Marcie Wolf Web Design Small Businesses

Web Design & Website Tips for Business

I’m Marcie Wolf and I am happy to share website design tips backed by 25+ years of experience. Discover ways to improve your website content and web design for better engagement and more potential customers. I’ve built websites long enough to know that the prettiest website isn’t necessarily the most effective one!

Do You Have an Old WordPress Website

Do You Have an Old WordPress Website?

Web Design Tips

Does your business have an old WordPress website? I’m talking a pre-Covid website that was built in 2019 or before. You might be overdue for an upgrade!

Why Do Some Websites Feel More Trustworthy

Why Do Some Websites Feel More Trustworthy?

Web Design Tips

Ever wonder why some websites make you immediately trust a business while another website makes you hit the back button? Some websites just feel more trustworthy.

Sell Online Start Small with Ecommerce

Sell Online: Start Small with Ecommerce

Web Design Tips

Your retail shop Is open. So, what happens when tourist season closes? If you don’t sell online yet, try starting small with ecommerce and grow from there.

Mobile Friendly Websites and Mobile First Indexing

Mobile Friendly Websites and Mobile First Indexing

Web Design Tips

Mobile friendly is what makes users on phones happy when they visit your website. Mobile first indexing means Google looks at the mobile version of your website first.

Create a Buzz with Simple Websites

Simple Websites Create a Buzz

Web Design Tips

Simple websites are always on my mind, and I have some weird thoughts about design today. Websites have gotten way too complicated. It’s the simple websites that create a buzz for business.

Building Websites Since Before Google Knew Everything

Building Websites Since Before Google Knew Everything

Web Design Tips

I have been building websites for more than 25 years now. Every once in a while I’ll say that out loud to someone and think, “Good grief, Charlie Brown…”

What is AI Search Optimization

What Is AI Search Optimization?

SEO and Google, Web Design Tips

AI Search Optimization helps your business show up in answers that tools like Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Copilot give to people when they ask questions.

Why Hire a Professional Website Designer

Why Hire a Professional Website Designer?

Web Design Tips

A professional website designer creates a polished and credible first impression for your Petoskey Michigan business, which can significantly impact customer trust and conversions.

Building Websites for Petoskey Michigan Business

Building Websites for Petoskey Michigan Business

Web Design Tips

I love building websites for Petoskey Michigan business owners. Petoskey is known for its breathtaking views of Little Traverse Bay, the lovely Gaslight District downtown, and our beloved Petoskey Stone.

Type of Website for Your Niche Business

Type of Website for Your Niche Business

Web Design Tips

If your Petoskey Michigan business provides niche services, what type of website should you have? What content should a niche business include on a website?

Bad Website Worse Than No Website Marcie Wolf

A Bad Website is Worse Than No Website

Web Design Tips

You might think any website is better than no website but having a bad website can actually hurt your business and drive away potential customers.

Website SEO - The One Thing You Should Make Time For

Website SEO – The One Thing to Make Time For!

SEO and Google, Web Design Tips

What is the one most important thing you should make time for in regard to website SEO so that you maintain or improve your Google rank?

Website Design and Social Media

Website Design and Social Media for 2025

Social Media Tips, Web Design Tips

Your business deserves a New Year’s glow-up! Start 2025 with website design and social media services that will wow your customers and will work as hard as you do!

Women in Website Design

Women in Website Design

Web Design Tips

Web design and web development have historically been male-dominated fields, but gradually we are seeing more women in website design.

Website Designer Worth the Wait

Website Designer – Worth the Wait

Web Design Tips

For the last 25 years, my business picks up in the fall. I know what’s coming. The difference this year is the urgency behind inquiries for new websites.

Hidden Cost of Using Wix

Hidden Cost of Using Wix

Web Design Tips

I keep getting contacted by people who made a Wix website. The problem is they’ve gotten zero website visitors so now they are looking to hire someone for SEO.

Make Your Website Reader Friendly

Make Your Website Reader Friendly

Web Design Tips

The most common website mistake is text that’s too hard to read. Do we have to squint to read tiny text? Is your text too fancy? Make your website reader friendly!

Web Design Working in a Male Dominated Industry

Web Design: Working in a Male Dominated Industry

Web Design Tips

You might be surprised to know that the tech side of the digital industry continues to be dominated by men. Very few women are in technical jobs. This is still a very male-dominated field.

DIY Website vs. Pro Web Design

Web Design Tips

Have you tried building a website for your business? How did that go for you? Most DIY attempts fail and never get completed.

Wolf Girl Philosophy

Get outdoors. Daily.

Support your favorite causes.

Give your pets lots of love.

Have fun and laugh. Daily.

How much does it cost to pay someone to design my website?

Hiring a professional web designer in 2026 typically costs between $1,500 and $15,000 for small to mid-sized business websites. Some web designers charge up to $20,000 for ecommerce websites. The project price will depend on the size of the agency you choose to hire and how complex your website will be.

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marcie@abuzzcreative.com

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