What does an SEO company do?

An SEO agency provides online optimization services to increase organic traffic and web presence on search engines like Google. An SEO company handles all types of creative search engine optimization services: keyword research, content gap analysis, content writing, and content optimization.

What are the benefits of hiring an SEO agency?

SEO companies can take SEO-related services off your plate. Additionally, their talents in the field can help you promote your services, establishing a marketing funnel, increasing ROI, and building thought leadership and authority.

What is the cost of hiring an SEO company?

The average hourly rate charged by SEO companies ranges between $100 to $200. Depending on factors such as the extent of their work and the complexity of the project, the final costs will vary.

What are 3 main areas of SEO?

The three main SEO areas are on-page SEO, off-page SEO, and technical SEO.

Top 100 SEO Agencies in Chicago

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List of the Best Chicago SEO Agencies

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- Digital Drew SEM
  (25 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.9
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - New York, NY
  Founded in 2017, Digital Drew SEM is a PPC firm with two offices in New York City. The freelancer provide PPC, SEO, Social Media Marketing, and digital strategies for his small business clients. His clients are primarily in the business services, e-commerce, entertainment, and real estate industries.
  
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- SmartSites
  (211 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    4.9
  - $1,000+
  - 250 - 999 employees
  - Paramus, NJ
  SmartSites is a full-service digital agency located in Paramus, N.J. Founded in 2011, SmartSites has a team of nearly 100 designers, writers, developers, marketers, and problem solvers who work tirelessly to make websites successful. SmartSites offers its clients creative ways to build, plan, and promote their website. They focus on web design, PPC marketing, and organic SEO.
  
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- Searchbloom
  (90 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.9
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Draper, UT
  Searchbloom provides cutting-edge search engine marketing for businesses around the world. Founded in 2014 and based in Draper, Utah, their team specializes in local, national, and E-commerce SEO & PPC. They support clients by increasing their revenues and have quickly built a reputation for being an authority in SEO.
  
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RyTech LLC

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- La Grange, IL
RyTech LLC is a small digital strategy company. They offer digital strategy, email marketing, graphic design, search engine optimization, and more and were established in 2012. The company is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois.

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AttorneySync

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
AttorneySync is a digital marketing agency that exclusively works with attorneys. Headquartered in Chicago, AttorneySync has 13 employees and was founded by lawyers in 2008. They provide web design, web development, SEO, PPC, social media, and email marketing services.

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- NuStream
  (18 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - New York, NY
  Founded in 2010 in Philadelphia, NuStream Marketing is an advertising and marketing agency of 8 employees. They also have an office in Allentown, Penn., and their team provides SEO, web design, and video production services to its small and midmarket clients.
  
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- More Local Clients LLC
  (11 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    5.0
  - Service Excellence
    5.0
  - Value
    5.0
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $5,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Lincolnshire, IL
  More Local Clients, LLC. Is a Mundelein, Illinois-based SEO company. The small team provides search engine optimization, web development, marketing strategy, digital strategy, and more and was launched in 2021.
  
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- Lost Search Media
  (6 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    5.0
  - Service Excellence
    5.0
  - Value
    5.0
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Mesa, AZ
  Lost Search Media, a branding firm, is in Mesa, Arizona. The small team specializes in branding, content marketing, conversion optimization, digital strategy, and more and was established in 2008.
  
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Mystech Dynamics

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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Mystech Dynamics is a small pay per click company. The Chicago, Illinois-based company was launched in 2010. Their team focuses on pay per click, search engine optimization, social media marketing, web design, and more.
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Designed Social Media

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Designed Social Media is a PR firm. The small team provides public relations, pay per click, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more and was launched in 2009.
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Method Engine

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Method Engine is a small marketing strategy company. The Chicago, Illinois-based company was founded in 2000. Their services include marketing strategy, ux/ui design, branding, search engine optimization, and more.
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Liquid Iron

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Liquid Iron is a media planning and buying company. Their small team is based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm offers media planning & buying, advertising, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more.
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DS&P Digital Marketing Agency

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
DS&P Digital Marketing Agency is a branding company launched in 2009. They are headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and have a small team. Their services include branding, mobile app development, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more.

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218

TE+A Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Branding agency TE+A Marketing is in Chicago, Illinois. They specialize in branding, market research, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more and were launched in 1985.
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MagFellow

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- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
MagFellow, a content marketing company, is based in Chicago, Illinois. The small team specializes in content marketing and search engine optimization and was founded in 2013.
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Social Integration

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Oak Brook, IL
In Oak Brook, Illinois, Social Integration is an advertising company. Founded in 2011, the small team specializes in advertising, email marketing, graphic design, search engine optimization, and more.
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Leciel Technologies

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Darien, IL
Leciel Technologies, a SEO company, is in Chandigarh, India and Darien, Illinois. The firm specializes in search engine optimization, other digital marketing, e-commerce development, web development, and more and has a small team.The firm was founded in 2016.
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KLIK

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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
KLIK is a small Arlington, Virginia-based SEO services firm. They offer search engine optimization, pay per click, branding, digital strategy, and more and were founded in 2018.

