Website hosting our clients trust us to keep running.

For owners who’d rather focus on their business than maintain their website. The best websites feel like nothing. Pages load fast, forms work, updates happen, and you haven’t thought about any of it in months, because someone is responsible for all of it. Here, that someone is us: your site hosted, kept fast and current, changed when you ask, and looked after by people who already know it. Webflow, Shopify or WordPress, whether we built it or not.

100%In-house team
  • Jobber Pro Partner
  • Ahrefs Certification
  • Meta Business Partner
  • Google Partner
  • OpenAIChannel Partner
  • AnthropicClaude Partner
  • Shopify Partner
  • Klaviyo Partner
  • Certified B Corporation

Here’s the short version → Setsail Marketing is a Vancouver agency that hosts, maintains and supports Webflow, Shopify and WordPress websites.

For:
owner-operated SMBs across Canada and the United States
What we do:
managed hosting, software and security updates, daily backups, performance monitoring and content changes made by a real person
Engagement:
month-to-month terms
Ownership:
clients owning their site and domain throughout
Where:
Vancouver · Canada and the United States
Proof:
B Corp certified and a Google Partner

What we do. Everything your website needs, every month, without you asking.

Fast pages, current software, changes made when you send them, and a real person when you need one. Four jobs, handled in the background, so the only thing you notice is that nothing goes wrong.

  • Shield and check mark for managed security

    Stays up. Hosting, security and backups, handled

    Your site runs on infrastructure serious businesses use at scale, and we manage the layer on top: the domain settings that point your address at your site, the security certificate behind the padlock, daily backups, and round-the-clock monitoring, so a problem gets caught before a customer finds it.

  • Speed gauge for page performance monitoring

    Stays fast. Page speed watched against Google’s standards

    In week one we record how fast your site loads. From then on it’s checked against Google’s own scores, and if a page starts slipping we catch it and fix it, with the before-and-after numbers in your report. Fast sites keep the customers slow sites lose silently. (Performance monitoring: Standard plan and up)

  • Checklist for scheduled software updates

    Stays current. Updates and security patches, on schedule

    Outdated software can leave a site exposed to known vulnerabilities. Software updates, security fixes and certificate renewals happen on the cadence your plan sets. The invisible maintenance that keeps everything working, done without you asking. (CMS/plugin updates: Standard plan and up)

  • Setsail team reviewing website changes

    Changes made. A real person makes your changes, and already knows your site

    A price update, a new team photo, a seasonal banner, a landing page tweak. Send it in, and it’s handled and confirmed by someone who already knows your site, with content hours in your plan to cover it. Anything bigger gets a quote first, so your invoice never surprises you. On Premium and Enterprise, your requests go to the front of the line.

Why Setsail. Imagine not thinking about your website for months, and knowing it’s fine.

That’s the product. In our clients’ words: it’s just handled.

NovaDent Labs website and email work

The proof

Website care is part of an ongoing client relationship. Setsail hosts most of its own clients’ websites. NovaDent Labs is one example on the record: a dental lab we’ve worked with since mid-2025, on a retainer that names continuous website care and hosting as a standing service line, alongside SEO and email.

Website platform maintenance and support

The responsibility

Webflow and Shopify provide the infrastructure beneath your site, while your content, integrations, performance and backups still need an owner. WordPress can apply updates automatically, and the hosting provider may manage some services; your written care plan defines what Setsail is responsible for and what remains with the platform.

The first 90 days. From start to “it’s handled”: your first 90 days, step by step.

Whether we built your site or you’re bringing one to us, here’s what the first 90 days look like. After that it just keeps going, month to month.

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  1. DAY 1 — where every project starts

    Your site moves through a checked handoff

    If we built it, your site is already with us. If it lives elsewhere, we copy and test the site on the new setup before the switch. The handoff plan sets out the timing, checks and any expected interruption.

  2. WEEK 1

    You get your starting line

    How fast it loads, how often it’s up, how secure it is, and a full backup taken. From here on, every improvement has a number next to it.

  3. WEEKS 1–2

    The upkeep goes on a schedule

    Software updates, security patches and speed checks happen on a set cadence, not when someone remembers. This reduces exposure to known vulnerabilities while keeping changes on a documented schedule. (CMS/plugin updates: Standard plan and up)

  4. MONTH 1

    Your first report lands

    What was fixed, what shipped, and how your site is doing, in plain language. Two minutes to read, and you know your site is fine. (Standard plan and up)

  5. ONGOING

    Your changes get made by someone who knows your site

    A price update, a new photo, a landing page tweak: send it in, and it’s handled and confirmed, with content hours in your plan to cover it. No backstory, no developer hunt.

  6. EVERY MONTH AFTER

    It just stays handled

    Fast, current, backed up, and answered when you need someone. The only thing you notice is that nothing goes wrong.

How the work actually happens
— the full walkthrough video

Client portal & communication. Communication and reporting that make hosting the easiest thing on your desk.

A live portal, a monthly report from Standard up, or a quick message when something’s on your mind. However you like to work, we’ll match it.

