Am I paying for software nobody uses on my WordPress sites?
You run WordPress sites. Every month you see charges for tools you forgot about. A software cost review finds which ones you can cancel.
I manage a bunch of WordPress sites. Every month, my credit card gets hit for plugins, themes, backup services, and SaaS tools. I signed up for some of them years ago. I don't even know if anyone still uses them. I'm afraid to cancel because something might break.
Every WordPress site owner has a drawer full of forgotten subscriptions. You bought a backup plugin for one site, then another for a second site. You tested a form builder and never canceled. A former developer signed up for a premium support plan you don't need. These charges pile up fast. Most of them go unused because nobody tracks them.
Most people who do a review find at least $500 to $2,000 a year in software they never use. The time investment is about three hours of digging through bank statements and plugin admin screens. You can do this yourself in an afternoon, or have a professional do it for a flat fee. The savings often pay for the service in the first month.
First, don't just cancel blind. One wrong deactivation can break your site. Instead, pull the last 12 months of credit card statements. List every software charge. For each, check if anyone in your organization logged into that tool in the past 30 days. If no owner is found, flag it for cancellation. If this feels overwhelming, Scott Gerke at FocusDude can do this review for you. He'll go line by line and tell you exactly what's safe to cut.
Once the unused tools are gone, your monthly credit card bill drops. You know exactly what each charge is for. You have a clean list of only the software your WordPress sites actually need. No more autopay anxiety.
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