# Websites.

> Plain English articles on the website itself for trade businesses: what it costs to keep running, and what your trade needs on it.

Source: https://b-sideprojects.com/shop-talk/websites/

Articles on the website itself: what it costs to keep running, and what your trade needs on it.

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_Drawing: A sample quote for twelve months of website maintenance for an electrical contractor. Hosting 300 dollars, software and plugin updates 480, daily backups 180, security monitoring 240, and small changes at one hour a month 540, for a total of 1,740 dollars, or 145 a month. The small changes line is circled, with a note to ask what the second hour costs._

Websites

### What website maintenance costs.

Maintenance runs $30 to $500 a month, and this is what decides your number.

Updated October 27, 2026

Read it →

](https://b-sideprojects.com/shop-talk/websites/website-maintenance-cost/)

More on websites

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Websites

### What a crane and rigging website needs.

A project manager booking a lift should find your fleet list without opening a PDF.

Updated October 27, 2026

_Drawing: A phone showing a crane company's fleet list as text. An 18 tonne boom truck with 28 metres of reach, a 40 tonne boom truck with 38 metres, a 60 tonne rough terrain crane with 34 metres, and a 110 tonne all terrain crane with 60 metres, each with a load chart link. A Request a lift button sits at the bottom._

](https://b-sideprojects.com/shop-talk/websites/crane-and-rigging-websites/)

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