Admitted to a ranking on documented work, outside the top three for every question it appears in. None of its 5 documented work claims comes from an independent source.
Best position #8 Local SEO in Chicago, of 23 · also in 21 more rankings
Why: Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
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on Google5.0/56 reviews as of Nov 2, 2026- 67% written in the last 12 months
- 0% rate it 3 stars or lower
- 100% of Google reviews answered
Clients consistently praise the agency's digital marketing expertise, responsiveness, and clear reporting, with several reporting measurable results like more calls and leads. Reviews from Google are uniformly five-star with no criticism. The remaining testimonials are published by the agency itself and report strong outcomes such as increased calls and online orders.More
- Responsiveness and communication3
- Tailored approach to client goals3
- Digital marketing expertise2
- Quality web and app development2
- Clear reporting and transparency1
“Communication was regular and when I or the team had a question or wanted to make a change, the answers came back promptly and all was well understood.”
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“They didn't just apply a blanket marketing approach, but took the time to grasp our business objectives.”
“In overall a wonderful experience and a team with deep knowledge of digital marketing.”
“The website looks great, loads fast, and handles customer interactions smoothly. Their attention to UX is top-notch.”
“had clear reporting systems in place making it easy to gauge where our marketing dollars went”
No criticism in the 6 reviews read.
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- Digital marketing / paid advertising / lead generation4
- Website build and Google profile management2
- Mobile app development1
- Branding1
- Web application development1
- CMS and e-commerce development1
- Cafe or restaurant owner
- Home care agency
- Ecommerce business
- Businesses hiring for app and web development
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“Serai Cafe & Deli — the neighborhood favorite, now the search favorite too +212% calls +40% weekend orders Top 3 map pack”
“DuPage home care agency — families now find them before the franchises +118% assessment calls 12 AI citations 4.9★ Google rating”
“Google Maps calls — Serai Cafe +212% ▲ Online orders — DosBros Grill +87% ▲ AI citations — CTS clients 136 ▲ Leads recovered this quarter 217”
““Our phone started ringing within a month of the new site going live. And they actually pick up when we call — imagine that.””
““They rebuilt our website and straightened out our Google profile. Families tell us they found us online now — that flat-out never happened before.””
- Your business is in the industries on file: healthcare, real estate, legal.
- You need what reviewers hired it for: Digital marketing / paid advertising / lead generation (4 of 10 mentions); Website build and Google profile management (2).
- You need the setup fee in writing before you commit: it is not published.
Starting price is below the median of ranked agencies for this question.
No documented work claim comes from an independent source yet.
- None of the 5 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- 2 of 3 results with a number do not say what year they were measured.
- Little outside recognition on file: fewer than two awards, certifications or press mentions with a source.
- Ask for the hourly rate, setup fee: not published.
- Ask for a Local SEO case close to your business, with the result and the year it was measured.
- Ask for two client references you can call: no independent accounts of its work on file.
- #7 Flamingo Agency59Ranks above on this question#7#8 this oneScore5957Independent00PriceFrom $1,000/monthFrom $800 per monthModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
- #9 Straight North56Ranks below on this question#9#8 this oneScore5657Independent00PriceFrom $5,000/monthFrom $800 per monthModerate confidence · own published cases
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Score by criterion#8 Local SEO in Chicago: 57/100
| Criterion | Weight | Points | Share | What it rests on |
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| Evidence for this query | 30 | 15.8 | 53% |
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| Fit to this query | 25 | 18.4 | 74% |
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| Capability depth | 15 | 15 | 100% |
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| Reliability | 10 | 3 | 30% |
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| Transparency | 10 | 5 | 50% |
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| Reputation | 5 | 2.1 | 42% |
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| Market credibilityweakest | 5 | 0 | 0% |
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- -2 Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
All claims in the feed5 of 6 on file · 0 of 5 work claims from an independent source
Who says it, across all 6 claims on file: independent source 1 · linked to the agency 0 · listings the agency writes 0 · agency's own words 5. Independent share of work claims: 0%. 2 distinct source pages.
