Why Your Website Keeps Breaking (And What You Can Do About It Without Hiring a Full Dev Team)
Published By: Andrew Schwartz
A few months ago, a client of ours—let's call her Rachel—emailed in a bit of a panic.
Her company had just launched a big spring campaign. They'd spent weeks lining up email sequences, ad budgets, and video content. But when the traffic started coming in, something weird happened:
the contact form stopped working.
Leads were hitting the site, filling it out… and then disappearing.
No one noticed for days.
The Quiet Cost of Small Website Problems
Rachel's story isn't unique. Most growing businesses are juggling a hundred other things when it comes to digital—sales, operations, hiring, marketing—and the website gets attention only when something breaks.
What we don't always talk about is how many of those “small” problems quietly chip away at results:
- Pages that load just a bit too slowly, driving users away
- Plugins that fall out of date and create weird bugs
- Third-party tools that disconnect or conflict
- Security updates that get skipped because no one owns them
You might only notice the symptoms:
- Leads are down
- Conversions are slower
- Someone from your team says, “I think something's off”
Do You Really Need a Full-Time Dev Team?
Most companies at this stage run into the same dilemma: You've outgrown DIY fixes and ad hoc freelancers. But you're not quite ready to hire a full-time developer either.
So things get stuck in limbo. The website doesn't get worse… but it doesn't really get better, either.
And when something breaks, you're stuck:
- Scrambling to find someone who can help
- Explaining your stack from scratch
- Hoping it's a quick fix (it often isn't)
There's Another Way: A Dev Team That's Just There
Imagine this instead:
- You don't have to wonder who to call when something's off.
- You don't have to worry about which plugins need updating or whether your last marketing change broke the mobile layout.
- You don't have to babysit your dev work or pull your team off their real jobs to troubleshoot a website issue.
You just email (or Slack) your on-call developer and say:
“Hey, we're adding a new location page—can you clone the last one and update the info?”
Done.
What Does This Actually Look Like?
Here's what our clients get out of working with us:
- Clarity. You know who's responsible for your website, and you trust that it's being looked after.
- Speed. You're not waiting days to fix a bug or guessing how to roll out a new feature.
- Predictability. You can budget for your web support instead of being surprised by freelance invoices or emergencies.
- Headspace. You stop worrying about the site and start focusing on the work that moves your business forward.
Is It Worth It?
We've helped clients who:
- Lost hours trying to fix things themselves before realizing their time was better spent elsewhere
- Had marketing campaigns derailed by unexpected bugs
- Needed to move quickly—new hires, rebrands, seasonal promotions—but didn't have a dev team to keep up
In almost every case, they weren't trying to “do more dev”—they were just trying to get results without being held back by their website.
How We Work
We offer three managed website plans depending on your needs:
Essentials Plan - $1,299.99/month
Ideal for businesses that need:
- Regular updates and maintenance
- Security monitoring
- Minor edits and fixes (~10 hours/month)
Continuous Growth - $1,999.99/month
Great for companies that need:
- A dedicated developer on-call
- proactive improvements
- Ongoing feature support (~20 hours/month)
Strategic Development - $2,999.99/month
Best for companies that need:
- All of the above
- Custom integrations
- Priority response
- Ongoing feature support (~35 hours/month)
Last Thought
Your website is one of the few parts of your business that works 24/7. But like anything with moving parts, it needs maintenance, support, and someone who knows how it all fits together.
That doesn't mean you need a full-time developer. It just means you need the right help at the right time - without the stress.
If that sounds like something your team could use, let's chat. We're happy to walk you through how we work and whether it's a good fit.