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AI-Powered Website Design for Metro Detroit Small Businesses

Your website should work like your best salesperson. We build fast sites that rank on Google, get cited by AI search, and turn visitors into booked leads, with AI follow-up running behind them around the clock.

Why small-business websites quietly lose customers

A slow, dated, or hard-to-navigate website costs you business before a prospect ever calls. The usual faults are slow mobile load times, a buried phone number, pages with nothing a search engine can rank, and no follow-up when a visitor leaves. The site looks fine to the owner and leaks leads every day. We rebuild it around one job, turning a visitor into a lead, and wire up the follow-up so no inquiry goes cold.

What's included

Fast, mobile-first build

A clean, mobile-first site built for speed and Core Web Vitals, the page-experience signals Google measures and visitors notice.

Built to convert

Clear calls to action, obvious contact paths, and every page built around the one action you want a visitor to take: book, call, or request a quote.

AI lead capture & follow-up

Forms and chat capture leads and trigger instant responses and follow-up sequences, so a visitor at 9pm gets answered like one at 9am.

SEO foundation baked in

Clean URLs, proper headings, fast load, and structured data from day one, so the site is built to rank rather than retrofitted later.

Local & AI-search ready

Location signals, service pages, and structured content so you show up in Google's local pack and get cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Yours to own

A site your team can update, on tools you control, with no platform lock-in and no fee to change a headline.

Where this fits

Common questions

Do you build websites for businesses outside Metro Detroit?

Yes. We're based in Wixom and build sites for small businesses across Michigan, from Novi and Detroit to Grand Rapids. Discovery and reviews run over Zoom, and we meet on site when a project needs it.

How much does a small-business website cost?

It depends on scope: the number of pages, whether you need copywriting, and which automations run behind the forms. Every website project starts with a fixed-scope audit that maps what you need and returns a flat quote before any build begins, so there are no open-ended hourly bills.

Will the website actually rank on Google?

The site is built to rank, with fast load times, clean structure, proper headings, and schema markup from day one. Rankings also depend on ongoing SEO and authority, which no build can promise on its own. Our SEO & GEO service handles that ongoing work.

Do you write the content, or do I?

Either. We can write conversion-focused copy for you, work from a draft you provide, or collaborate. We use AI heavily in our own production, so first drafts come back quickly, and a person sets the strategy and the final voice.

Do you work with Wix, WordPress, Shopify, or Squarespace?

Yes, all four, plus WooCommerce stores and custom builds. We work in the platform you already pay for rather than proposing a rebuild. Moving comes up only when the platform blocks something that is costing you real money.

What happens to my current website?

We migrate what is worth keeping, set up redirects so you do not lose your existing search rankings, and retire the rest. Protecting your current rankings is part of the migration plan from day one.

Do you serve businesses outside Metro Detroit?

Our home market is Metro Detroit and Oakland County, including Novi, Wixom, Troy, and Detroit. Website and SEO work is delivered remotely, so we also work with SMBs outside the area.

Ready to see why your site isn't winning customers?

Start with the $297 Website & Growth Audit. It is a fixed-scope teardown of your site, search visibility, local presence, and AI-search (GEO) footprint, with a prioritized fix list in 48 hours, before you commit to a build.

Book the $297 Website & Growth Audit

Tell us what's eating your week

Book a 30-minute call. We'll ask how the work gets done today and tell you whether an audit makes sense.

Email us directly

leo@appliedagencyai.com

Response time: < 1 business day

Connect locally

Metro Detroit, MI

In person for workshops and strategy sessions.