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SEO / GEO
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Rank in Chicago search / Be the answer Chicago AI returns

Chicago SEO
and GEO services
that find your customers.

Chicago SEO and GEO services for businesses across the metro, from the Loop to the North Shore. We get your site found on Google, your listing into the map, and your name into the AI answers Chicago customers read before they pick up the phone.

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Built for Chicago businesses

You run a business in Chicago. We make sure the next customer searching your service in Wicker Park, the Loop, or Lincoln Park finds you first on Google and reads your name from AI.

What you get

Three wins, on three time horizons.

Something you feel this quarter. Something that pays you back for years. A new channel for Chicago customers who skip Google and ask ChatGPT.

01 / 03

Show up across the Chicago metro.

When someone in Lincoln Park types your service plus their neighborhood into Google, you are the first business they see. When someone in the Loop searches the same thing with a different intent, you are still there. We build the page-per-neighborhood structure that a Chicago business needs to win both searches with one site.

Neighborhood Pages Google Listing Map Visibility Reviews
Chicago, live today, across neighborhoods
0 Chicago searches
this week
02 / 03

Stop renting your Chicago customer pipeline.

Right now most Chicago businesses pay Google Ads, Yelp, Angi, or a lead broker for every customer who walks in the door. Ranking on Google is different. You build the asset once, you own it. Year one is the work. Year three is when Chicago customers come in from search and you are not paying a dime to make it happen.

Free Traffic No Commissions Owned Forever No Per-Click Cost
Chicago customers per month illustrative
PAID + YELP + ANGI, FLAT ORGANIC, OWNED, GROWING
$0per customer, year three
0%commission, ever
03 / 03

Be the answer Chicago AI returns.

Chicago customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI for recommendations every day. The AI pulls from Block Club Chicago, Time Out Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, and Reddit threads on r/chicago. We get your business cited in the places Chicago AI actually reads so the answer names you.

ChatGPT Google AI Chicago Sources Reddit r/chicago
ai answer, best business in Chicago for your category
Answer

  • ●Your Chicago Business5.0, 212 reviews
  • ○Competitor A4.7, 134 reviews
  • ○Competitor B4.5, 88 reviews
your-chicago-site.com blockclubchicago.org reddit.com/r/chicago
Numbers from the book

Results pulled from live dashboards.

No Chicago client yet, the page is for new Chicago business. Numbers below are from analogous local engagements, reported by the client or pulled from Google Search Console and Ahrefs.

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Revenue lift at WashTech, a local home services business, in five months.
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Organic traffic growth at AetherHaus, a Vancouver wellness brand, in nine months. From a coming-soon page to first place for cold plunge Vancouver and 89 AI citations across five platforms.
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Average organic traffic growth across all our client engagements.
Process

How we get a Chicago business found on Google and recommended by AI.

01
03
STEP 01

Map the searches your Chicago customers run.

We pull the phrases Chicago customers actually type into Google. Service plus neighborhood. Service plus Loop. Service plus North Shore. Service plus open now. You see the list, the volume each one gets each month, and where you currently rank for each one across the city.

Chicago / search audit
[your service] ChicagoPage 3
[your service] Lincoln ParkNot ranking
[your service] near me, LoopPage 4
best [category] in ChicagoPage 5
[your service] Wicker ParkNot ranking
STEP 02

Build the pages and listings that win Chicago.

We build a page for every service you sell and a page for every neighborhood you cover. The Google listing is set up to show in the Chicago map result. The technical issues stopping Google from reading your site are fixed. The review system is turned on so Chicago customers keep leaving five stars without you chasing them.

Service pages, every category you sell● COMPLETE
Neighborhood pages, per area you cover● COMPLETE
Google listing optimized for Chicago● COMPLETE
Review system, weekly cadence○ IN PROGRESS
Citations in Chicago AI sources○ QUEUED
STEP 03

Keep showing up across the city.

Rankings climb. Google starts trusting you for the Chicago searches that matter. ChatGPT and Google AI start naming your business when a Chicago customer asks. You see a weekly update on what moved, where customers came from, and what we are doing next month.

CHICAGO CUSTOMERS / MONTH + growing
Neighborhoods we cover

Across the Chicago metro.

