North America
Web design and SEO in Chicago.
Largest trades and specialty-services market in the Midwest. Generational family-owned firms with 20 to 60 employees dominate the landscape in HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, and multi-location medical practices. Their sites typically date from 2016 to 2019 WordPress builds. Every one is a production-grade rebuild waiting to happen. Burris and Sons Heating (burrisandsons.com) is our reference rebuild in this market.
Chicago at a glance
- Metro Population
- 9.6M+
- Mid-Market Service Firms
- 150K+
- Still on WordPress
- 72%+
- Mobile Search Share
- 60%
Industries we serve in Chicago.
- Trades (HVAC, Roofing, Plumbing)
- Healthcare
- Legal
- Finance
- Manufacturing
- Professional Services
- Real Estate
- Logistics
Catchment
Chicago with coverage across Schaumburg, Naperville, Oak Park, Evanston, and nearby areas.
Target keywords
- web design Chicago
- Chicago web development agency
- mid-market website Chicago
- Next.js agency Chicago
- SEO agency Chicago
Chicago questions
How do you handle Chicago-specific local SEO?
For Chicago engagements we ship a per-city page with unique local copy, LocalBusiness schema tied to the city, a Google Business Profile audit on the side, and geo pages for neighbourhoods within Chicago where the vertical asks for it. We also pick up nearby coverage, Schaumburg, Naperville, Oak Park, when the business serves that catchment.
Is AtlasForge actually based in Chicago?
We're remote-first with team across North America time zones. We don't claim a Chicago office we don't have. What we do claim: we've rebuilt sites for Trades (HVAC, Roofing, Plumbing), Healthcare, Legal firms in the United States market, so the vertical context carries over even when the office doesn't.
What does a project cost for a Chicago firm?
Pricing is uniform across every city we serve, Foundry $12,000 to $18,000, Atlas $35,000 to $60,000, Empire $80,000+. Chicago-specific work doesn't add a local surcharge.
Will we be working with the same person the whole time?
For Foundry and Atlas engagements, RJ is the direct engineering and delivery contact. Empire engagements add a dedicated project manager. In Chicago specifically, we keep the communication cadence in your time zone regardless of tier.