  1. 01. Send a request, anytime

    A request goes into your portal or a quick message our way, whichever you prefer, and it’s logged the moment it lands.

  2. 02. Watch the work happen

    Every fix, update and content change ships dated in your portal, so “is anyone working on this” is never a real question.

  3. 03. Backups, daily, logged

    Every backup is dated in your portal, so you always know how recent your restore point is.

  4. 04. Your monthly report lands

    Uptime, incidents, response time, and what shipped, in one five-minute read (Standard and up).

It starts with a Growth Strategy call. 30 minutes, free.

Your team. One person can’t handle hosting, updates, changes and support. So you get a specialist for each part.

Your site isn’t handed to a rotating support desk. Here’s exactly who looks after it, and what they already know about it.

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✓ Your account manager: your main point of contact. Sends your monthly report and always knows where things stand.

✓ Your support developer: the person hands-on with your site: updates, fixes and your change requests.

✓ The people who built your site: when Setsail built it, the same team looks after it. Nothing needs rediscovering when something needs fixing.

Monitoring and scheduled maintenance keep the team informed about your site. When an incident or security update needs attention, we investigate and explain the next step. Response commitments follow your written plan.

The work. Websites from our client portfolio.

Explore a selection of client websites. Hosting, ongoing care and content changes are agreed in each client’s written plan, with responsibilities matched to the site’s platform.

After we build something, we want it performing like the day it launched. So do you.

Book a Growth Strategy call

Bring your site. We’ll show you exactly what we’d take off your plate.

In their words · Reviews ★★★★★

Trusted by Governments and 500+ Businesses in USA & Canada

From political campaigns to nationwide rebrands and massive product launches: an in-house team that moves fast and delivers, across North America and worldwide.

“If I have a client who needs something up in three weeks, you guys will just do it… I never hear no, or ‘it can’t be done’.”

Theodora Jean

Founder & CEO, Coldwater Communications

“Everything that Setsail has designed for us, we try to incorporate that now in all of our presentations, including investor materials.”

Dorthy Cheng

Executive Assistant, CleanDesign

“You made yourselves part of Charlo. You made yourselves part of my story.”

Lia Psomiadis

Founder, Charlo

“We changed our direction of our business and Setsail has been matching that pace each and every time that we made that adjustment.”

Blake Voyer

Microworks Handyman

“I’ll immediately hear from somebody… It’s just handled. It’s just white glove considerate handled without a white glove price tag.”

Melanie Clarance

Co-Founder, AetherEV

“Creating a real strategy with KPIs that aren’t out of touch… this isn’t a pie in the sky story, this is an actionable work plan.”

Lucas Ens

Economic Development Officer, City of Prince George

“We’ve been working with Setsail for 7 years for all our marketing materials, website design, product design, videos, photos. They’ve been great. Responsive, responsible, great materials.”

Larry Knurik

VP Logistics, GVA Brands

“It’s been really easy, smooth, and it’s been a great time, and I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Antonio Zivanovic

Founder, ElektraFi

“Tom and Jason are a thrill to work with… The direction and strategy that they bring to the table is top notch.”

Gordon Lai

Surface 604

“If you’re looking for a marketing team that really gets it and delivers outstanding results, Setsail Marketing is the way to go.”

Sam Atakhanov

Founder, DŌST Bikes

Plans designed to reach your goals, at a pace that matches your ambition

Every plan includes the live dashboard and month-to-month terms, and Standard and up add the monthly report. No lock-in, nothing to renew.

Basic

$99/mo

For a site that just needs to stay up and backed up.

What’s included?

  • Managed hosting for your Webflow, Shopify or WordPress site, so the foundation is handled
  • SSL certificate management, verified and auto-renewing, so visitors never hit a security warning
  • Daily backups, so a bad day costs you a restore, not the site
  • Domain settings (DNS) managed, plus security scanning and patches, so your address keeps pointing at your site and known holes get closed

Month-to-month. No setup fee. Doesn’t include: CMS core or plugin/theme updates. Add Standard if you want those patched for you.

Standard

$249/mo

For a site that also needs to stay current.

What’s included?

  • Everything in Basic, plus:
  • CMS core and plugin/theme updates, so the security gap above closes
  • 1 hour of content updates a month (5-business-day turnaround), so small changes don’t need a developer hunt
  • Monthly performance monitoring, so a slipping page speed gets caught before visitors notice
  • Monthly hosting report, so you know what happened without asking

Month-to-month. No setup fee.

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Premium

$499/mo

For a site that needs more hands-on time.

What’s included?

  • Everything in Standard, plus:
  • 3 hours of content updates a month (3-business-day turnaround), so bigger changes don’t eat your whole month
  • Priority support, so your requests move to the front of the queue

Month-to-month. No setup fee.

Enterprise

$999/mo

For a business that needs more content time and priority support.

What’s included?

  • Everything in Premium, plus:
  • 6 hours of content updates a month (1-business-day turnaround)
  • Weekly performance checks instead of monthly, so drift gets caught faster

Month-to-month. No setup fee.