The page-per-neighborhood structure is how a Chicago business wins both the Loop search and the Wicker Park search at the same time.

01
Downtown core
The Loop, River North, Streeterville, West Loop, Fulton Market, South Loop. Office workers, residents in new high-rises, business buyers searching during the workday.
02
North side
Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wrigleyville, Old Town, Gold Coast, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville. High residential density, neighborhood-loyal search behavior.
03
Northwest corridor
Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square, Avondale, Humboldt Park. Younger residents, food and lifestyle searches dominate.
04
West and south sides
Pilsen, Bridgeport, Little Village, Hyde Park, Bronzeville. Tighter local community search, multi-language considerations for some categories.
05
North suburbs
Evanston, Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Glenview. Higher-ticket buyers, longer research windows, premium category dynamics.
06
West and northwest suburbs
Oak Park, Naperville, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Elmhurst, Hinsdale. Family-anchored buyers, deeper service-area considerations.
Reviews

Trusted by operators.

Google-verified reviews from business owners we have worked with directly.

★★★★★
"Working with The 66th has been a game-changer. They executed as planned and increased our revenue by 25% in three months."
Andrew Crookshank
Andrew Crookshank
Co-founder of Bilo Media Ad Agency
★★★★★
"Since working with The 66th team, the difference has been night and day. They've helped me achieve actual results."
Anastasiia Romaniv
Anastasiia Romaniv
Founder of Eightstation.com
★★★★★
"Liam and his team did my SEO and generative engine optimization. They were incredible. You will not be disappointed."
Clare Howard
Clare Howard
Founder of Maison Rouge
★★★★★
"Working with this team has been a game-changer for us as a business. What really impressed us is how they've supported 044BUREAU in every aspect."
044 Bureau
044 Bureau
Founders of 044bureau.com
★★★★★
"Within the first month, they increased our clients' organic traffic by 32%. Our clients' conversion rates improved by 18% through their technical optimizations."
Victor Klinkera
Victor Klinkera
CEO and Founder of RCM
★★★★★
"Liam helped grow our online presence tenfold and increased our sales by over 140% in less than six months. I strongly recommend The 66th!"
Shawn Lytton
Shawn Lytton
President of Maple Terroir
FAQ

Questions Chicago owners actually ask.

Six things that come up on the first call. Answered the same way we would answer on the phone.

Do you work with Chicago businesses if you are based in Vancouver?+

Yes. Most of our work is remote and the calls happen on Zoom. We work with Chicago businesses the same way we work with brands in San Francisco, Toronto, and across North America. We understand Chicago neighborhoods, the way the Chicago search behavior splits by side of the city, and the local sources Chicago patients and customers read before they buy.

Which Chicago neighborhoods do you cover?+

All of them. Loop, River North, West Loop, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Lakeview, Bucktown, Pilsen, Bridgeport, Hyde Park, Andersonville, Edgewater, plus the North Shore and the western and northwestern suburbs. The page-per-neighborhood strategy is how a Chicago business shows up for both the Loop search and the Lincoln Park search.

What kind of Chicago businesses do you work with?+

Any business in the Chicago metro whose customers Google what you sell before they buy or hire. Home services contractors, restaurants, retail, professional services, healthcare practices, online stores, B2B services. If your customers search, the system works.

Will ChatGPT and Google AI actually mention my Chicago business?+

If your business shows up in the local sources Chicago readers trust, yes. The AI engines pull from Block Club Chicago, Time Out Chicago, Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, and Reddit threads on r/chicago when someone asks for a recommendation. Our job is to get your business cited in those places by building the kind of content and review presence that earns the mentions.

How long until I see new customers in Chicago from this?+

Depends on your starting point. A Chicago business with a Google listing that has never been optimized often sees the first movement in the first quarter. A new domain with no history takes longer. We do not promise specific timelines on month one. We report weekly so you can see whether the work is taking hold.

Do you handle the Google Business Profile too?+

Yes. The Google listing is part of the work, not an add-on. We optimize your listing for Chicago, set up the review request system, and post weekly updates that keep the listing active and pulling in customers from the map.

Reach us anytime

Two ways to start. Pick whichever is easier.

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