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Custom WordPress websites, local SEO, digital marketing and ongoing website management for businesses across Maine. I design and build sites made to rank in search and turn visitors into phone calls, then keep them fast, secure and current long after launch.
Trusted by Maine businesses since 2018
The numbers below aren’t projections or industry averages. They’re what NorthView actually is: built in Maine, rated by the people who hired me, and run by one person from the first phone call to long after launch.
Designing, building and managing WordPress sites for Maine businesses since day one.
Most new sites go from kickoff to live in two to four weeks.
The same person builds your site, answers the phone and does the work.
Custom WordPress sites built for speed, search and conversion. Not templates. Every build ships with mobile-first layout, clean SEO structure and the technical work that lets a site rank once it launches.
Getting found in Google’s organic results and the map pack. Technical fixes, on-page work, content, and the local presence that decides whether you show up when someone nearby searches.
Staying visible to people who are not searching for you yet. A social presence that does not go quiet for months, ads where they earn their place, and the graphics to go with both, so the business looks active between projects.
A website is never finished. NorthView WebCare keeps yours updated, backed up, monitored and fast, handled by the same person who built it rather than a support queue.
The visual side of the business: a logo, a color palette and templates your marketing can be built on, so everything you put out looks like it came from the same company.
Owner, NorthView Digital
I’m Mike Hersom. I started NorthView Digital in 2018, and I’ve spent the years since building and looking after WordPress sites for Maine businesses: first websites for new trades and contractors, full redesigns for established companies that had outgrown what they had, and the ongoing SEO and website management that keeps them earning afterwards.
Before NorthView I worked as a marketing manager, running campaigns and handling the website side of the business. That’s where the SEO and analytics half of what I do comes from. I came to web design from marketing rather than the other way round, which is why I care more about whether a site brings in work than whether it wins design awards.
I hold an MBA in marketing from Thomas College in Waterville, and I’m a Gardiner native. Most of the businesses I work with are in the same towns I grew up in: excavation and concrete crews, lawn care, pools, real estate, insurance, associations and fairs.
I still design and build every site myself. Hire NorthView and you aren’t handed to an account manager or a ticket queue. You get the person who built your site, on the phone, who knows exactly why it was built the way it was. That’s deliberate, and it’s why most of my clients are still with me long after launch.
NorthView Digital builds websites that do more than look good. Fast, modern design, ongoing website management, SEO and local search, so your online presence works as hard as you do.
Augusta · Waterville · Gardiner · Brunswick · Portland · statewide
J.L.P. Services
Maine Water Utilities Association
Windsor Fair
CM Lawn Care & Landscape
A custom WordPress site designed around your business, your customers and the searches that bring them in. Most builds run two to four weeks.
Ongoing care so the site stays secure, fast and current. Updates, backups, monitoring and content changes handled by the person who built it.
SEO is not a project you finish. I work with a small number of Maine businesses month to month, so the work compounds.
Thanks Mike! Our new website looks great! We appreciate the time you spent tending to meet our needs and give us something simple enough for us to keep up to date while also looking fantastic!
Mike built and designed a new fresh website for our non profit organization at an affordable price and very timely. I appreciated how much he took on for us in regards to writing copy, organizing a calendar and setting up forms. Definitely recommend!
Northview did a great job at really listening to our needs and giving us guidance on where to take our website. I would recommend and use again!
Mike has been great to work with! The website he built is awesome, he communicates very well and completed the work in a timely manner. 10/10!
Mike at North View Digital is fantastic to work with! He always keeps our website looking fresh and professional, and he’s always prompt and responsive when we need updates or changes. We’re so grateful for everything he’s done for our organization — highly recommend North View Digital!
I asked Mike to build me a website, and he impressed me right from the start. On top of that, he also provides SEO and marketing support, which has been a huge help for my business. It’s great to have someone local who truly understands the Maine market. Thanks again, Mike!
Mike did a fantastic job creating the website for my business at a reasonable price. He was very professional, responsive and was great at answering all of my questions. I highly recommend Mike as he knows what he is doing and is local with lots of experience.
I was looking for the best Maine web design company who could also help me with SEO, NorthView Digital was the perfect fit. They were quick, professional, and knowledgeable!
We have been using NorthView Digital for over four years now. We are a very small non-profit with only three employees. Mike is always very responsive to any of our requests. He stays on top of our website for us. We can not say enough about the value we receive from having Mike handling our website.