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Growth Saloon

Chicago, IL, USAagencysince 2019growthsaloon.com

Data as of · Evidence-weighted ranking 2026.11.7

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Admitted to a ranking on documented work, outside the top three for every question it appears in. None of its 30 documented work claims comes from an independent source.

Best position #19 SEO for High-Ticket Services in Chicago, of 30

Why: Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.

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What clients say
No independent reviews yet on Google, Trustpilot or BBBNothing listed so far.
GoogleNo ratingListed, no reviews yet
Client quotes, not independent reviewsagency's site

Published on the agency's own site. Each quote carries a badge saying where it comes from.

Clients highly value the agency's SEO and web development expertise, as well as its proactive approach and ability to meet goals.More
Praised12 mentions
  • SEO expertise4
  • Web development4
  • Achieving goals2
  • Exceeding expectations1
  • Proactive ideas and going above and beyond1
“his SEO services are outstanding”
TorHoerman Lawagency's site
Show 4 more quotes
Web development
“from SEO strategy to web development”
Eminent Limoagency's site
Achieving goals
“was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning”
Alex Baklamov, Co-Owner, Secure Asset Relocationagency's site
Exceeding expectations
“they exceeded expectations”
Maven Marketing Groupagency's site
Proactive ideas and going above and beyond
“goes above and beyond”
Eminent Limoagency's site
Criticized

No criticism in the quotes read.

Results clients report
  • Achieved all goals set
    “was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning”
    Alex Baklamov, Co-Owner, Secure Asset Relocationagency's site
  • Achieved all goals set
    “was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning”
    Alex Baklamov, Co-Owner, Secure Asset Relocationagency's site
Hired for
  • SEO4
  • Web development3
  • Custom automations1
Clients
  • relocation company
  • law firm
  • marketing agency
  • limo service
Show 6 named client quotes
  • “his SEO services are outstanding. You would be hard-pressed to find an SEO who is more knowledgable than Mike when it comes to optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web-development, or conversion optimization.”
    TorHoerman Lawagency's sitesource
  • “Not only did they lay out everything they were going to do – they exceeded expectations in both quality of work and time it took to get done.”
    Maven Marketing Groupagency's sitesource
  • “As the CEO of Eminent Limo, I’ve worked with Mike and the Growth Saloon team for over a year now, and have been extremely satisfied with the results. Mike continuously goes above and beyond to help us grow, always suggesting new ideas and making sure we understand everything from SEO strategy to web development – and even a few custom automations his team built for our operations.”
    Eminent Limoagency's sitesource
  • “He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.”
    Co-Owneragency's sitesource
  • “Mike is a pro in every sense of the word. He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.”
    Co-Owneragency's sitesource
  • “Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding. You would be hard-pressed to find an SEO who is more knowledgable than Mike when it comes to optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web-development, or conversion optimization.”
    TorHoerman Lawagency's sitesource
Collected Nov 2, 2026, quotes word for word.Googleindependent platformagency's sitethe agency's own site
Good fit whenderived from the record
  • Your business is in the industries on file: legal, medical, finance.
  • You need what reviewers hired it for: SEO (4 of 8 mentions); Web development (3).
Look elsewhere ifderived from the record
  • You need a published price before the first call: nothing is disclosed.
Price

Price not disclosed. Of the 30 ranked SEO for High-Ticket Services agencies in Chicago, 17 disclose a price.

Watch out for
Independent proof of work0 of 30documented work claims come from an independent source; the rest are the agency's own words.

No documented work claim comes from an independent source yet.

