Premier Paving
Clarkston, Oakland County. Asphalt paving.
Our work: Google Ads.
108 tracked conversions from Google Ads
Web design, SEO and Google Ads in Auburn Hills, MIAuburn Hills web design and SEO for businesses on the I-75 corridor.
Auburn Hills web design and SEO has to reach more than the 26,047 people who lived in the city in 2024. Students, workers and homeowners from the cities around it search here too, and your site has to answer them quickly on a phone.
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Leave with three priorities, whether you hire us or not.
Our work in and around Auburn Hills
Browse all client resultsDo It All Sewers
South Lyon, Oakland County. Sewer and drain service.
Our work: Google Ads.
41 tracked conversions from Google Ads
Treasured Earth
South Lyon, Oakland County. Landscaping.
Our work: Google Ads.
53 tracked conversions from Google Ads
Millers Property Service
New Hudson, Oakland County. Property services.
Our work: Google Ads.
5,498 clicks from Google Ads
Figures come from each client's published record, which states its reporting period and how results were measured. Past results belong to that client and are not a forecast.
Marketing a business in Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills roughly follows Interstate 75 along the Clinton River. It is home to the main campus of Oakland University, the North American headquarters of Stellantis and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets. With 26,047 residents in 2024 it is smaller than its neighbors, Rochester Hills with 78,330 and Pontiac with 62,528, but it pulls in students, employees and shoppers every day.
That mix creates two audiences. Homeowners in Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, Lake Orion and Troy search for the usual home services. Businesses, landlords and property managers search for commercial work: cleaning, parking lot repair, electrical, HVAC and signs. Oakland County had 6,344 professional service firms and 1,065 businesses that service buildings in 2023, so those commercial buyers have options. One generic page tends to speak to neither group. When you do both kinds of work, we build separate commercial and residential pages, each with its own proof and its own reason to call.
Most of these searches happen on a phone, between other tasks. Page-builder sites carry a builder's full toolkit into every page. Six Michigan business websites built that way scored 48 to 62 out of 100 on Google's mobile PageSpeed test when we checked them in October 2026, while the hand-coded One Stop Customs site scored 91 to 97. Hand coding is not the old-fashioned option here. The drag-and-drop builder is the legacy idea, kept around because it is convenient for the person building the site, not the person trying to load it.
Our nearby work includes Blue Heron Electric in Sterling Heights, where we built the website and manage Google Ads, and the Google Ads for Premier Paving in Clarkston.
What we do for Auburn Hills businesses
Websites, SEO and Google Ads, planned together so each one feeds the others.
Google Ads management
Run commercial and residential searches as separate campaigns, target Auburn Hills plus the neighbors you actually serve, and judge results by booked jobs and signed contracts.
Google Ads management in Oakland CountyWeb design
A fast hand-coded site with distinct commercial and residential paths, real project photos and forms that reach the right inbox.
Web design in Oakland CountySEO
Service pages for each audience, a Google Business Profile with accurate categories, and pages for Rochester Hills, Lake Orion and Pontiac where you do real work.
SEO in Oakland CountyPage-builder templates versus a hand-coded site for Auburn Hills
Many local websites are built with drag-and-drop page builders. They are quick to set up, but they ship far more code than a page needs, and phones feel it first.
| Measure | Page-builder template | Hand coded by Modern Apex |
|---|---|---|
| Google phone speed score | 48 to 62Six Michigan business websites built with a popular drag-and-drop page builder, tested October 30, 2026. | 91 to 97One Stop Customs in Warren, hand coded by Modern Apex, in two tests on November 2, 2026. |
| Page size on a phone | 3.6 to 5.6 MBBuilder frameworks, widgets and plugins load on every page. | 0.6 MBOnly the code each page needs. |
| What you own | Your content, plus a theme, a builder and plugins that need licenses and updates. | The site files and the domain, outright. No builder subscription and no lock-in. |
| Editing | A drag-and-drop editor you can change yourself. | Changes go through us, or a simple editing setup we agree on before launch. |
Auburn Hills and Oakland County by the numbers
The local market your marketing has to work in, from U.S. Census Bureau data. Auburn Hills had 26,047 residents in 2024.
- Residents, 2024
- 1,296,888
- Change since 2020
- +1.8%
- Median household income, 2023
- $92,230
- Business establishments, 2023
- 39,792
Largest communities, 2024 residents
- Troy89,209
- Farmington Hills84,173
- Rochester Hills78,330
- Southfield76,874
- Waterford Township70,538
- Novi67,675
Local service businesses by type, 2023
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 2023, and County Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Categories overlap with the business total and some small counts are withheld by the Census Bureau.
Serving Auburn Hills and nearby
Where we can help, and where to go next.
Nearby communities
- Rochester Hills
- Pontiac
- Lake Orion
- Troy
More in Oakland County
Across Michigan
What working with us looks like
Clear terms before any work starts. Google Ads management has a six-month initial commitment, then runs month to month with 30 days written notice.
- A free 30-minute call with NickTalk through your business with the founder, not a salesperson.
- An itemized quote within 24 hoursYou see the scope and the price before you commit to anything.
- No setup fee for Google AdsA flat monthly management fee, never a percentage of ad spend.
- You own your accountsYour website, your domain and your Google Ads account stay in your name.
Talk through your Auburn Hills business with Nick.
Bring your website and the services you want to grow. You will leave with three clear priorities.
Should commercial and residential work share one website?
Usually one site with two paths. Property managers want capacity, insurance and response times. Homeowners want price factors, photos and reviews. Separate pages let each reader find what they need without wading through the other.
Is it worth building pages for Lake Orion and Pontiac?
If you already take jobs there, yes. A page that shows real projects in that community, with photos and a review or two from customers there, gives the reader a reason to pick you over someone closer.
Why not use a website builder and save money?
A builder saves time for whoever makes the site, and your customers pay for it in load time on every visit. A hand-coded site costs more up front than a do-it-yourself builder, but it stays fast and you own it outright.
How will we know if the new site is working?
We connect calls and form submissions to tracking before launch, then report the inquiries the site produces each month, not just traffic. You see which pages and searches lead to real conversations.
What does it cost to get started?
The strategy call is free and takes 30 minutes. If we are a fit, you get an itemized quote within 24 hours, priced to the pages and services you actually need.
No strings attached. Choose a time, bring your questions and leave with a clearer next move.