How quickly will I be alerted if my site goes down?

Within 5 to 10 minutes of your site going down, you'll receive both an SMS and an email alert. Our monitoring checks every 5 minutes, so in the worst case, you're notified within one check cycle. Compare that to how long it usually takes a small business owner to notice their site is down without monitoring - often hours, and usually because a customer told them.

What counts as "downtime" for my site?

We check whether your homepage returns a successful HTTP 200 response from an Australian server every 5 minutes. If it returns an error (404, 500, 503, timeout, etc.) three checks in a row, it's classified as downtime and you're alerted. Single-check blips from transient network issues don't trigger false alarms.

Does it monitor just my homepage or every page?

Uptime monitoring watches your homepage (or any specific URL you nominate). Broken link scanning crawls your entire website - every internal link, every image, every linked resource - so you get a complete picture. SSL and page speed checks also run on your nominated primary URL. Sites with 100+ pages are fully supported.

What happens when my SSL certificate is about to expire?

We send you reminder alerts at 30 days, 14 days, and 7 days before expiry. Each alert includes clear instructions on how to renew - whether that's through your hosting provider, Cloudflare, or your web developer. If you use Netlify, Cloudflare, or most modern hosting, renewal is often one click. We'll tell you exactly what to do.

How is the $49/mo price possible? Aren't proper monitoring tools expensive?

Enterprise monitoring tools like Pingdom and New Relic charge $50-$500/month per site because they're built for corporate IT teams with dashboards, integrations, and SLA reports. Our service is purpose-built for Australian small businesses - we run the monitoring via automated scripts and free APIs, keep the reporting focused on what matters, and pass the savings to you. You get 95% of what a small business actually needs for a fraction of the price.

Will this work for any type of website?

Yes. It works with WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, custom-built sites, static sites, and everything in between. There's no plugin to install and nothing to add to your website's code. We monitor from the outside, just like your visitors do - which means we catch problems that internal monitoring misses.

Website Health Monitor

Know the Moment Your Website Goes Down

Most small business owners find out their website is down when a customer tells them. By then, the damage is done. For $49 a month, we watch your site around the clock and alert you within minutes - via SMS and email - the moment anything goes wrong.

Start Monitoring My Site Call (03) 9003 0111

Your Website Has Problems You Don't Know About

Without monitoring, you're flying blind. These are the numbers that should keep every small business owner up at night.

40%

of visitors leave if it takes >3 seconds

Nearly half your potential customers abandon a slow website before seeing a single word. A page speed regression you don't notice can quietly drain your leads for weeks before you realise what happened.

$5,600

average downtime cost per minute

That figure is for larger businesses, but for a small business, even one hour of downtime during peak hours can mean dozens of lost enquiries, botched bookings, and customers who never come back.

27%

of small business sites have broken links

More than one in four small business websites has broken links right now. Every broken link is a dead end for a potential customer, a missed conversion, and a signal to Google that your site isn't well-maintained.

At $49/month, Website Health Monitor is the cheapest insurance policy you can buy for your business. One prevented downtime incident pays for years of monitoring.

How Website Health Monitor Works

Once it is set up, it runs itself - silently in the background, so you never have to think about it.

We Monitor 24/7

Our automated system checks your website every 5 minutes, around the clock. Uptime, broken links, SSL certificate expiry, page speed, and Core Web Vitals are all tracked continuously - no manual effort required from you.

Issue Detected

The moment something goes wrong - your site goes down, a page returns an error, your SSL cert is about to expire - our system flags it instantly. No waiting until morning. No finding out from a customer.

Instant Alert Sent

You receive an SMS and email alert within minutes of any issue being detected. The alert tells you exactly what's wrong, which page is affected, and what to do next - so you can act immediately or hand it to your developer.

Weekly Health Report

Every week, you receive a clean health report summarising your uptime percentage, page speed scores, broken link count, Core Web Vitals, and SSL status - everything you need to stay on top of your website's performance.