  • None of the 30 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
  • Several commercial terms are not published.
Ask before you sign
  1. Ask for the hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: not published.
  2. Ask for two client references you can call: no independent accounts of its work on file.
  3. Ask which case is closest to your business and what the measured result was: no proof on file carries a number.
All detailsEverything behind the summary above: the same data the machine feed serves for Growth Saloon.Open ↓
Score by criterion#19 SEO for High-Ticket Services in Chicago: 43/100
CriterionWeightPointsShareWhat it rests on
Evidence for this query301550%
  • 3 SEO for high-ticket services claims on file: 0 third-party, 3 first-party, 0 profile signals; outside claims from 1 distinct site
  • Growth Saloon reports generating $134 million or more in revenue and future projected revenues for its law firm client TorHoerman Law. (growthsaloon.com, claimed)
  • TorHoerman Law, a law firm, utilized Growth Saloon's SEO services and noted that the firm's SEO services were outstanding. (growthsaloon.com, claimed)
Fit to this query2515.562%
  • Headquartered in Chicago (Chicago, IL, USA)
  • Pricing not disclosed
Capability depth159.362%
  • 1 of 1 listed services are SEO services
  • 3 of 32 claims on file concern SEO for high-ticket services
Reliability105.454%
  • In business since 2019
  • Retention not documented
Transparencyweakest1000%
  • Pricing not disclosed
  • Team size not disclosed
  • Process not documented
Reputation500%
  • No third-party reviews on file
Market credibility500%
  • No awards, certifications or media mentions with a source on file
Penalties:
  • -2 Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
All claims in the feed20 of 31 on file · 0 of 30 work claims from an independent source

Who says it, across all 31 claims on file: independent source 0 · linked to the agency 0 · listings the agency writes 1 · agency's own words 30. Independent share of work claims: 0%. 9 distinct source pages.

Claims per need in this feed: SEO for High-Ticket Services 1. The full ledger of 31 is on the proof page.

  • TorHoerman Law's marketing manager said Growth Saloon outshines previous SEO providers the firm worked with over the past 6 years.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover the past 6 years
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers.
  • TorHoerman Law, a law firm, utilized Growth Saloon's SEO services and noted that the firm's SEO services were outstanding.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workpast 6 yearsSEO for High-Ticket Services
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers. Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding.
  • A representative of TorHoerman Law says the firm worked with Growth Saloon and describes its SEO services as outstanding.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover the past 6 years
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers. Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding.
  • TorHoerman Law's Marketing Manager says the firm worked with Growth Saloon and describes its SEO services as outstanding.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover the past 6 years
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers. Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding.
  • Jordan Terry, Marketing Manager at TorHoerman Law, rates Growth Saloon 5 out of 5, citing Mike's communication, detailed reporting, and SEO services including optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web development, and conversion optimization.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    his SEO services are outstanding. You would be hard-pressed to find an SEO who is more knowledgable than Mike when it comes to optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web-development, or conversion optimization.
  • Eminent Limo’s CEO says Growth Saloon worked with the company for over a year, helping with SEO strategy and web development and building custom automations for its operations. The client says it was satisfied with the results.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover a year
    Quote from the source page
    As the CEO of Eminent Limo, I’ve worked with Mike and the Growth Saloon team for over a year now, and have been extremely satisfied with the results. Mike continuously goes above and beyond to help us grow, always suggesting new ideas and making sure we understand everything from SEO strategy to web development, and even a few custom automations his team built for our operations.
  • Alex Baklamov, Co-Owner of Secure Asset Relocation, left a 5-out-of-5 review stating that Mike worked on their SEO and website development and achieved every goal set at the beginning; the result mixes SEO and website development in one engagement and is not attributable to one service.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • Growth Saloon provided SEO and website development work for Secure Asset Relocation. Co-Owner Alex Baklamov states Mike 'worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.'

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • Growth Saloon delivered SEO services for Maven Marketing Group; President Connor McNerney states the agency 'exceeded expectations in both quality of work and time it took to get done.'

