Joshua Gadbois

Integrated Small Business Solutions

WordPress Services

The Problem

WordPress powers over 40% of the web — but most WordPress sites are
poorly configured, insecure, and slow. Plugins conflict, updates break
things, and security vulnerabilities go unpatched for months. The gap
between “has a WordPress site” and “has a WordPress site that actually
works well” is enormous.

What This Covers

  • Site Setup — Fresh WordPress installation with
    proper security, performance optimization, SSL, and initial content
    setup. Built on VPS infrastructure, not shared hosting.
  • Maintenance — Monthly updates, security monitoring,
    backups, and support. Sites stay fast, secure, and current.
  • Content Management — Page creation, product setup,
    blog posts — drafted, revised, and published on schedule.

Architectural Approach

Every site I build starts with the same foundation: hardened VPS,
proper file permissions, automated backups, SSL, caching layer, and a
plugin stack chosen for reliability over features. I don’t use page
builders when clean block editing will do. I don’t install 40 plugins
when 8 will handle it. The goal is a site that’s fast, secure, and
maintainable — not a house of cards that falls apart when a plugin
updates.

For WooCommerce sites, the same principles apply plus: payment
gateway configuration, tax setup, shipping rules, and the M365
integration layer if the client uses Microsoft 365.