How much does a small business website cost in Michigan?

Template-based websites start at $650 for a three-page build (Home, About, Contact), with additional pages at $250 each. Fully custom websites start at $1,500 and include first-year hosting. Final cost depends on page count, how much content and photography already exists, and the number of revision rounds.

Can I update my own website after it is built?

Yes. Every site is built so the business can update text, images, and structured content like events or listings without a developer. Ask to see the editing interface demonstrated with a real update before any web project is considered finished.

How long does a website take to build?

Typically four to eight weeks depending on platform and page count. Content and feedback cycles usually take longer than design and build, so timelines depend heavily on client availability.

Who owns my website and domain?

You should. Your domain should be registered in your name in an account you control, your site should be hosted in an account with your name on it, and you should hold credentials for everything. Sites built inside a provider's account are difficult to take with you.

Web design

Web design and development

Jpetrous Creative Services designs and builds Webflow websites for small businesses in Macomb County and Southeast Michigan, with technical SEO, schema markup and training included, so the site converts visitors and can be updated in-house.

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What is included

What you actually get

Three things every website project includes, whether it is a five page site or a forty page rebuild.

Designed before it is built

Every page is designed and reviewed before it is built, so you approve the real thing rather than imagining it from a wireframe. The CMS is structured around how you actually update the site.

Found and indexed

Technical SEO, schema markup and page structure are part of the build, not a later add-on. Written for search engines and for the AI tools now answering on their behalf.

Handed over properly

Training so you can edit copy, swap images and publish posts yourself. The site lives on your account with your billing, and the domain stays in your name.

How it works

From scope to launch

Four steps. You approve the design before anything gets built, and you own the site at the end of it.

Scope the site

Page count, content inventory and what the site actually needs to do. You get a fixed quote from this.

Design first

Every page designed and reviewed before it is built, so you approve the real thing rather than a wireframe.

Build and structure

Built in Webflow with the CMS structured around how you will actually update it. SEO and schema go in here, not later.

Launch and train

Launch, then training so you can edit it yourself. The site is on your account and the domain stays in your name.

Selected work

Sites I have worked on

Some built from scratch, some rebuilt, some kept running month to month. All live, so you can open them and judge the work yourself.

Portfolio

Designs, concepts and pitches

Work designed in full but not built: some approved and waiting, some proposed to businesses that went another way. Shown as the design files, so you can judge the thinking rather than take my word for it.

Joanns Fudge

Proposed concept

Crypto Officiel

Concept, not commissioned

City of New Baltimore

Concept, not commissioned

C&G Remodeling and Roofing

Designed, build pending

Rapid Dry Carpet Cleaning

Proposed concept

Sassy Marina

Concept, not commissioned

Who I have done this for

Businesses I have built sites for

Neighbours, chamber members and local businesses across Macomb and St. Clair counties. Most of them I still run into at meetings and events, not just in an inbox.

Investment

How the work is scoped

Every project is scoped individually, because a five-page site and a forty-page site are not the same job. Here is how the work is usually packaged.

Project

A defined piece of work with a clear start, a clear finish, and a fixed quote before anything begins.

Brand identity and strategy
Website design and build
Campaign and launch assets

Typically 4-8 weeks

Monthly retainer

A set block of hours reserved for you every month, with no hiring and no scope negotiations.

Social media management
Standing design queue
Content and copy production

Month to month

Agency partner

Overflow capacity for agencies and studios, delivered under your name and never your client's.

Design and build execution
Copy and content support
Paid media management

Per project or blocked hours

What moves the number

Page count · Whether copy and photography exist already · Integrations and automation · Timeline · Support after launch

Questions

Answered before you have to ask

The questions that come up on almost every website project. The full list covers sixty-nine in total.

Read every question

Web design and development

What you actually get

Designed before it is built

Found and indexed

Handed over properly

From scope to launch

Scope the site

Design first

Build and structure

Launch and train

Sites I have worked on

Jager Lifestyle

Reflections By Casey

Darana Dragway (formerly Milan Dragway)

Operation Safer World

Men In Business

Designs, concepts and pitches

Joanns Fudge

Crypto Officiel

City of New Baltimore

C&G Remodeling and Roofing

Rapid Dry Carpet Cleaning

Sassy Marina

Businesses I have built sites for

How the work is scoped

Project

Monthly retainer

Agency partner

Answered before you have to ask

Tell me what you need.