# IT & Website Support in Southport

Source: https://dijitulsupport.co.uk/locations/southport/

> Care homes, home care agencies and dental practices are major employers in Southport, and they need secure email and reliable devices. dijitul looks after them remotely from Mansfield, alongside Lord Street retailers and golf businesses, and quotes upfront if a visit is needed. Plans start at £25 a month + VAT, and ad-hoc help is £45 an hour + VAT.

Southport is a Victorian seaside town on the Sefton coast, known for Lord Street's tree-lined boulevard and glass canopies, its long pier and its golf. Royal Birkdale, one of the venues for The Open Championship, is on the edge of town, and the coast between Southport and Formby has several renowned links courses. Tourism, events and leisure support hotels, restaurants, bars, cafés and shops throughout the town.

Southport also has a large older population, which makes health, care and retirement services important employers. Care homes, home care agencies, pharmacies, dentists and other health practices are common. The town has a strong base of professional services, estate agents and independent retailers, and Southport College provides further education. Nearby Formby, Ainsdale and Birkdale are affluent residential areas with many home-based professionals and consultants.

Care providers and health practices need secure email, MFA, encrypted devices and well-organised access to personal data, plus help with the IT questions in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. Hotels and hospitality businesses need booking systems, payment terminals and guest Wi-Fi that hold up during golf tournaments and big events. Independent retailers on Lord Street and Chapel Street often want e-commerce sites that run reliably and integrate with their tills. Home-based professionals in Formby and Birkdale need help with home networks, backups and secure remote access.

Seasonality matters here too: a website or booking problem in the weeks before a major golf event costs far more than the same fault in January, so many visitor businesses prefer to have updates, backups and monitoring handled before the busy months.

## Who we help in Southport

- Care homes and home care agencies
- Dentists and health practices
- Hotels and guest houses
- Restaurants, cafés and bars
- Golf and leisure businesses
- Independent retailers
- Estate agents
- Consultants and home-based professionals

## Pricing

Support plans from £25 a month + VAT, or £45 an hour + VAT for one-off fixes. Plans: Essential £25/month + VAT (Website software updates (core, plugins, themes) applied and checked, Daily backups, Uptime monitoring, Security monitoring); Business £50/month + VAT (Everything in Essential, 1 hour of fixes or changes every month, Priority support); Complete £99/month + VAT (Everything in Business, 3 hours of fixes or changes every month, IT and Microsoft 365 helpdesk for your team). Ad-hoc support is £45 an hour + VAT. The first 30 minutes are the minimum charge, then we bill in 15-minute blocks. Contact: 01623 650333, support@dijitul.uk, https://dijitulsupport.co.uk/contact/

### Can you help a Southport care home with data security?

Yes. We set up MFA, encrypted devices, secure email and sensible access permissions, and support you with the technical questions in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. Work is remote from Mansfield.

### Do you cover Formby, Ainsdale and Ormskirk?

Yes. We support businesses across Southport and nearby, including Formby, Ainsdale, Birkdale, Banks and Ormskirk. Plans start from £25 a month + VAT, and ad-hoc work is £45 an hour + VAT.

### Can you connect our online shop to our shop till?

Often, yes. Many till systems sync stock with Shopify or WooCommerce through an app or plugin. We can check what your system supports, set up the integration and fix sync problems.