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LimeRed Consultancy

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
LimeRed Consultancy, a branding company, was launched in 2004. They are in Chicago, Illinois and have a small team. LimeRed Consultancy focuses on branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, web design, and more.
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WPrime

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Web development company WPrime was founded in 2018. They are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and have a small team. WPrime offers web development, mobile app development, search engine optimization, web design, and more.
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Adsteric

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Social media marketing firm Adsteric is in Chicago, Illinois. The small agency was launched in 2004. Their services include social media marketing, email marketing, conversion optimization, search engine optimization, and more.
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DHS Digital

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Founded in 2005, DHS Digital is a branding firm. The agency offers branding, marketing strategy, search engine optimization, pay per click, and more and has a small team. The agency is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Pepper Group
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Palatine, IL
Pepper Group is a marketing firm headquartered in Palatine, Ill. The 15-person team launched in 1994 and offers branding, direct marketing, PR and corporate communication, and marketing strategy. Their clients work in a variety of sectors, including IT, financial services, and manufacturing.

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- B2B marketing is our specialty. From technology and consulting to manufacturing
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Elegrit Web Design & Development

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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Whiting, IN
Elegrit Web Design & Development is a small SEO services firm established in 2015. Their services include search engine optimization, web design, web development, and e-commerce development. The agency is in Whiting, Indiana.
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Launch Digital Marketing
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Naperville, IL
Since its founding in 2011, Launch Digital Marketing has provided web design, digital strategy, social media marketing, and other digital services to their clients. The around 80-person team is headquartered out of Naperville, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

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- Illinois Charter Schools Network
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Kyle Eggleston SEO Consultant

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
Kyle Eggleston SEO Consultant is a content marketing company established in 2004. The firm provides content marketing, search engine optimization, and web development and has a small team.
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Team One

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- $5,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Chicago, IL
Team One is a digital advertising agency that offers focused expertise in web design, SEO, and digital strategy. Team One is headquartered in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago. In total, these locations employ 710-720 resources collectively. Team One has nearly three decades of work experience since its foundation in 1987.

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- The Ritz Carlton
- Indian Motorcycle
- Dacor
- The Legacy Lab
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232

LYONSCG

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- $5,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Chicago, IL
Digital strategy company LYONSCG was launched in 2003. The agency specializes in digital strategy, mobile & app marketing, social media marketing, email marketing, and more and has a midsize team. The agency is in Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; London, United Kingdom and Detroit, Michigan.

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MERGE

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- $100,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Chicago, IL
The Sandbox Agency, an advertising company, is based in Newport Beach, California; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri and New York, New York. The midsize company was established in 2013. Their services include advertising, digital strategy, email marketing, market research, and more.

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GFS IT SOLUTIONS

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- $1,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Morton Grove, IL
Based in London, United Kingdom; Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Sandton, South Africa, GFS IT SOLUTIONS is a digital strategy company. The midsize company was established in 2022. Their team specializes in digital strategy, social media marketing, content marketing, search engine optimization, and more.

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Al Badsha

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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Skokie, IL
Founded in 2012, Al Badsha is a small web design agency headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Hyderabad, India; Skokie, Illinois and Thane, India. Their services include web design, social media marketing, search engine optimization, and mobile & app marketing.
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MediaSaga
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
Media Saga Social SEO is a professional digital marketing firm based in Denver, with offices in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. The firm, founded in 2016, has a team of less than ten that provides branding, social media marketing, SEO, PPC, and web design services to various companies.

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Innovative Creative Agency
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
In Chicago, Illinois, Innovative Creative Agency is a small branding firm. Their services include branding, social media marketing, search engine optimization, web design, and more.
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238

Jell Creative

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
SEO services firm Jell Creative is based in Chicago, Illinois. The small team provides search engine optimization, web design, advertising, ux/ui design, and more and was launched in 1993.

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239

HeLT Consulting + Services

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
HeLT Consulting + Services is a small SEO agency. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the agency was launched in 2008. Their services include search engine optimization, web design, advertising, ux/ui design, and more.

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Amplified Results

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
Amplified Results, a SEO company, was established in 2010. The company specializes in search engine optimization, web design, advertising, ux/ui design, and more and has a small team.

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