Claims per need in this feed: Local SEO 3 · AI search visibility 2 · SEO Recovery 1 · SEO for Lead Generation 1 · SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget 2. The full ledger of 6 is on the proof page.
A live client dashboard reports +212% Google Maps calls for Serai Cafe and +87% online orders for DosBros Grill, plus 136 AI citations for CTS clients and 217 leads recovered this quarter.
Agency's own wordschicagotechsolution.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workthis quarter (leads recovered)Local SEOAI search visibilitySEO RecoverySEO for Lead GenerationQuote from the source page
Google Maps calls, Serai Cafe +212% ▲ Online orders, DosBros Grill +87% ▲ AI citations, CTS clients 136 ▲ Leads recovered this quarter 217
Chicago Tech Solutions did local SEO for Serai Cafe & Deli in Lincoln Park, resulting in +212% calls, +40% weekend orders, and a top 3 map pack position.
Agency's own wordschicagotechsolution.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workLocal SEOSEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly BudgetQuote from the source page
Serai Cafe & Deli, the neighborhood favorite, now the search favorite too +212% calls +40% weekend orders Top 3 map pack
Chicago Tech Solutions worked with a DuPage home care agency on local SEO and AI search visibility, resulting in +118% assessment calls, 12 AI citations, and a 4.9-star Google rating.
Agency's own wordschicagotechsolution.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workLocal SEOAI search visibilitySEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly BudgetQuote from the source page
DuPage home care agency, families now find them before the franchises +118% assessment calls 12 AI citations 4.9★ Google rating
A restaurant owner in the western suburbs says the phone started ringing within a month of the new website Chicago Tech Solutions built going live.
Agency's own wordschicagotechsolution.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workwithin a month of the new site going liveQuote from the source page
“Our phone started ringing within a month of the new site going live. And they actually pick up when we call, imagine that.”
A home care administrator on the North Shore says Chicago Tech Solutions rebuilt their website and fixed their Google profile, and families now find them online.
Agency's own wordschicagotechsolution.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
“They rebuilt our website and straightened out our Google profile. Families tell us they found us online now, that flat-out never happened before.”
Positions in every ranking22 rankings
22 positions: 22 where a claim on file names the need, 0 listed on offer only. The top 5 by evidence first; the rest open below.
| Ranking | Rank | Score | Claims for the need | Confidence | Weakest criterion |
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| Local SEO · Chicagoon its own published cases | #8 of 23 | 57 | 3 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Chicagoon its own published cases | #11 of 51 | 53 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Dallason its own published cases | #18 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · New Yorkon its own published cases | #20 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget · Chicagoon its own published cases | #21 of 24 | 57 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
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| Ranking | Rank | Score | Claims for the need | Confidence | Weakest criterion |
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| AI search visibility · Atlantaon its own published cases | #18 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Phoenixon its own published cases | #18 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · San Franciscoon its own published cases | #18 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Seattleon its own published cases | #18 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Houstonon its own published cases | #19 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| AI search visibility · Miamion its own published cases | #19 of 51 | 47 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Los Angeleson its own published cases | #16 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · New Yorkon its own published cases | #17 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO for Lead Generation · Chicagoon its own published cases | #23 of 29 | 45 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Chicagoon its own published cases | #8 of 24 | 46 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Atlantaon its own published cases | #15 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Dallason its own published cases | #15 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Miamion its own published cases | #15 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · San Franciscoon its own published cases | #15 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Seattleon its own published cases | #15 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Houstonon its own published cases | #16 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
| SEO Recovery · Phoenixon its own published cases | #16 of 24 | 40 | 1 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Market credibility 0 of 5 |
Fit and geography
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, IL, USAAgency's own words
- Service regions
- Chicago, USAVendar profile field
- Client types
- not statedVendar profile field
- Industries
- Healthcare, Real Estate, Legal, Dental, Financial Services, RestaurantsVendar profile field
- Named clients in confirmed proof
- Serai Cafe; DosBros Grill, Serai Cafe & Deli, DuPage home care agency, Restaurant owner, Western suburbs, Home care administratorIndependent source or agency, see the claims list
Only rows marked “Verified by Vendar” were checked. Rankings place an agency in a city by headquarters or by documented work for clients there, never by a service region alone.
