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SEO agency in Chicago

More than 200 clients have worked with us.

If your business is missing from the first page of Google, most people will never know it exists. We work on your rankings in Chicago one step at a time, and in other countries too if you sell abroad.

  • Looked at by a person, not a tool
  • We reply within one working day
  • No obligation

Featured in the Spanish press

  • Cadena SER
  • COPE
  • El Español
  • La Opinión de Murcia
  • La 7 Televisión Región de Murcia
  • Murcia Plaza
  • Murcia Diario
  • Murcia.com
  • Murcia Economía
  • Élite Murcia
  • Madridiario
  • El Periódico de Ceuta
+200
companies have already worked with Vértigo
+20
media outlets and rankings in Spain have featured Vértigo
24 h
is the usual wait for a reply from a person on the team
5
areas we work on side by side: SEO, GEO, web design, custom software and PPC

Brands that already work with Vértigo

  • PcComponentes
  • Locking
  • Destaco.es
  • PentestingTeam
  • Legitec
  • Mudanzas Grupo Unión

And more than 200 clients who have already trusted Vértigo.

SEO in Chicago that shows up in your sales

Traffic on its own tells you little. We track which searches end in an inquiry or an order and put the effort there.

4

numbers in every report: visits from Google, positions, inquiries and sales.

What we measure

6

kinds of task, from the technical audit to measurement, ordered by what matters most in your case.

The work

1

summary each month with tasks, positions and results, so you know where your investment goes.

Follow-up

3

ways to plan SEO, depending on where you sell: in your city, nationwide or abroad.

Sized to your market

Local SEONational SEOInternational SEO

ChicagoUSAWorldwide

Google and businesses in Chicago

With 2,721,308 residents in the 2024 Census Bureau estimates, Chicago is the largest city in Illinois. Nationally it ranks 3rd among US cities by population. There are 8 cities in Illinois with their own page here.

A big city means more searches and more competitors going after the same ones. We split the work by area and by service, so each page has a realistic chance of ranking. Vértigo is based in Murcia, Spain, usually 7 hours ahead of Chicago. We work with clients abroad by video call, in English. If your business is in Naperville, Joliet or Elgin, there is a page like this one for each.

Population
2,721,308
State
Illinois
Rank among US cities
3rd
Time difference with our office
Murcia is usually 7 hours ahead
Distance to our office
7,100 km (4,400 miles)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2024 population estimates.

SEO agency in Chicago: map with Chicago marked
Chicago

How people search in Chicago

  • Dental practices

    People looking for a dentist in Chicago usually book with one of the first three practices on the map. We work on the Google Business Profile, the reviews and a page for each treatment.

  • Car repair shops

    A repair shop lives off the map: "mechanic near me", "oil change", "brake repair". We work on the profile, the reviews and a page per service so you show up in Chicago.

  • Veterinary clinics

    A veterinary emergency is searched from a phone and the first result gets the call. We look after the profile, the opening hours and the phone number so that first result is you.

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What our SEO service in Chicago includes

A plan copied from another company rarely fits. We write yours after a conversation about who your best customers are and which searches already bring them in.

  1. 01

    Technical audit

    We go through your website in depth to find what is holding it back: speed, indexing, structure and errors.

  2. 02

    Keyword research

    Every sector has its own vocabulary, and it is rarely the one the company uses. We look for the words the buyer uses.

  3. 03

    Content that ranks

    We create the pages you are missing and fix the ones you have, thinking first of the reader and then of Google.

  4. 04

    Link building

    Links planned project by project, to build the authority you need against your competitors.

  5. 05

    Local, national and international SEO

    If you sell in Chicago, we work on your Google Business Profile and the map results. If you sell nationwide, on structure and content. If you sell abroad, on a version for each market.

  6. 06

    Measuring results

    We connect your site to the measurement tools so we know which searches bring customers and which only bring visits.

How you climb Google, one position at a time

The top few results take most of the clicks. It happens with "emergency dentist chicago", with "car repair chicago" and with any search in your sector.

  1. We check where you rank today and for which searches.
  2. We make the site fast and easy for Google to read.
  3. We publish the content that is missing.
  4. We add links that carry authority.

Illustrative simulation. Every project moves at its own pace and nobody can guarantee a specific position on Google.

What working on SEO with Vértigo is like

  1. 01

    We get to know your business

    We meet by video call to learn what you sell, who buys it and what sets you apart.

  2. 02

    Diagnosis

    We look for what is slowing your site down and where there is room to grow. You get it in writing.

  3. 03

    Doing the work

    Technical fixes, content and links, in order of impact and with no filler tasks.

  4. 04

    Follow-up

    Rankings, visits and sales, reviewed every month. What works gets repeated and what does not gets changed.

Client reviews on Google

5.0

34 Google reviews

“Friendly, effective and quick to sort things out. 100% recommended.”
Marta G. · Google review, translated from Spanish
“Without a doubt the best marketing decision I have made.”
Imelda · Google review, translated from Spanish
“I am really happy with the guys at Vértigo, Jesús and Raúl.”
NP · Google review, translated from Spanish

More Vértigo services in Chicago

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SEO in Chicago: the questions we hear most

Can't find your question? Write to us and we'll reply within 24 hours.

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What is the difference between SEO and GEO?

SEO works on your visibility in Google's results. GEO works on getting your company mentioned when someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google's AI answers. The two complement each other and share most of the groundwork, so we work on them together with the same team.

Can you help my business rank on Google Maps?

Yes. We work on your business listing on Google: categories, photos, opening hours and reviews. Those are the things that decide who appears on the map when someone searches for what you offer in Chicago. A profile that is complete and kept up to date is easier for Google to match with a search.

Do I need a new website to do SEO?

Almost never. The usual approach is to improve the site you have. We only suggest rebuilding it when the technology or the structure makes ranking impossible, and in that case we explain why, with data, before anything is touched. The decision is always yours.

How often will you tell me how it is going?

Once a month, in a report you can follow without knowing any SEO: the work done, what went up, what went down and what comes next. Between one report and the next you can write to the team whenever you like.

Can I do SEO and Google Ads at the same time?

Of course. Many businesses start with ads while SEO gathers strength, and then lower the ad spend gradually. We also run paid search, so we can coordinate the two: the ads show which searches turn into sales and the SEO work goes after those first.

What happens if I stop doing SEO?

Your rankings do not vanish the day you stop, because the improvements stay on your site. What you lose is momentum: no new content, no new links, and competitors who carry on tend to overtake you in time. How fast that happens depends on how hard your sector competes.

Start with an SEO audit

Tell us which website you have and what you want to achieve. We review it, look at your competitors and send you a report with what we would do first.

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  • Nearly always in under a day
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