Marcman Backstage

You love your website.You just hate using it.

What if updating it was as easy as posting on Facebook? That's Backstage.

You run your business. I run your website.
You update it from your phone.

Get your Backstage pass See how it works
Cartoon Marc giving a peace sign
How it works

If you can post on Facebook, you can update your website.

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B
Backstage

Open it.

Backstage on your phone. Save it to your home screen and it opens like an app. One login, yours.

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Back in stock: the big blue mugs!

Type it.

Write your update and add a photo. Same as writing a post.

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Post
Live on your website

Post it.

Tap Post. It's on your website right away. No WordPress, no menus, no calling anybody.

Only the things you actually change, laid out for your business. Nothing to learn.

Try Backstage yourself →
It's not you. It's WordPress.

WordPress was built for web developers. Backstage is built for you.

The WordPress dashboard was made for the people who build websites, not the people who own them. Backstage shows only what you change, and it works on your phone.

A Marcman original

Not a plugin. Not an app. Built by me, for your business.

My clients loved their websites and never touched them, because WordPress wasn't built for them. So I designed Backstage: one solid structure that I customize for each business. Then I started building it for different industries.

Food truckLocation and today's menu RentalsListings, leads, team logins Camp and preschoolRegistration, waivers, rosters PhotographerGalleries, blog, messages

Yours gets built around what your business actually does.

The WordPress dashboard

Built for developers. On a phone, it's pinch, zoom and hope.

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Marcman Backstage

As easy as posting on Facebook.

WordPress dashboardMarcman Backstage
Made forWeb developersYou, and how your business works
Change a photoPages, Edit, page builder, find the section, Media Library, upload, UpdatePhotos, tap, pick, Save
On your phoneOpens, but it's a fightMade for your phone
Updates and warningsYours to deal withNone. I handle it.
Hosting, security, the hard stuffUp to youMe
Can you break the site?YesNo

You'll never log into WordPress again.

Recent work

See it in action.

Real businesses. Tap any of them, then use the arrows to go through all seven.

BackstageThey update it themselves.
Eyes of the World website
Eyes of the WorldCamp and preschool, MaineSee what I built →
Poppies Backstage
Poppies Chop BeefFood truck and catering, Dallas–Fort WorthSee what I built →
Rent with Reinvest Backstage
Rent with ReinvestRental properties, CincinnatiSee what I built →
Susan J. Weiand PhotographyPhotographer, San JoseSee what I built →
The websitesBuilt to be found. Built to stand out.
The Dismissal King website
The Dismissal KingCriminal defense firm, PhoenixSee what I built →
Rev. Nicole Lamarche website
Rev. Nicole LamarchePastor and author, BoulderSee what I built →
Koszika website
KoszikaSinger and bandleader, touring Europe and AsiaSee what I built →
Real messages

What are people saying about Backstage?

Illustration of Dawn in her sun hat
Dawn JenkinsEyes of the World Nature Immersion
Text from Dawn, Tue Sep 29, 8:35 AM: Marc! OMG! I went to my website yesterday! It's SO beautiful!!!!! Blown away Text from Dawn, Tue Sep 29: So worth what I have invested in you Text from Dawn, Wed Sep 30, 8:47 AM: Halfway through what you sent and oh my God, Marc, you are a goddamn genius!

Sep 30: the morning after I sent Dawn her Backstage Pass (the link to her new dashboard).

Michelle, on Facebook
Facebook post from Michelle Weadbrock, Oct 22: I want to shout out Marc Frankel for being an amazing website designer and an amazing friend
Pricing

Marcman Backstage: as low as $500.

$1,500 on its own. $500 with 2 or more years of hosting. Your custom website and your own Backstage control panel, built around your business.

You need hosting anyway.

Every website lives on a server somewhere, whoever builds it. Host with me and I take care of all of it: the server, security certificate, backups, security checks, Backstage itself, and me on the other end of a text.

1 year$240$20 a monthBackstage deal needs 2+ years
2 years$360$15 a month
3 years$500Under $14 a month
Through December 15, 2026With 2 or more years of hosting. New customers and renewals.
New website or redesign
Free
A $500 value
Website + Backstage
$500
Save $1,000

Already hosting with me? Renew now and your new term starts when your current one ends, so you keep every day you've already paid for.

No fine print, so I'll say it here: Backstage is a $1,500 package. If your project grows bigger than that, we'll talk about the final price before I start.

Get your Backstage pass
Clients

Built on word of mouth.

Marc! OMG! I went to my website yesterday! It's SO beautiful! Blown away. So worth what I have invested in you. Marc, you are a goddamn genius!
Dawn JenkinsEyes of the World
Marc Frankel is an amazing website designer and an amazing friend. I have worked with him on many projects and he is so attentive, encouraging, insightful and cooperative (this may be a shock to some but… I can be difficult LOL).
MW
Michelle WeadbrockRent with Reinvest
Marc built The Dismissal King from nothing: English and Spanish, a page for every charge I fight, and a look nobody forgets. He's been part of my business for over a decade.
Ty TasciogluThe Dismissal King

What clients say

Thank you for all of your help with koszika.com! I love what you did with the site and the colors are so groovy!
Koszorus KrisztinaKoszika
Saved me more than once meeting short deadlines. Great service, great value, highly recommended!
Esther RodgersCEO/Founder, Jazzturtle Creations
Been with you for close to five years now. Knowledgeable, reliable and available when I need him. Would recommend!
Matt NeifertCEO, Agape Blends Hemp CBD
All this guy does is save me money at GoDaddy! And we're really pleased with what he did with the website refresh!
Jeremy NickelCEO, Evolvr Virtual Reality
Marcman loves his mother and the Grateful Dead too. Reliable, never lets me down! A+ would recommend!
Dean SottileThe Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla
Kill your WordPress

Get your Backstage pass.

All you have to do is tell me what you want to be able to do on your website. I'll build Backstage around it.

Text me what you want Message me on Facebook Email me
Text (754) 265-3592
Email marcmanwebservices@gmail.com
Facebook m.me/marcman

What do you want to do? Some ideas to get you started.

Sell and announce
  • Post a sale or a coupon
  • "Back in stock" and new arrivals
  • Today's special
  • A message box on your home page
Your schedule
  • Change your hours
  • Holiday closings
  • Classes and events calendar
  • Where the truck is today
Your products and menu
  • Add or remove items
  • Update prices
  • Mark things sold out
  • Feature a few on the home page
Photos and your work
  • Swap the photos on any page
  • Add to your gallery
  • Before and after shots
  • New projects as you finish them
Bookings and sign-ups
  • Appointment and showing requests
  • Registrations and waitlists
  • Waivers and forms
  • Rosters and capacity
Your customers
  • Every message in one inbox
  • Spam filtered out
  • Track each lead, start to finish
  • Collect emails for your list
Listings
  • Rentals and homes for sale
  • Photos, details and a map
  • Available, pending, sold
  • Shareable links with photo and price
Your team
  • A login for each person
  • Who handles which lead
  • Who changed what, and when
  • Add or remove people yourself

Don't see yours? Tell me anyway. If your business does it, Backstage can probably handle it.