Transform your online presence in Petoskey

Strategic Web Design

Unlock the full potential of your business or nonprofit with more than just a modern website. We specialize in creating strategic, high-performing websites designed to surpass your competition, engage your audience, and drive conversions.

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Get Noticed

Establish Authority

Convert Leads

Lead Your Niche

DEFINE THE PROBLEM

What do you need to solve?

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You need a new website, but dread building it yourself.

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You have a website but aren’t getting much traffic.

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Your website isn’t attracting your right, ideal customer.

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You aren’t sure what isn’t working or how to fix it.

IF YOUR SITE LOOKS UNPROFESSIONAL

It will cost you money. Let’s fix that.

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THE SOLUTION

Effective website design

With more than a million websites published everyday, it’s getting harder to get the right audience to notice your business.

My approach balances your business strategy with a beautiful web presence that will attract your ideal client. Contact me today to talk about your online business needs.

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PROFESSIONAL WEB DESIGN AND MORE

BUILDING YOUR BRAND

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Website Design

Website design starts with a strategy. I will work with you to discover optimum keywords that will reach your ideal customer. Using best practices in design will help you convert visitors into customers.

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Local SEO

A website without a search engine optimization strategy will get little to no traffic. Using best in class tools and practices, we will turn your site into a beacon for your ideal customer to find.

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Integrations

Do you want to scale your club with a membership system? Sell your courses online? Or sell physical products? These clients have successfully launched and scaled.

Web Design Process

Start this journey today to a great online presence.

Let's Connect

Request an estimate through the web form or email **@******45.com"”>in**@******45.com

Research

It all starts with strategy to discover your ideal client and align with them.

Design and Develop

Working with you every step of the way to design a website that proudly displays your brand and attracts customers.

MEET YOUR DESIGNER

FOUNDERS NOTE

Hi, I’m Sheila McRae and the Owner of Canvas 45 Web Design. I began designing and developing websites after spending nearly 25 years working for a corporation in both the business and IT areas. Today, I enjoy leveraging my expertise in UX design and agile development to create and deliver high-quality websites for clients across various industries. I also provide consulting services to help clients improve their business processes and systems, using my analytical skills and knowledge of CRM software.

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TESTIMONIALS

What Clients Are Saying

Jamie Kemler

Sheila was great to work with on the development of my website. She spent time understanding my goals and translated those to the "look and feel", as well as the functionality of the site. I appreciated her weekly updates and feedback--which was very effective in a video format. This meant we were in alignment throughout the project duration. I'd highly recommend Canvas 45 Web Design to others.
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Deb Jansen

Sheila helped us build a website for our nonprofit and could not have been more cooperative, creative and truly helpful throughout the process! She is the ultimate professional, knowledgable yet approachable, and best of all, always available for questions and ideas. She made us feel like important clients at all times, expressing enthusiasm for our project and offering her expertise in invaluable ways. I highly recommend Sheila and Canvas 45 for any website needs!
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Chuck Pope

Kalkaska County Sand and Snow was in need of automating our back end membership process and a Website to help with rebranding our club to attract new members.
We where attracted to Canvas45 due to the visually pleasing artistic looks of Websites Sheila had created. Upon meeting with her, it was apparent that Sheila offered much more than that. Her professionalism, project management skills and great ideas helped us develop a better site than we had envisioned. Her expertise made the project go smoothly. We where so impressed that we signed up for her to handle hosting and maintenance. A great strategic partner for our club. We highly recommend.

Chuck Pope
VP KCSAS
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Heidi Culver

Outstanding Professionalism and Exceptional Craftsmanship
Working with Sheila has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Her professionalism is unparalleled, making the entire website design process smooth, efficient, and stress-free. Sheila took the time to listen carefully to our ideas and needs, providing expert guidance and thoughtful recommendations every step of the way.

Her workmanship is truly unbeatable. Every detail on our website reflects her commitment to quality and her remarkable attention to detail. The design is not only visually stunning but also highly functional and user-friendly—exceeding all of our expectations.

Sheila’s craft is a rare blend of creativity, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of what makes a website successful. She transformed our vision into a digital masterpiece, and we’ve already received glowing feedback from our audience.

If you’re looking for a website designer who is professional, talented, and dedicated to delivering excellence, Sheila is the one to choose. We couldn’t be happier with the results and highly recommend her services to anyone in need of a top-tier website designer.
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Heather Greenwald

Sheila did an excellent job on my website. I love the look and easy workability of it! She added many suggestions to improve the look of it. I used many of her suggestions. Sheila was very happy to take my suggestions, and "figured out" how to do what I requested.

Sheila was very easy to work with. We worked over email and had a couple of meetings. My internet sight included A LOT of content and Sheila was very willing to be patient with me and help with corrections, then to continue to work on it until we got it just how I wanted it!
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Heidi Culver

Outstanding Professionalism and Exceptional Craftsmanship
Working with Sheila has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Her professionalism is unparalleled, making the entire website design process smooth, efficient, and stress-free. Sheila took the time to listen carefully to our ideas and needs, providing expert guidance and thoughtful recommendations every step of the way.

Her workmanship is truly unbeatable. Every detail on our website reflects her commitment to quality and her remarkable attention to detail. The design is not only visually stunning but also highly functional and user-friendly—exceeding all of our expectations.

Sheila’s craft is a rare blend of creativity, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of what makes a website successful. She transformed our vision into a digital masterpiece, and we’ve already received glowing feedback from our audience.

If you’re looking for a website designer who is professional, talented, and dedicated to delivering excellence, Sheila is the one to choose. We couldn’t be happier with the results and highly recommend her services to anyone in need of a top-tier website designer.
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