emails. Plus, when you use FluentCRM (my preferred tool for email marketing), it is critical you have email service with the highest degree of deliverability.

I partner with Postmark for outgoing email. They are the best in the business, but definitely not cheap. Depending on your Concierge plan, you have a certain amount of outgoing email covered per 30-day period. If you go past that, overage charges apply at $15 per 10,000 emails. You can always use your own provider and I will help ensure it is all connected properly, but Postmark is best-in-class when it comes to actually reaching the inboxes of your subscribers.

Not officially, no. But, if that’s something that is absolutely required for your bookkeeping, reach out and let me know what you need.

I do not require that you host on Concierge Cloud. Most clients choose to do so, but if you would prefer to stay with your existing host, I can usually accommodate. Keep in mind, site performance on Concierge Cloud is almost ALWAYS better. I tailor the infrastructure to my clients – and that’s not something you get on larger web hosts. Not only that, by hosting on Concierge Cloud, I have certain tools at my disposal that allow me to debug and customize your site WAY faster than normal.

Plans are not discounted if you choose not to use the benefits of Concierge Cloud.

Not at this time, no. You will find that Concierge is already very competitively priced, given the toolset and capabilities provided. Plus, from my perspective, a website is a website.

Yup. You can change your plan at anytime by just asking me – and I will simply change your existing plan. No need to cancel and re-sign. As long as you ask me at least a day or so before your scheduled renewal, I can just upgrade or downgrade your plan easily.

In the event you decide to cancel, it’s pretty easy. If I am hosting your site, I will help migrate it to another host of your choice. If you are using any of our agency licensed plugins, I will deactivate the licenses so you will be responsible for support and updates moving forward. I will never break your site by removing anything. And lastly, I will stop maintaining your site for you and discontinue core services. But, the site is always your’s to control… and if you ever cancel I will help you move your site anywhere you would like to take it.

For the full FAQ, click here.

Ready to hand off the WordPress headaches? 

Pick the plan that fits and you’ll be onboarded within a day.

ESSENTIALS

$49/mo

A solid foundation for smaller sites that just need things handled.


  • Premium Concierge Cloud hosting
  • Daily Backups (by BlogVault)
  • Enterprise malware protection and firewall
  • Weekly updates (core, plugins, theme)
  • DNS management
  • Automatic image optimization
  • “First Name Basis” Support
  • ONEPass Membership

Development time is available at the standard rate for Anytime Credits

Get Started

CORE

$99/mo

Most Popular

The ideal balance of support, collaboration, and capability.


Everything in Essentials, plus:

  • Access to Concierge Toolkit – premium licensed plugins for all core business and membership site functionality.
  • Site analytics (powered by Independent Analytics Pro)
  • Up to 1,000 outgoing emails
  • 20% Discount on Anytime Credits

Development time is available at the discounted rate for Anytime Credits

Get Started

PRO

$199/mo

RECOMMENDED

Ongoing support plus included dev time — for sites that are always evolving.


Everything in Core, plus:

  • 1 Hour of dev time included monthly
  • Priority Handling
  • Up to 20,000 outgoing emails

Great for occasional content changes, quick fixes and tweaks without the need to use credits.

Get Started

PLATINUM

$299/mo

BEST VALUE

The highest level of partnership — for sites that are central to how your business runs.


Everything in Pro, plus:

  • 3 Hour of dev time included monthly
  • First-Priority Handling
  • Up to 100,000 outgoing emails
  • 30% Discount on Anytime Credits

Enough time for feature builds, design changes, advanced integrations. First-in-line handling. Enough email for most sites. And the highest discount on credits if you need more.

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