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Support & Maintenance Retainers

A support and maintenance retainer keeps your automations, apps and websites working after launch. It is a monthly retainer you draw on when you need it: updates, fixes, small changes and support, from the people who built or audited the system. When a provider changes an API or a plugin breaks, you already have someone on it. The scope and monthly fee are set in a written quote.

Who it's for

Is this the right service for you?

A good fit if you are

  • Clients of ours whose build is live and should stay that way after the 30 days of included support.
  • Businesses running n8n, Make or Zapier workflows that nobody looks after.
  • Owners of a WordPress or WooCommerce site that needs updates, backups and the occasional fix.
  • Teams that want someone on call for small changes instead of a new project every time.

Not the right fit if you are

  • Round-the-clock emergency cover: we are a small, founder-led team and we do not offer it.
  • Systems we cannot inspect first. We take on outside builds only after an audit, so we know what we are agreeing to look after.
  • Large feature projects: those get their own fixed quote.

Problems we solve

What this fixes

  • Automations that stop without warning

    An expired token or a changed API response stops a workflow, and the first person to notice is a customer. On a retainer, fixing it is one message away, and failure alerts can tell us first.

  • Updates nobody dares to run

    WordPress, plugins and dependencies fall behind because an update once broke the site. We update with a backup and a test first.

  • Provider changes

    Platforms change prices, APIs and policies: WhatsApp message pricing, email platform plans and API versions all moved recently. We adapt your system when a provider it depends on changes.

  • Small changes stuck in a queue

    A new field, a new email, a new report. On a retainer, small improvements get done without a new quote each time.

  • Knowledge that left with the freelancer

    When the person who built a system disappears, every fix starts with archaeology. With a retainer, the builders stay responsible and the documentation stays current.

Deliverables

What you get

What a retainer can cover, agreed in your quote:

  • Fixes for bugs and failed runs, on request
  • Updates for WordPress, plugins, workflows and dependencies, with backups first
  • Backup checks and a tested restore
  • API key, token and certificate renewals before they expire
  • Changes when an API, price or policy your system depends on changes
  • Small improvements and content or layout changes, on demand
  • Failure alerts and uptime checks where your system needs them
  • Response: we reply within one business day

Automation, n8n and Make support

We look after your n8n, Make or Zapier workflows: replay failed runs where that is safe, fix the cause, and keep self-hosted n8n updated and backed up.

Website and WordPress maintenance

Updates, backups, security checks and small content or layout changes for WordPress and WooCommerce sites, ours or ones we have audited.

App and CRM support

Hosting, database backups, error monitoring, dependency updates and small features for custom apps and CRMs we built, under the same licence and support model we already run for a client.

Process and timeline

How the work runs

  1. Audit

    For systems we built, we already know them. For anything else, we start with a short audit so the retainer covers what is really there.

  2. Agree the scope

    Which systems, what is included and the monthly fee, set in a written quote.

  3. Set up

    Access, backups, failure alerts where they help, and a list of the providers and keys your system depends on, with their renewal dates.

  4. Ask when you need us

    Send a fix, an update or a small change whenever it comes up. We reply within one business day and keep a change log.

Timeline

A monthly plan: the scope and the start date are set in the written quote.

Pricing

What it costs

Retainers are monthly. Which systems are covered and the monthly fee are set in a written quote after a free scoping call.

How we price

Fixed quote after a free scoping call

We agree the scope on a short call, then send you a written fixed quote split into milestones.

  • You pay in milestones, each one only after you approve it.
  • 100% of the IP and source code transfers to you on completion.
  • 30 days of post-launch support included.
  • Builds still include 30 days of post-launch support before any retainer starts.

Why no price list?

A retainer for one n8n instance and one for a custom app with a shop attached are different jobs. We agree what is covered first, then hold the monthly fee in writing.

Small fixed-scope tasks: see our Fiverr Pro gigs (opens Fiverr in a new tab)

Three ways to work with us

  • Fixed quote, paid in milestones. For project builds: a fixed quote after a free scoping call, paid milestone by milestone.
  • Hourly. For smaller changes and work that is hard to scope up front.
  • Monthly retainer. For ongoing maintenance, updates and support, used when you need it.

Proof

Work we can show you

Real builds, described plainly. We publish no results figures we cannot evidence.

StoryLine: ERP and website for an IPTV business (Denmark)

We built StoryLine’s ERP and its website, and the ERP runs under a licence and support arrangement with us: we host it, maintain it and change it as the business changes, which is how our retainers work.

  • Supabase
  • React
  • WordPress
  • Payment webhooks

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Invollo, the product we operate ourselves

We run our own invoicing product in production with health checks and a watchdog, log shipping to a monitoring service, nightly database backups and written runbooks for deploys, rollbacks, secrets, disaster recovery and incidents. Retainer work uses the same practices.

  • Health checks
  • Axiom
  • Nightly backups
  • Runbooks

What Fiverr buyers wrote

Screenshots of reviews on our public profile, uncut. They come from a range of projects, not only this service. Read every review on Fiverr (opens in a new tab).

Fiverr review screenshot, buyer in United States: "Shohrab has become my "go-to" guy for everything on both of my websites. He is highly skilled, professional and very dependable. I count on him and he delivers results:) 5 stars!"
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Fiverr review screenshot, buyer in United States: "He delivered exactly what we spoke about and was very polite in his communication at all times"
Verbatim Fiverr review, buyer in United States

Founder-led by Shohrab H. Abhi. Tecnomaxx Digital Ltd, company no. 15398595 (Companies House). Delivery is from Bangladesh.

Tools and integrations

What we build with

Monitoring
  • Uptime checks
  • Failure alerts
  • Error tracking
  • Log shipping (Axiom)
Platforms we look after
  • n8n
  • Make
  • Zapier
  • Supabase
  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • GoHighLevel
  • Brevo
Backups
  • Database backups
  • Off-site storage
  • Tested restores
Documentation
  • Runbooks
  • Change log

FAQ

Questions buyers ask

Taken from what people actually search for about this service.

How much does a maintenance retainer cost?

It depends on how many systems we look after and how much you expect to ask for. We set what is covered and the monthly fee in a written quote after a free scoping call. For a one-off job you can also hire us by the hour.

Do you maintain n8n workflows built by someone else?

Yes, after a short audit. We check how the workflows are built and hosted, fix anything risky, and then take them on under a retainer.

What does WordPress maintenance include?

Core, theme and plugin updates with a backup and a test first, security checks, backup checks and small fixes or changes when you ask for them.

How fast do you respond?

We reply within one business day. We are a small, founder-led team, so we do not offer round-the-clock cover, and we say so before you sign.

Is support included after a project?

Yes. Every build includes 30 days of post-launch support. A retainer is optional and starts after that.

Can I cancel or change my retainer?

The terms are in your written quote. If you need less or more help than we agreed, tell us and we change the scope.

Next step

Start with a free scoping call

Tell us what you have today and what should change. We reply within one business day. You get a written scope and a fixed quote before anything is built.