Your Weekly Health Report

Every Monday morning, a plain-English summary of your website's performance lands in your inbox. No dashboards to log in to, no jargon to decode.

Weekly Report - yourbusiness.com.au

Website Health Summary

Week ending 14 Apr

Uptime

2,016 checks performed this week

99.97%

3 min downtime

Page Speed

Mobile load time increased 0.4s - flagged

3.2s avg

Was 2.8s last week

SSL Certificate

Let's Encrypt - valid and secure

Valid

Expires in 74 days

Broken Links

/services/old-page → 404 (see list below)

2 found

Action needed

Core Web Vitals

LCP 2.1s • FID 18ms • CLS 0.04

All Good

No change from last week

This week's action: Fix 2 broken links on /services/old-page. Share the list below with your web developer or reply to this email for help.

Example weekly report. Actual format delivered to your inbox every Monday.

Everything Included for $49 a Month

Six monitoring services that would cost $200-$500/month through enterprise tools - bundled into one simple subscription built for Australian small businesses.

Uptime Monitoring

Your site is checked every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If it goes down, you're alerted within minutes - not hours. View your monthly uptime percentage in your weekly report, with a historical log of every incident.

Broken Link Scanner

Broken links frustrate visitors and damage your Google rankings. We scan every page of your site weekly, flagging 404 errors, dead links, and redirect chains - giving you a prioritised list to fix before it costs you customers and SEO traffic.

SSL Certificate Alerts

An expired SSL certificate turns your site into a scary "Not Secure" warning and blocks visitors. We monitor your certificate expiry and alert you 30, 14, and 7 days before it lapses - so you never experience the panic of an expired cert again.

Page Speed Tracking

Site speed directly affects your Google rankings and conversion rate. We track your load time weekly using Google's PageSpeed Insights API, flagging significant slowdowns before they impact your traffic or frustrate your customers.

Core Web Vitals

Google uses Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) as a direct ranking factor. We monitor all three metrics weekly and alert you when any score drops into "Needs Improvement" or "Poor" territory - keeping your SEO competitive without you needing to understand the technical details.

Weekly Health Reports

Every Monday morning, a clean, plain-English health report lands in your inbox. One page. Green/amber/red status for each metric. Actionable recommendations when something needs fixing. No technical jargon - just a clear picture of how your website performed last week.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

One plan. Everything included. No setup fees, no contracts, no hidden charges.

Most affordable website protection

$49/month

Per website. Cancel anytime.

Uptime checks every 5 minutes
Instant SMS + email downtime alerts
Weekly broken link scan
SSL certificate expiry alerts (30/14/7 days)
Page speed tracking (weekly)
Core Web Vitals monitoring
Weekly plain-English health report
No setup fee
No lock-in contract

Start for $49/month

Monitoring runs around the clock once you are set up.

How $49/mo compares

$49/mo

YesAI Monitor

All 6 features

$149/mo

Pingdom

Uptime only

$299/mo

New Relic

Enterprise focus

Pair With These Services

Website Health Monitor is a great entry point. Combine it with these services to cover every aspect of your online presence.

Web Design & Development

If our monitoring keeps surfacing the same issues - slow pages, broken templates, outdated code - it might be time for a rebuild. We design fast, modern websites that score well from day one.

Learn more

SEO Services

Core Web Vitals and page speed are direct Google ranking factors. Pair monitoring with our SEO service and we'll not only alert you to performance issues, but fix them in a way that drives more organic traffic.

Learn more

AI Security for Small Business

Uptime monitoring tells you when your site is down. AI Security monitoring tells you why - including whether it's been compromised. Add a layer of protection against malware, injections, and unauthorised changes.

Learn more

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Website Health Monitor.

Stop Finding Out From Your Customers

At $49/month, Website Health Monitor is the cheapest, most effective insurance policy for your online presence. One prevented downtime incident pays for years of monitoring.

Start Monitoring for $49/mo Call (03) 9003 0111

No lock-in contract. Cancel anytime. First month includes a full website health audit at no extra cost.