Dearborn Web Design
That Works Beyond Launch
Need a stronger website, or ready to replace one that no longer fits your business? Hog the Web provides custom WordPress web design and development for Dearborn businesses, from busy customer-facing teams to companies with technical services to explain. We build sites that are easy to use, carefully structured for SEO, and practical to maintain long after launch.
Want a starting point for your budget? Try our 3-minute website estimator.
Dearborn, MI
Serving Wayne County
300+
Businesses served
WordPress
Design + development + SEO
Long-term
Support beyond launch
Designed for Your Customers.
Built for Your Team.
Some Dearborn websites need to help visitors find a storefront, check a menu, and place an order. Others have to explain manufacturing capabilities, reach procurement teams, or manage programs with many moving parts. We do not start by choosing a theme and dropping in your logo. We start by figuring out who needs what from the site.
Hog the Web has worked with 300+ businesses and organizations since 2015. Our specialty is WordPress design, development, search visibility, and the support that comes after launch. See the projects we have built and what clients say about working with us.
Work You Can Explore, Not Just Admire
MIG & CO. - Software
MIG approached us, ready for a major overhaul of their outdated website geared toward business lead generation. We put special attention to making the website load lightning-fast and snappy. Our new design is still delivering results for them, now years later, and they couldn't be more satisfied.
Faxination
Faxination was a unique redesign where we seamlessly combined two websites into a single, visually captivating, and professionally polished site. Even though this unique request presented some challenges, we were able to work through it seamlessly. Ultimately, our client expressed great satisfaction with the innovative custom design we delivered!
— Susan Leid
Christie Dustman - Landscape Design
One of our most beloved and highly regarded website designs is for Christie Dustman and her landscape design company. The beauty and professionalism of her landscape work really shine through in this design. Recently we've been helping her with search engine optimization (SEO). In the past six months, we've doubled the number of keywords her site ranks for in Google search results!
StudyBuddy Pro - Law School Tutoring
We designed and built this fully interactive law tutoring portal for StudyBuddyPro that serves hundreds of law students nationwide. This includes subscription-based ecommerce functionality, online courses, quizzes, member dashboard, individual user analytics and much more!
Imhoff Painting
First, we refreshed Imhoff's branding with a new style guide. Next, we redesigned their company website based on the new look. Our copy-writers also edited the sales copy of their web pages to create a more consistent and engaging brand voice.
Once we launched the new version of this site, their conversions increased 75%!
View Imhoff Painting Case Study
Catchlight Painting
We designed a beautiful, custom website for Catchlight Painting that we've noticed many of their competitors attempt to replicate after it was launched. Next, we focused on their SEO performance and were able to TRIPLE their traffic from search engines in 12 months. Needless to say, they are definitely Hogging the Web!
Eskow Law Group
The Eskow Law Group wanted something refreshingly different for their website. Hog the Web was able to design and build a unique web presence that perfectly captured their vision. The design is also user-friendly and optimized to adapt to all different device screen sizes, from mobile to tablet to desktop.
AMS Insights - Marketing
We had helped the AMS marketing team with maintaining their old, and somewhat glitchy e-commerce website for several years. Finally, they grew tired of the extra hassle and cost of constantly fixing the old site and asked us to rebuild it from the ground up. Not only was the new site much more visually appealing, but also relieved their constant headaches in it's smooth and stable functioning.
Citroniq - Energy
One of our long-time clients provides digital marketing services to various energy industry companies. We've partnered together on many projects over the years, like this one. We've enjoyed collaborating with other experts on his team, such as content writers, CRM specialists, and more, in order to deliver a whole-package end product that serves a diversity of functions and yields results.
Scott B. Franklin & Associates - Law
Franklin Law and Associates has partnered with Hog the Web since 2018. In addition to designing and building a beautiful, modern website, they have relied on us for all their web-related needs, from marketing their LLC services to creating user-friendly onboarding forms for their clients and even setting up new email accounts and forwarders.
Oxlo - Software
Oxlo, a Dura company, approached us to modernize their seven-page website and improve its navigation for a more user-friendly experience. Drawing from our successful collaboration on a previous website redesign project, we worked closely with their team to update both the content and design resulting in an eye-catching new look.
DJS Advisory LLC
This client wanted to get their consulting business online, but they didn't know where to start. We teamed up with them to figure out which services were most important to showcase, and then we designed a website with eye-catching colors and clear images. The client was ecstatic with the results, and their business got a major boost in online visibility.
Association of Academic Support Educators - Law
We redesigned the website for AASE including a brand new, user-friendly membership subscription portal for Law School educators that includes a dashboard area with members-only content like presentation recordings, event registration, scholarship opportunities, a forum, and more.
