Average sales growth
85%
Across client engagements
Chicago · Est. 2013
Not Just Rankings, But Increased Revenue
We are a Chicago digital marketing agency that measures its work in booked jobs, not position reports. Thirteen years in, and we still tell clients what is not achievable before we take their money.
Satisfied clients
520+
Chicago metro and nationwide
Brands onboarded
180+
Single location to multi-site
What we report on
- Calls
- Form fills
- Booked jobs
Every signal, tied back to revenue
Years in the work
13
Established 2013
Organic visibility
Reviewed monthly, not annually
Local pack target
#3
Top three is where calls happen
What we do
Services built to bring you more business
Local SEO
Own the map pack for the searches that happen a mile from your door, with intent to buy today.
Website SEO
The organic channel that keeps producing after the ad budget stops, built on technical foundations most sites never had.
Web Development
Fast, custom sites structured to rank and built to convert, with measurement wired in before launch.
Pay Per Click
Leads this month while the organic work builds, managed against cost per booked job rather than clicks.
Social Media Marketing
Social handled as a revenue channel and a trust signal, not a posting schedule nobody measures.
Graphic & Video Designing
The creative layer every other channel depends on — ads, landing pages and social all live or die on the asset inside them.
Why us
Quality work over quantity of clients
Too many agencies over commit, under deliver, and waste months improving nothing. We take a deep look at your business, your competition and your market, then lay out the exact road map we will follow and commit to what is 100% possible.
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Revenue over rankings
Reporting ties keywords back to calls, clicks and booked jobs. A position report that does not move the phone is a vanity metric.
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Roadmap before contract
Every engagement opens with an audit of your business, your competition and your market, then a written plan with committed, achievable outcomes.
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100% transparency
You see what was done, what it moved, and what it did not. No black-box retainers, no activity reports dressed up as results.
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No false promises
If page one is not realistic in your market on your budget, we say so before you pay us. Quality of work over quantity of clients.
Who we grow
Built for businesses where one customer is worth thousands
Roofing
Tier 1Storm-driven demand, $40-80 clicks, and job values that make one won lead pay for a month of marketing.
Roofing & Exterior ContractorsLaw Firms
Tier 1The highest-CPC local vertical in the country, where one signed case can pay for a year of marketing.
Law FirmsHVAC
Tier 1Two peak seasons a year in Chicago, plus the maintenance contracts that turn one job into a decade.
HVAC ContractorsPlumbing
Tier 1The highest-urgency searches in local service, where speed of response beats every other variable.
Plumbing ContractorsRestoration
Tier 1The highest average ticket in home services, insurance-funded, with essentially no price objection.
Water, Fire & Mold RestorationWhere we work
Chicago and eleven surrounding markets
Every one of these is a different market with different competitors and a different cost per lead. We do not run the same campaign across all of them.
Chicago
Cook County
15 neighborhoods · 55 zip codes
Marketing in ChicagoNaperville
DuPage County
9 neighborhoods · 4 zip codes
Marketing in NapervilleSchaumburg
Cook County
6 neighborhoods · 4 zip codes
Marketing in SchaumburgAurora
Kane County
7 neighborhoods · 5 zip codes
Marketing in AuroraEvanston
Cook County
7 neighborhoods · 3 zip codes
Marketing in EvanstonArlington Heights
Cook County
7 neighborhoods · 2 zip codes
Marketing in Arlington HeightsOak Park
Cook County
7 neighborhoods · 3 zip codes
Marketing in Oak ParkOak Brook
DuPage County
7 neighborhoods · 2 zip codes
Marketing in Oak BrookPricing
Flexible pricing options
Three ways in. Two of them start at a published floor so you can rule us in or out before you pick up the phone.
Website Development
A fast, search-ready site built to convert the traffic it earns.
Starting from
1,500
- Custom design — no recycled templates or page builders
- Mobile-first build, tested on real devices
- Core Web Vitals tuned before launch, not after
- On-page SEO and schema built in from the first page
- Conversion-focused layout with tracked calls and forms
- Content management you can actually update yourself
- Analytics, Search Console and call tracking configured
- 301 redirect mapping so existing rankings survive the move
SEO, AEO & GEO
Search, answer engines and AI results — the three places customers now look.
Starting from
300/month
- Google Business Profile optimisation and ongoing management
- Local keyword and map pack targeting across your service area
- Answer engine optimisation for featured snippets and People Also Ask
- Generative engine optimisation for ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews
- Technical SEO, site speed and Core Web Vitals remediation
- Schema markup so search and AI can parse what you actually do
- Content built around the terms your buyers type, not head terms
- Review generation strategy and response workflow
- Monthly reporting tied to calls and booked jobs, not positions
Custom Plan
Multiple services, multiple locations, or a budget that needs shaping first.
Scoped to you
Let’s talk
- Free business analysis before any number is discussed
- Any mix of SEO, PPC, web, social and creative
- Multi-location and franchise coverage
- Paid ad management scaled to your own ad budget
- Social media management and content production
- Graphic and video design as a standalone or add-on
- Written roadmap with committed, achievable outcomes
- Month to month — no long lock-in to buy our patience
Every price above is a starting point, not a quote. What you actually pay depends on your market, your competition and how much groundwork is already in place — which is exactly what the free analysis establishes before you commit to anything.
Questions we get asked
What makes Pro Rankers different from other Chicago agencies?
We map out exactly what is achievable in your market before you sign anything, and we decline targets we cannot hit. Most agencies sell a package and hope. Our reporting ties keywords back to calls and booked jobs rather than showing position charts, because a ranking that does not move the phone is not worth paying for. After 13 years the pattern we see most often is a business that lost six to nine months with a provider who promised page one and delivered a monthly PDF.
How much does digital marketing cost in Chicago?
It depends on the channel and how competitive your category is. Most small to mid-sized Chicago businesses spend $500 to $3,000 per month on social media management and $1,000 to $5,000 per month on paid ad budget. SEO and web development are quoted after the free analysis, because the work required varies enormously depending on what is already in place. We will give you a number and a timeframe before you commit to anything.
How long before I see results?
Paid search produces leads fastest, and most clients see traffic and enquiries within the first two to four weeks after launch. Local SEO typically shows movement in the second or third month, with competitive Chicago categories taking six months or more. Organic website SEO is the slowest and the most durable, usually three to six months on an established site. If you need leads next month, we will recommend starting with paid and building organic underneath it.
Do you only work with Chicago businesses?
No. We are based in Chicago and know this metro deeply, from the Loop through to Joliet and Elgin, which is why our local work is strongest here. But every service we offer is delivered remotely and we work with clients across the United States. If you are outside Illinois, the process is identical: a free analysis first, then a written plan with committed outcomes.
Get Your Free Business Analysis
No obligation, no pressure. We audit your current visibility, tell you what is realistically achievable in your market, and put a number on it.