Pricing in fullFrom $800 per month
- Model
- not disclosed
- Minimum monthly budget
- $800 per month
- Project minimum
- not disclosed
- Hourly rate
- not disclosed
- Typical range
- not disclosed
- Minimum term
- 1 month (month to month)
- Setup fee
- not disclosed
- Engagement models
- not stated
Source: Agency's own words. Every figure above is the agency's published number; a row marked not disclosed has no published figure.
Inside the Local SEO band (up to $6,000/month).
Median disclosed monthly floor in each ranking: Local SEO $1,000 (14 of 23 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · SEO Agencies within a $6,000 Monthly Budget $2,500 (24 of 24 disclose) · SEO for Lead Generation $2,500 (20 of 29 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · SEO Recovery $2,550 (19 of 24 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose) · AI search visibility $4,500 (28 of 51 disclose)
Reputation
- Google5 · 6 reviews
How it counts: 6 third-party reviews at 5.0. Ratings say nothing about work on a specific need and never count as evidence for it.
- Awards
- none on file
- Certifications
- none on file
Company and process
Founding year, team size and working process are not disclosed.
- Founded
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Team size
- not disclosedNot disclosed
- Languages
- not statedVendar profile field
- Services
- SEOVendar profile field
- Technologies
- not statedVendar profile field
- Workflow
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Onboarding
- not documentedAgency's own words
- Reporting
- not documentedAgency's own words
Company fields come from the vendor profile; only fields with status verified were checked by Vendar.
How confidence is computedLower confidence
- Confidence
- Lower confidence, 62 of 100
- Evidence posture
- thin: No independent source documents this vendor's work; treat it as a candidate only.
- Capped by
- Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
- Best position confidence
- Moderate confidence
It starts from the data completeness and source reliability of the profile, and is capped when independent proof of work is thin. The next level is Moderate confidence. One independent claim with a measured result for the best-ranked need is the fastest way up.
- Who the company is: website, headquarters, founding year, team size, logo, regions served: founding year, team size12/20
- Fit: services, industries, client types: client types10/15
- Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: model, hourly rate, setup fee9/20
- Documented work: cases naming a client and a result (target 5) and work claims overall (target 10): 3 cases with a named client and a result, 5 work claims17/30
- Reputation: rating and review count on two or more platforms, each with 10 or more reviews: 0 platforms with a rating and 10 or more reviews; Google: too few reviews to count0/15
- Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%): 0 of 5 work claims are independent0/30
- Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed: 5 confirmed, 0 partly, of 6 with a source21/25
- Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source: 3 of 320/20
- Seen within the last 365 days: 5 of 613/15
- Not contradicted: claims their source no longer supports: 0 not supported by their page10/10
These two scores describe the profile itself and never change a position.
Limits and how to correct them
- No independent source names local SEO work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.
- Never verified against official sources.
- Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
- Use as a caveated candidate only: no independent source documents this vendor's work.
- None of the 5 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- Only one third-party evidence claim is normalized.
- Best position rests on: Published by the agency on its own site.
- 5 of 6 claims on file are the agency's own words or sources it controls; 1 come from an independent source.
- Open: Three strongest proofs name a client and a measured, dated result (1 of 3)
- Open: Every claim has an observation date (5 of 6)
- Open: At least a third of documented work comes from independent sources (0 of 5 work claims)
- Open: Founding year, team size and headquarters on file (founding year missing, team size missing)
- Open: Citation sources point outside Vendar and read as labels (2 sources, 0 self-citations, 0 code labels)
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- Do not infer headquarters from service-area coverage.
- Do not treat paid visibility as organic ranking proof.
- Do not present a source-thin profile as independently verified.
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