Input Ace - Software
Input Ace was in a rapid growth phase and needed a new, industry-leading website design to reflect their new success. After attempting to work with a lower-budget designer, they were unimpressed with the results. After reaching out to us, they were dazzled when we revealed our new designs for their website, and they've referred many more clients to us since the successfully completed project.
Greenfire Bio - Research
This client was launching a new biotech company and needed a clean, professional-looking web presence on short notice. Leveraging some existing design templates, and stock imagery, we were quickly able to build and launch their new website. It turned out so well that they haven't felt a need to redesign it yet!
Keystate - Energy
One of our long-time clients provides digital marketing services to various energy industry companies. We've partnered together on many projects over the years, like this one. We've enjoyed collaborating with other experts on his team, such as content writers, CRM specialists, and more, in order to deliver a whole-package end product that serves a diversity of functions and yields results.
Gilreath & Associates - Law
Gilreath & Associates came to us wanting a backup copy of their current website taken, before having us redesign/rebuild it. We quickly discovered that it was built on a proprietary content management system (CMS) and there was no way to save a working backup copy of the old website. This was very frustrating. Fortunately we build all out websites on the open-source WordPress CMS, which can be used by any developer, and migrated to any hosting provider. This gave the client much greater peace of mind in investing in building the new site with us.
Health First Consulting - Medical
Cass had a novel business idea of creating patient education videos that doctors and hospitals could purchase access to. We worked with her to create a user-friendly store and checkout process that included granting instant access to the videos. Her customers can even generate an expiring link that grants temporary access to the videos for their various office devices. Once we launched the new site, she received numerous compliments on the site's design and ease of use.
Mike Sarraille - Coaching
Hog the Web designed and built several websites now for Mike Sarraille and his marketing team. We enjoyed the more hands-on approach of his team and the way we were able to bounce ideas back and forth to arrive at end results that really exceeded everyone's expectations. As they say, teamwork makes the dream work!
FHL Banks - Finance
FHLBanks approached us to give their website a much needed refresh. Since the new site was launched, we've enjoyed working together with their team to add new pages, update the content, and continue to improve the site for their customers.
Clients on the Work, and the Working Relationship
Good design gets noticed. Reliable communication, good decisions, and support after a launch are what people tend to remember. Hear directly from teams we have worked with.
Applied Marketing Science
“I can't say enough good things about the Hog the Web team. They're flexible, communicative, and they offer great ideas and advice.”
The Leelanau School
“They feel less like a contractor and more like a partner who's genuinely invested in helping us”
Imhoff Fine Residential Painting
“Look at what happened to my traffic when I went back to Hog the Web... Boom!”
The French Library
“We've been working with Hog the Web for the past five years and it's been a really good experience for us.”
DCAC Live
“They dug into our SEO ... and found issues we didn't even know we had.”
Follow the Money
“We will be using Hog the Web for many many years to come, and we highly, highly recommend them for you as well.”
Capabilities that connect
Dearborn Website Design & WordPress Development
Our approach to website design in Dearborn, Michigan connects the design to the real work your business needs done: inquiries, product information, scheduling, clear service descriptions, and measurable search visibility. You can start with a redesign or call on us for a more complex WordPress build.
Custom Web Design & UX
From the first headline to the final form, we make the next step clear. A restaurant guest, an engineering buyer, and a nonprofit supporter should each find the right information without hunting through the menu.
- Clear mobile navigation and page hierarchy
- Service, location, and audience-specific page designs
- Contact, quote, booking, and conversion paths
Redesigns That Respect Your SEO
A redesign is not a reason to erase years of search equity. Before removing pages or changing URLs, we review the existing content, rankings, links, and redirects. Our Imhoff case study shows why this deserves real attention.
- Useful-page and URL inventory
- Redirect mapping and internal-link checks
- SEO-conscious launch and follow-up
Custom WordPress Development
For teams searching for a WordPress developer in Dearborn, the hard part is often the workflow, not the page design. We build custom templates, resource areas, WooCommerce functionality, forms, and integrations around how the business operates.
- Custom page types and structured content
- CRM, forms, booking, and other integrations
- Editable systems your team can manage
WordPress SEO, AI Search & Care
Launch is one milestone, not the finish line. We can help with technical SEO, content improvement, search-friendly information architecture, and ongoing WordPress maintenance, security, and development.
