Web Design in Chicago.
“Custom WordPress that ranks in Chicago.”
Hand-coded, brand-led WordPress sites that look like a Pentagram client AND rank in AI search. No Divi. No Elementor. No templates.
Chicago at a glance.
The third-largest city in the U.S. and the economic engine of the Midwest. 77 community areas, 200+ neighborhoods, and one of the most competitive local SEO markets in the country.
Key districts and corridors include the Loop, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, River North, and West Loop. The local economy is anchored in finance, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, professional services.
Chicago’s competitive set is different.
In a market like Chicago, a 5-page brochure site can't compete with established agencies running 7-figure budgets. The way to break through is topical depth — 200 pages of city-specific authority that AI search models actually cite.
The Chicago SERP reality: Chicago SERPs are dominated by 7-figure agencies and national chains. Local businesses need topical depth + geo-specific landing pages to break through.
What we build for Chicago businesses is the depth layer that wins both classic Google AND AI search:
~200 pages of topical authority, schema-rich structured data, and a chicago-tuned location page (like this one) that internal-links into the rest of your site to pass topical weight.
Same pipeline. Chicago-tuned.
Every Chicago Authority Site ships with the same four core deliverables — plus Chicago-specific tuning: a dedicated city landing page, local schema markup, Google Business Profile optimization for your Chicago listing, and citation tracking on the Chicago map pack.
Custom WordPress build
Hand-coded theme, brand-led design system, mobile-first. No Divi, no Elementor, no templates.
Chicago-specific landing page
A custom location page tuned to local intent. Schema.org LocalBusiness markup. Internal-linked from the main service page.
Google Business Profile optimization
Audit + optimize categories, service descriptions, photos, posts, and Q&A on your GBP serving Chicago.
Programmatic local pages
Up to 40+ location pages across Chicagoland — every suburb you serve, indexed and optimized.
Same custom site.$10,000 $0 of bloat.
Flat $4,997 · 14 days, kickoff to live · No retainer · No surprises. Same price for Chicago as for every other Chicagoland city we serve — because the pipeline is the pipeline.
Ship your Chicago authority site in 14 days.
15 minutes. No deck. We’ll look at your Chicago competitive set, your current site, and tell you exactly where the authority gap is. If it’s a fit, you claim a slot. If not, you leave with a clearer picture than you came in with.