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Counties

Websites for counties.

A county site has to carry every department from the registry of deeds to the sheriff, each with its own notices and forms. We keep all of it on one site with an editor login for every department, plan the server for storm days and election nights, and put the county's terms in writing before anything is signed.

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What we look after

What a county website has to do.

Give every department its pages

Each department gets its own section and editors who can change only those pages, so the sheriff's office and the treasurer don't wait on one webmaster.

Send people to the records

Deeds, property cards and tax maps live in other systems, like the registry's search or an ArcGIS map. We link or embed them and check the links whenever we update the site.

Hold up during an emergency

When a storm closes roads or opens shelters, everyone in the county opens the site at once. We plan the caching for it, and we can put Cloudflare in front if you want it.

Publish notices on time

Public hearings and bid notices have deadlines. A notice can be set to go live at an exact time, so nobody has to be at a desk at midnight to post it.

Answer the questionnaire

IT and procurement will send questions about hosting, backups and access. We answer them honestly and show you how the server is set up.

Make the long documents readable

Budgets, ordinances and meeting packets run to many pages. We check the templates and files the county posts most against WCAG 2.1 AA and fix them, quoted first.

What we often hear

What usually goes wrong.

  • Several departments share one admin account, and nobody can say who deleted the planning board page.
  • The link to the property search broke when the registry changed vendors, and the calls went to the front desk.
  • During the last big storm, the road closure page timed out while people were trying to read it.
  • IT sent the host a security questionnaire and got back a link to a marketing page.
A note from Ryan

One login per department

With a county site, I want to know how many departments post to it and whether each one has its own login. If they all share one, I'd fix that before anything else. After that I go through the property and records links, since those break when a vendor changes and the calls end up at the front desk.

Ryan Lovett, founder of Hosterr
Ryan Lovett
Founder, Hosterr
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Who in the county can edit the website?

Send us the county's site and a list of who updates it, and we'll write back with how we'd set up logins, roles and a review step for each department.

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Plans

How much do you want us to do?

Organizations like yours usually go on a Custom SLA, with response times and the terms written into the contract. Smaller sites can still use Managed.

Managed

$50 /mo

per site

You already have a site and you update it yourself. We look after everything underneath it.

What we take care of
  • Plugin, theme and WordPress updates snapshot saved first
  • Server, PHP and database updates planned and tested by us
  • Backups twice a day verified and kept off-site for 30 days
  • Security and monitoring scanning with a firewall and alerts
  • Same-day replies from the developer who does the work
  • Regular email updates what we did, in plain English
  • Free migration we move it for you
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Changes to the site itself are quoted first at our standard $95/hr.

A new website included

Managed + Website

$99 /mo

per site, built and hosted by us

We build you a new website, then host it and keep it current. After that, send the requests, like text changes or new pages, and they get made.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • A new website, built for you up to 10 pages, designed and built when you join
  • 1 hour of developer time a month worth $95 at our standard rate
  • Site problems fixed out of that time no quote to approve first
  • Checks after updates we test your forms and checkout
  • A monthly review a look at speed and security
  • First in line your email gets picked up first
  • A design refresh after two years your existing pages, made current
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12-month minimum, then month to month. Unused time carries over one month. Extra hours are quoted first at $95/hr.

Custom SLA

Quote

after we look at your sites and the terms you need

For agencies, larger organizations, and custom web apps and software that need more development, resources and attention.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • Set up for agencies white-label, every client site on one bill
  • Response times in the contract agreed before anything gets signed
  • Uptime commitments in writing with a named person to escalate to
  • A dedicated server, if you need one sized to your traffic
  • Update windows that suit you scheduled around your busy hours
  • Custom software and integrations web apps and tools built around how you work
  • A development team when you need one vetted US-based developers for bigger jobs
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We agree on the terms with you first.

Add-ons for either plan

Common questions

What people ask us.

Yes. Each editor gets their own login with a role that limits what they can change, and nobody shares a password. When someone leaves the county, their login is turned off without affecting anyone else.

We fill in your security questionnaire with honest answers and show how the server is set up, how backups run twice a day and are kept off-site for 30 days, and who has access to what. We don't hold SOC 2, StateRAMP or FedRAMP, and we'll say so on the form rather than leave the question blank.

Under the Justice Department's 2024 Title II rule, as extended in 2026, a county of 50,000 people or more has until April 26, 2027, and a smaller county has until April 26, 2028. The standard is WCAG 2.1 AA in both cases. We help the site work toward it, and the county attorney is the one to say where the county stands.

No. Backups run twice a day and are kept off-site for 30 days, which lets us bring back a page or a file that went missing. Keeping public records follows your state's retention schedule and belongs in a records system, and we can link the site to yours.
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A few of the businesses we host.

A few of the businesses whose websites and apps we look after.

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Pivotal Talent Search
Sara Ray
PRO+GRIP
World Academy
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What customers say.

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Government

Others we look after.

Government

Websites for towns, counties, libraries and public districts.

Towns and cities

Meeting agendas, permits and notices residents need.

Public libraries

Catalog links, events and room bookings.

Public school districts

Closings, calendars and a page for every school.

Tell us what you need.

Tell us what you're running and what's getting in the way. We'll write back the same day with a plan, and if Hosterr isn't the right fit, we'll say so.

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