Outcomes with context
Good-Looking Websites Are Not the Whole Story
Design decisions should hold up when you look at conversions, engagement, and search visibility. Here are three documented projects: a redesign recovery for an established service business, a B2B site rebuilt around clearer visitor paths, and a focused SEO campaign. Each one had a different goal, so we measure them differently.
Redesign + SEO recovery
+75%
Imhoff Fine Residential Painting
After a previous redesign erased important pages, the site suffered a 97% organic traffic drop. We rebuilt content and URLs, improved the experience, and increased tracked conversions 75% versus the original pre-crash website.
B2B redesign + usability
+49.9%
Applied Marketing Science
The redesigned homepage recorded a 49.9% relative engagement-rate increase in the first 42 days after launch. Google homepage search impressions also rose 46% across the same comparison.
Technical SEO + content
+207%
Overwatch
Technical fixes, improvements to existing pages, and new career-focused content helped increase non-branded monthly organic clicks 207% during the March–August 2026 SEO campaign.
The metrics above use each project’s documented measurement period and sources, including GA4 and Google Search Console. Explore our case studies for the full analysis.
Different audiences, different decisions
What Dearborn Businesses Need a Website to Handle
Dearborn has a substantial automotive and engineering economy alongside independent shops, restaurants, professional services, and community organizations. The City of Dearborn’s business district guide describes several distinct commercial corridors; its business resources also focus on entrepreneurship and growth. The website challenges across these businesses are not interchangeable.
Automotive, engineering & B2B suppliers
Technical buyers need capabilities, applications, certifications where relevant, and examples of past work. A good supplier website makes that information easy to evaluate, then gives purchasing or engineering teams a straightforward path to request details.
Restaurants, retailers & neighborhood services
Visitors often want practical answers first: what you sell, where you operate, current hours, how to book, and whether they can order online. Mobile speed, readable location pages, and simple updates matter across Dearborn’s retail and dining corridors.
Nonprofits, education & multi-audience teams
When a site serves program participants, donors, members, and staff, the structure has to do more work. We plan clear paths for each group, accessible content, event or application flows, and editor-friendly updates. If multiple languages are needed, the translation workflow should be scoped early.
Supporting Dearborn and the Wayne County Market
We work with organizations planning custom website design in Dearborn, MI and surrounding Wayne County communities, including Dearborn Heights, Allen Park, Melvindale, and nearby Detroit neighborhoods. For a retail business, this may mean clear location information and locally relevant pages. For a regional manufacturer or service provider, it may mean different pathways for buyers across Southeast Michigan and beyond.
Not sure which path is right? We can help sort the essential features from the nice-to-haves.
How projects take shape
From the First Call to a Site Your Team Can Run
A web project goes better when the tricky questions surface before the first design revision. We identify the audiences, current problems, must-have features, and search assets early, then work in manageable review stages.
Understand the job
Review the current site, performance, business goals, audiences, content, and constraints. Agree on the problems the project needs to solve.
Plan content and design
Develop information architecture, priority page designs, and ways visitors will find the right answer or take the next step.
Build, migrate & test
Develop in WordPress; check mobile layouts, forms, integrations, content migration, important URLs, and technical SEO needs.
Launch and keep improving
Coordinate the transition, verify core functionality, document access, and offer follow-on WordPress care or SEO when useful.
Project scope, review rounds, accessibility expectations, content responsibilities, and post-launch support are defined before development begins.
Ask before you sign
Four Questions Worth Asking a Dearborn Web Design Company
It is easy to compare homepage mockups. It is harder to compare what happens once you have paid, migrated content, and started using the site. In broader small-business conversations about hiring designers, owners repeatedly raise missed expectations and unclear pricing. A recent WordPress and site-builder discussion also underscores domain control and renewal costs. Use those concerns as a practical checklist.
Who owns the website, domain & logins?
Confirm ownership of the domain, hosting account, site files, WordPress administration, and any paid plugins. If you change agencies, what can you take with you?
What is in the price, and what is not?
Ask which page layouts, content tasks, revisions, integrations, photography, training, and accessibility work are included. Compare the deliverables, not just the bottom line.
How is existing search traffic protected?
If you already rank for valuable searches, ask how the developer will inventory URLs, preserve relevant content, implement redirects, and check Search Console after launch.
What happens in month three?
Who manages WordPress updates, backups, plugin issues, new content, and urgent fixes? Get clarity on ownership of support tasks and what ongoing service costs.
Your website, your options
Keep Your Site Useful, Editable & Under Your Control
Growth often means a new staff member managing content, a different hosting setup, or another tool to integrate. A business website should make those changes possible, not painful. We build on WordPress and plan site access, editing, and integrations with that flexibility in mind.
