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The best type of lead you can get is known as a service qualified lead (SQL). A service qualified lead is a prospect who fills out a form or action on your website and is ready to speak with someone about your business's services. The beautiful part about these leads is that they are expecting your phone call, so you do not have to worry about interrupting their day. They are excited to hear about what you can offer them, which makes it a more natural sales process.

With all that said, our chicago seo company works diligently to get these leads calling your business with his SEO strategies. He knows the importance of getting service qualified leads to your website, so he does thorough keyword research at the beginning of any SEO campaign. Simply getting more traffic is not the goal; it is getting more traffic that wants your business.

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Transform Your Website into a Highly Converting Sales Page Your Customers/Clients Will Love.

When users visit your website, you will want to make an excellent first impression. The average user will spend less than five seconds to determine if they like the website they visited. Due to this limited time, it is vital to have a beautiful website, which our seo company will create and design for your business.

All the websites that the Chicago SEO Scholar builds are SEO optimized, high converting, and will generate phone calls. He has done web design for over 5 years. Your audience will love the look of your new website on all platforms, whether it be desktop, tablet, or mobile.

"Ken is a very intelligent and kind man. He has done all our SEO work, as well as additional internet marketing. Our business has grown 10x since we hired him. I highly recommend his services."
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Boost Website Conversions and Phone Calls.

 Ken's favorite area of digital marketing, besides SEO, is being an analytics consultant. The reason he loves studying analytics is due to the amount of information he can gain from the data. Our Chicago SEO agency will use the information that he finds to make improvements to boost the number of phone calls continually, and lead opt-ins you will receive.

You will also receive monthly analytical reports straight to your email to see the health and success of a digital marketing & SEO campaign. It is essential to know if you are getting a good return on investment with Ken's marketing services, which is why he gives you monthly reports.   
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Build Your Brand Awareness on Social Media Platforms.

Being on Social Media is another area that is important for your business growth. More and more of your target audience are signing up on social media platforms, so Ken wants to make sure that you can reach them. Our seo company will create a brand awareness campaign to help you get more visibility in the Chicago area.  This campaign will help you inform and engage with your prospects.

*Ken will also be your consultant to create ad re-targeting through Facebook and Instagram for people who have already visited your website, so you'll get a second chance at getting them to take action.
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FAQ 

  • What is SEO?

    Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of making sure a website is optimized to rank highly in search engines. For example, many of my clients found me by typing in either "Chicago SEO services" or "SEO company Chicago" on Google, and due to its high ranking, they click on my page. Google has a interesting article on how search algorithms work. 


    The two leading search engines are Google and Bing. Google primary since they have the most significant market share of searches. There are three types of SEO: on-page, off-page, and technical. 

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    On-page consists of changing text, meta-tags, headers, etc on your website. The content and HTML source code is the main focus of on-page search engine optimization. 

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    Off-page focuses on generating links to the targeted page you want to rank higher in the search engine.


    Technical SEO is making sure your website is easy to crawl by search engines. 

  • How Long Does a Successful Campaign Take?

    The range of time it may take to see the results of a successful SEO service can vary depending on the competition. Generally, for a mildly competitive term, it can take anywhere from 6 - 12 months. A very competitive term can take 12 - 18 months. Even though it takes some time to see the results, the benefits are highly profitable. First page rankings earn more trust from clients and customers, so your business will most likely thrive with new business.

  • Why Hire an Chicago SEO Expert?

    Are you wondering if you should apply some of your marketing budgets towards an consultant for SEO services? I'll let you decide, but I do want to leave you with this. More than 75 percent of people never look past the first page of Google, and with the rise of smartphones, your customers/clients are actively looking online to find new business. If they can't find you, you'll be handing them over to your competitors. 

  • How Much Does it Cost?

    The cost of a campaign can also vary depending on the competition in your field. Many agencies will charge anywhere from $2500 - $25,000/mo, depending on what terms you want to rank for in Chicago, IL.

  • What Industries Fields Do I Work In?

    I currently only provide local seo services to clients located in Chicago, IL that are in these fields:

    • Home Services - Painters, Plumbers, HVAC, Roofers, etc.
    • Legal - Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Civil, Class Action, etc
    • Medical
    • Automotive
    • e-commerce

    If you are not in one of these industries or located in Chicago, IL still feel free to contact me, and I'll perform an analysis to figure out if we would be a good fit for each other. 

  • Helpful Resources

    Here are some helpful resources that should be read if you want to improve your website's quality and rankings:


    Resources on Improving Website Content:


    Resources for Law Firms:

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What is SEO? The Basic Rules for Success

By Ken Phillips • March 27, 2024
There are a lot of SEO basics that you have to know about before you can make it work for you. SEO stands for search optimization and is a way to get your website to the top of search results for specific keywords that people search for. Here are some of the basics to help you get started.

Should I Start Doing SEO? Is it Better than Other Marketing?

By Ken Phillips • July 3, 2020
If you only could choose one marketing stream to invest in, I would highly recommend SEO. Investing in an SEO campaign is essential if you want to get in front of your potential buyers and take your business to new levels. Here are five reasons you should be looking into starting SEO services for your business.

Any Tips for Improving Google Business Profile Rankings?

By Ken Phillips • July 2, 2020
One of the questions that I often hear from business owners investing in SEO is, how can we rank higher in the Google local pack? This question is fair to ask since customers typically will only call the top three displayed results. The best three ways for improving your Google My Business(GMB) listing according to Moz are by having: GMB Signals, Link Signals, and Review Signals. Let us go over each one of these below.

3 Reasons SEO Beats Other Marketing Strategies

By Ken Phillips • June 30, 2020
Marketing comes in many forms, and business owners have to make a hard decision on how to allocate their marketing funds. Should you spend most of it on TV, radio, or billboard ads? Should you spend your funds on Facebook or Instagram ads? Or should you spend it on a solid SEO campaign?

How Much Does SEO Cost in Chicago?

By Ken Phillips • June 29, 2020
Expect to pay between $975 - $3000/month for SEO in Chicago and around $800 for an SEO audit. The cost of SEO services can vary massively for each business. Project size, competition, and content creation are a few things that will determine the price of an effective SEO campaign.

This Google Update Destroyed My Rankings. How Do I Recover?

By Ken Phillips • April 30, 2020
Google has the most significant market share when it comes to web search as of 2019, with over 87 percent of the market using them to perform an online search.
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