Premier Paving
Clarkston, Oakland County. Asphalt paving.
Our work: Google Ads.
108 tracked conversions from Google Ads
Web design in Oakland County, MichiganWeb design for Oakland County businesses that need the phone to ring.
Most Oakland County customers meet your business on a phone, right next to three competitors. We build hand-coded websites that load fast, show your real work and make calling you the obvious next step.
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Our work in Oakland County
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.
What Oakland County customers need from your website
With 39,792 business establishments in Oakland County in 2023, your website is rarely the only one a customer opens. A homeowner in Waterford comparing deck builders, or a patient in Southfield choosing a chiropractor, will usually tap two or three results and judge each one in a few seconds on a phone.
That is where page-builder websites fall behind. Drag-and-drop templates load layers of code that most pages never use, which slows down the first screen on a phone. A hand-coded site ships only what the page needs, so your headline, your reviews and your phone number show up first.
Oakland County customers also search by community. Someone in Rochester Hills may skip a page that only mentions Detroit. We plan service pages and service-area content around where you actually work, so your site matches the way people here search.
What we would do first
The first things we would work on, before spending more money on reach.
Speed on a phone first
We build for the phones your customers use, then measure the live site with Google's own speed test.
A page for every core service
Each service gets a page that answers price, process and proof questions, so Google and customers can match you to the right search.
Calls and forms you can trust
We test every phone link and form and connect them to tracking, so you know which pages produce real inquiries.
You own it
You own your domain and your site. No proprietary builder and no lock-in.
Page-builder templates versus a hand-coded site for Oakland County
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. |
Oakland County by the numbers
The local market your marketing has to work in, from U.S. Census Bureau data.
- 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.
Web design for businesses across Oakland County
Where we can help, and where to go next.
Communities
- Troy
- Farmington Hills
- Rochester Hills
- Southfield
- Waterford Township
- Novi
More in Oakland County
Neighboring counties
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.
Get a straight answer about your website.
Bring what you have today. Nick will tell you what is working, what is not and what he would change first.
Will a new website hurt our current Google rankings?
Not if the move is handled carefully. We keep pages that already rank or redirect them to their replacements, and we check Google Search Console after launch.
Do you build on WordPress or Wix?
No. We hand code each site so it stays fast and lean, and you own it outright. If you need to update content often, we will talk through the simplest way to do that on the call.
How do you decide which pages we need?
We start with the services that make you the most money and the Oakland County communities you want more work from, then build pages around the searches customers use for each one.
Do you only work with Oakland County businesses?
No. We are based in Michigan and work with businesses across the state. Our Oakland County work includes Premier Paving in Clarkston, Do It All Sewers in South Lyon and Millers Property Service in New Hudson.
No strings attached. Choose a time, bring your questions and leave with a clearer next move.