We can work with existing websites and discuss third-party hosting options. Continuing support is available, but should not require surrendering the keys to your own site.
After launch
Support When You Need It
Your staff can handle routine edits, or our team can help with updates, security, new features, and technical SEO. We document accounts and confirm who is responsible for what. That is especially helpful for busy service teams and organizations where the person managing the website changes over time.
Budget without the guesswork
What Does Professional Web Design Cost in Dearborn?
A five-page informational site, a restaurant website with ordering integrations, and a manufacturer’s resource-heavy site can all have very different scopes. So a single fixed “Dearborn web design price” would tell you very little.
We estimate projects based on unique templates, content readiness, WordPress functionality, SEO-sensitive migration work, and testing. If you are comparing proposals, ask what is included for redirects, training, and support, not simply how many pages you get.
You can also start with our 3-minute website estimator before discussing a detailed project scope.
Where budgets change
The Real Cost Drivers
- Custom designs and number of distinct page types
- Copywriting, content preparation, and media
- Commerce, menus, bookings, membership, and integrations
- Existing URL migrations, redirects, and SEO requirements
- Testing, approvals, training, and launch support
We agree on scope and deliverables before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
Dearborn Web Design: Practical Questions, Straight Answers
Details on pricing, WordPress, redesigns, hosting, business features, and working with our team.
Do you provide web design for Dearborn, Michigan businesses?
Yes. Hog the Web provides custom WordPress design, development, redesign, SEO, and ongoing website support to businesses and organizations serving Dearborn and nearby Wayne County communities. We scope the project around your audience, content, and goals.
What does custom website design in Dearborn typically cost?
It depends on what the site needs to do. A small informational website costs less to develop than a site with custom templates, e-commerce, integrations, or a large SEO-sensitive migration. We provide a scoped estimate; you can also try our 3-minute website estimator for a starting point.
Can you redesign our website without losing our current Google visibility?
We plan around your important pages, search queries, inbound links, URLs, metadata, and redirects. Nobody can promise rankings will remain unchanged, but careful auditing and launch planning can reduce avoidable losses. Our Imhoff recovery case study illustrates the stakes.
Is WordPress suitable for a Dearborn manufacturer or B2B supplier?
Often, yes. We can structure capability pages, industry applications, technical resources, project examples, and inquiry forms for different buyer groups. WordPress also gives internal teams ways to update content without rebuilding the site every time a service changes.
Can our site include online ordering, booking, or WooCommerce?
Yes, depending on the chosen tools and requirements. WordPress can support WooCommerce, appointment requests, catalogs, event registration, and third-party integrations. We confirm the workflow, payment or booking provider, and ongoing maintenance responsibilities during scoping.
Can we make the website work for English and Arabic readers?
A multilingual WordPress site can be planned when your audience needs it. Language-specific navigation, translation management, accessibility, and search indexing should all be considered before development. Translation writing or review would be separately scoped rather than assumed.
Do we own our WordPress website and choose our own hosting?
We can work with your preferred hosting where the technical requirements allow. We clarify who controls the domain, hosting, WordPress access, content, and third-party subscriptions in the scope. A non-proprietary WordPress build supports future flexibility.
What is the difference between WordPress and Wix or Squarespace?
Wix or Squarespace can work well for a simple site with limited customization needs. WordPress usually offers more flexibility for custom content structures, integrations, complex growth plans, and hosting arrangements, but also requires maintenance. We can help you weigh that tradeoff against your goals.
Can WordPress help with Dearborn local SEO and AI search visibility?
Clear services, useful pages, accurate business details, good technical structure, and helpful answers can make a site easier for customers and search systems to interpret. We offer WordPress SEO services and can discuss AI search visibility, but no design or schema feature guarantees rankings or citations.
How long does a Dearborn website redesign usually take?
The schedule depends on content readiness, number of layouts, approvals, custom development, and migration complexity. A straightforward project can move faster than a large site with multiple reviewers or integrations. We set a proposed timeline after evaluating the actual scope.
Who maintains and updates our website after it launches?
Your team can make ordinary updates in WordPress, and we can offer optional maintenance, security, and support services as well as further SEO or development. We agree on responsibilities, access, and any ongoing services during project planning.
Do we need to meet in person to work together?
No. Discovery, design reviews, feedback, and launch coordination can take place through calls and shared documents. Hog the Web is headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, and works with clients throughout Michigan and across the U.S.
Let’s Make Your Next Website Easier to Run.
Whether you need a better way to bring in local customers or a clearer site for technical buyers, tell us what is not working and what you want to change. We will help work out the next step.