Every plan starts the same way: a Growth Strategy call. 30 minutes, and you’ll know what your site needs.

Book a Growth Strategy call

Bring your site. We’ll bring the checklist.

The full scope. Hosting is a hundred small jobs. Here’s every one we do.

  • Infrastructure

    • Managed hosting for Webflow, Shopify and WordPress sites, on infrastructure built for uptime at scale
    • SSL certificate management, validity and auto-renewal verified, so visitors never see a security warning
    • Domain settings (DNS) managed, so your address keeps pointing at your site, and stays yours
    • Continuous uptime monitoring, so a problem gets caught before your customers find it
    • Caching and CDN configuration, so pages load fast wherever your customers are
    • Database optimization, so the backend doesn’t slow down as your site grows
  • Maintenance & performance

    • CMS core updates kept current (Standard and up), so your platform stays current on security fixes
    • Plugin and theme updates kept current (Standard and up), reducing exposure to known vulnerabilities
    • Ongoing security scanning, so vulnerabilities get found before someone else finds them
    • Security patches applied as they land, so known exploits get closed fast
    • Performance checks, monthly or weekly by plan, so a slipping score gets caught, not discovered by a customer
    • Page speed tracked on Google’s own scores (Core Web Vitals, Standard and up), so a slowdown gets caught before it costs you rankings
    • Before-and-after numbers captured on every tune-up, so you can see what a fix did
  • Backups & recovery

    • Daily backups, so your latest work is never more than a day from a restore point
    • Backups checked regularly, so a restore point is there the day you need one
    • Database cleanup, so old data doesn’t quietly slow things down
    • Image optimization, so your media doesn’t bloat load times or backup size
  • Support

    • Support from the same team that looks after your site every month, so every request starts with context
    • Monthly content-update hours (1, 3 or 6 by plan), so small changes happen without a new quote
    • Bug fixes, so something broken gets fixed without a change order
    • Design tweaks, so small visual changes don’t wait for a redesign
    • Feature additions, so your site can grow without a whole new project
    • Content-hour overages flagged and quoted before any work happens, never silently billed
    • Priority queue placement on Premium and Enterprise, so your requests move first
  • Reporting & ownership

    • A monthly hosting report on Standard and up: uptime, incident count and response time in one short read
    • Your site and your domain stay in your name throughout, so nothing is ever held hostage
    • Month-to-month terms, so nothing auto-renews you into a surprise invoice
    • A clean handover if you ever leave: your site, your domain and your content, all of it, go with you

What’s included depends on the plan you pick.

Who it’s for. If you catch yourself nodding at one of these, book the call

  • Scan Automotive website showing restoration work
  • A business team working together
  • Natural Pod learning environments website
  • Your site has gone down before, and nobody answered while it mattered.
  • You’re paying an introductory hosting rate you know is about to jump, and you have no idea by how much.
  • Your last host, or agency, held your domain hostage, or you’ve heard enough stories that you’re not taking the risk.
  • You’d rather one team own the site and the hosting than manage two invoices and two sets of excuses.
  • You have no idea whether your site is even being backed up, and you’d rather find out before you need one.
  • Your site is running on WordPress plugins nobody has updated in longer than anyone wants to admit.
  • You built your site with Setsail, and it’s time someone kept it running the way it was built.
  • You want the price, the scope and the terms locked before anyone touches your site.

Built for a live site with real traffic on it, something worth protecting. No site yet? Start with our Website service, and come back when there’s something to keep running.

Get started. Your site is running either way. Let’s make sure someone’s watching it.

30 minutes, free.

Start with a call. We’ll look at what’s hosting your site today, what it’s missing, and what it would take to hand it to us, and you’ll leave knowing where the real risk is.

Before the call, we run a quick check on your current hosting and backups, so we arrive already knowing your starting point.

On the call, we’ll walk you through:

  • What’s hosting your site today
  • Where the real risk is, backups, plugins, or your host itself
  • What it takes to move your site over safely

Bring your login access if you have it. We’ll bring the checklist. No commitment required.

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Questions about hosting with Setsail

Straight answers, in writing. If yours isn’t here, bring it to the call.

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Setsail Marketing

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In-House Team
100%
10 years of success
2016

Vancouver + Beaverton, OR

Who hosts my site?
It depends on your platform. Webflow and Shopify sites run on those platforms’ own infrastructure, with their published uptime doing the heavy lifting. For every site we host, WordPress included, Setsail manages the layer on top: domain settings, security certificates, updates, backups, monitoring and support. We’re not running our own data centre and we won’t pretend otherwise; we’re the team making sure the platform underneath your site is set up right and stays that way.
What happens if my site goes down?
Monitoring and scheduled maintenance keep the team informed about your site. When an incident or security update needs attention, we investigate and explain the next step. Response commitments follow your written plan.
Do I own my site and domain?
Your site and your domain stay in your name throughout, so nothing is ever held hostage
What happens to my site if I leave?
Month-to-month terms, so nothing auto-renews you into a surprise invoice A clean handover if you ever leave: your site, your domain and your content, all of it, go with you

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