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Web design, SEO and Google Ads in Commerce Township, MICommerce Township web design and SEO, from Union Lake to Wolverine Lake.

Commerce Township web design and SEO has to speak the township's own language. Customers here say Union Lake, Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake or Commerce, and the 44,625 residents counted in 2024 are spread across all of them.

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Our work in and around Commerce Township

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Marketing a business in Commerce Township

Commerce Charter Township has no single town center. It contains the village of Wolverine Lake and the unincorporated communities of Commerce, Glengary, Oakley Park and Union Lake, and it borders the cities of Walled Lake and Wixom to the south. The Huron River runs through it, most of Proud Lake State Recreation Area sits inside it, and M-5 ends here. Where a customer says they live depends on which corner they are in.

That is a search problem and an opportunity. A plumber whose site only says Commerce Township misses the homeowner who types Union Lake plumber. We plan your service pages first, then add community pages where you have real jobs and real photos: Union Lake, Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake, Wixom, plus Novi and West Bloomfield if you work there. Your Google Business Profile service area should match those pages, and your reviews should mention the job and the place.

In a township built around lakes and neighborhoods, home services are where most local businesses compete. Oakland County had 760 residential builders, 1,744 specialty trade contractors and 1,818 real estate businesses in 2023, and plenty of them work these lakes and subdivisions. The ones that win the call usually show the clearest proof: before and after photos, a service list a reader can scan in seconds, and a phone number that works on the first tap.

Speed settles some of those calls before anyone reads a word. Page builders let a designer drop sections onto a page, and every visitor downloads the machinery behind that convenience. The six Michigan page-builder sites we tested in October 2026 weighed 3.6 to 5.6 MB per page. Hand-coded pages carry only what they need, and they belong to you outright. Our nearby Google Ads work includes Millers Property Service in New Hudson and Treasured Earth in South Lyon.

What we do for Commerce Township businesses

Websites, SEO and Google Ads, planned together so each one feeds the others.

Google Ads management

Target Commerce, Union Lake, Wolverine Lake and the towns you serve, keep each service in its own campaign and track calls through to scheduled jobs.

Google Ads management in Oakland County

Web design

A hand-coded site with fast mobile pages, before and after photos from local jobs and service lists customers can scan quickly.

Web design in Oakland County

SEO

Community pages for Union Lake, Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake and Wixom where you work, a matching Business Profile service area and reviews that name the place.

SEO in Oakland County

Page-builder templates versus a hand-coded site for Commerce Township

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.

Mobile Performance score in Google PageSpeed Insights, middle of three runs. Scores move a few points between runs. Test any site yourself at pagespeed.web.dev.
MeasurePage-builder templateHand coded by Modern Apex
Google phone speed score48 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 phone3.6 to 5.6 MBBuilder frameworks, widgets and plugins load on every page.0.6 MBOnly the code each page needs.
What you ownYour 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.
EditingA drag-and-drop editor you can change yourself.Changes go through us, or a simple editing setup we agree on before launch.

Commerce Township and Oakland County by the numbers

The local market your marketing has to work in, from U.S. Census Bureau data. Commerce Charter Township had 44,625 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

  • Restaurants and other eating places2,603
  • Specialty trade contractors (plumbing, HVAC, electrical, roofing and more)1,744
  • Legal services1,330
  • Building and grounds services (landscaping, cleaning, pest control)1,065
  • Dental offices777
  • Residential builders and remodelers760
  • Salons, spas and personal care732
  • Auto repair and maintenance shops673
  • Hotels, motels and other lodging175

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 Commerce Township and nearby

Where we can help, and where to go next.

Nearby communities

  • Walled Lake
  • Wixom
  • Novi
  • West Bloomfield

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 Commerce Township business with Nick.

Bring your website and the services you want to grow. You will leave with three clear priorities.

Should my listing say Commerce Township or Walled Lake?

Use your real business address exactly as it appears on your Google Business Profile and everywhere else. Then let your pages tell customers which nearby communities you serve, so the address and the service area each do their own job.

How many community pages should a Commerce business have?

As many as you can back with real jobs. A handful of strong pages with local photos and reviews beats a long list of near-identical pages. We choose the list together from where your best work already comes from.

What would a hand-coded rebuild change for us?

Your pages would carry only the code they need, so they stay light on phones, and the site would no longer depend on a builder or its plugin updates. You would own the code and the domain outright.

Will SEO work on its own, or do we need ads too?

It depends on how soon you need calls. SEO builds over months and keeps working. Google Ads can bring calls sooner but stops when the spending stops. Many businesses run ads while their pages and reviews grow.

What happens on the free strategy call?

Nick looks at your site, your Business Profile and any ads with you, then gives you a short plan. If you want help carrying it out, an itemized quote follows within 24 hours.

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