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Not only did they lay out everything they were going to do, they exceeded expectations in both quality of work and time it took to get done.
  • Connor McNerney, President of Maven Marketing Group, left a 5-out-of-5 review stating Growth Saloon laid out everything they were going to do and exceeded expectations in quality of work and time it took to get done.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Not only did they lay out everything they were going to do, they exceeded expectations in both quality of work and time it took to get done. We would recommend this service to any of our existing clients and clients in the future.
  • Alex Baklamov, Co-Owner of Secure Asset Relocation, left a 5-out-of-5 review stating Mike worked on their SEO and website development and achieved every goal set at the beginning; the engagement mixed SEO and website development, so results are not attributable to one service.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Mike is a pro in every sense of the word. He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • Secure Asset Relocation's co-owner said Growth Saloon worked on their SEO and website development and achieved every goal they set at the beginning.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • TorHoerman Law's Marketing Manager says Growth Saloon provided SEO services and describes its work in optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web development, and conversion optimization as outstanding. The review gives no specific outcome or result period.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover the past 6 years
    Quote from the source page
    Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding. You would be hard-pressed to find an SEO who is more knowledgable than Mike when it comes to optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web-development, or conversion optimization.
  • Secure Asset Relocation's Co-Owner says Growth Saloon worked on its SEO and website development and achieved every goal set at the beginning. The review gives no specific result or result period.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Mike is a pro in every sense of the word. He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • TorHoerman Law reports working with Growth Saloon and describes its SEO services as outstanding.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers. Mike is responsive, forward-thinking, creative, and very insightful. His communication and detailed reporting are next level, and his SEO services are outstanding.
  • Alex Baklamov of Secure Asset Relocation stated that Growth Saloon's team worked on their SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal they set at the beginning.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Mike is a pro in every sense of the word. He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning. If you are looking for integrity, professionalism and most importantly results I would highly recommend their services!
  • Eminent Limo owner Quam Opere states he has worked with Mike and the Growth Saloon team for over a year and is extremely satisfied, mentioning SEO strategy, web development, and custom automations built for their operations.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover a year
    Quote from the source page
    I’ve worked with Mike and the Growth Saloon team for over a year now, and have been extremely satisfied with the results.
  • Alex Baklamov of Secure Asset Relocation said Growth Saloon worked on SEO and website development and achieved every goal set at the beginning. The page gives no numerical result or timing.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Mike is a pro in every sense of the word. He worked on our SEO and website development and was able to achieve every goal we set at the beginning.
  • Connor McNerney of Maven Marketing Group said Growth Saloon exceeded expectations in work quality and completion time. The page provides no quantified result or timeframe.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Not only did they lay out everything they were going to do, they exceeded expectations in both quality of work and time it took to get done.
  • TorHoerman Law, whose marketing manager Jordan Terry left a 5-out-of-5 review, says Growth Saloon's SEO services outshined the firm's previous SEO providers over a six-year period, citing detailed reporting and work across optimization, content generation, SEO strategy, web development, and conversion optimization.

    Agency's own wordsgrowthsaloon.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work
    Quote from the source page
    Our law firm has worked with a number of SEO firms & growth development strategists over the past 6 years. Growth Saloon by far outshines any of our previous service providers.
Positions in every ranking1 ranking

1 position: 1 where a claim on file names the need, 0 listed on offer only. The top 1 by evidence first; the rest open below.

RankingRankScoreClaims for the needConfidenceWeakest criterion
SEO for High-Ticket Services · Chicagoon its own published cases#19 of 30433 (0 independent)Moderate confidenceTransparency 0 of 10
Fit and geography
Headquarters
Chicago, IL, USAAgency's own words
Service regions
Chicago, IL, USAVendar profile field
Client types
not statedVendar profile field
Industries
Legal, Medical, FinanceVendar profile field
Named clients in confirmed proof
TorHoerman Law, Eminent Limo, Co-Owner, Secure Asset Relocation, Maven Marketing Group, Connor McNerneyIndependent 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 fullNot disclosed
Model
not disclosed
Minimum monthly budget
not disclosed
Project minimum
not disclosed
Hourly rate
not disclosed
Typical range
not disclosed
Minimum term
not disclosed
Setup fee
not disclosed
Engagement models
not stated

Source: Not disclosed. Every figure above is the agency's published number; a row marked not disclosed has no published figure.

Median disclosed monthly floor in each ranking: SEO for High-Ticket Services $2,500 (17 of 30 disclose)

Reputation

No review platforms on file.

How it counts: No third-party reviews on file. 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
Founded
2019Agency's own words
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.

Data completeness56/100
  • Who the company is: website, headquarters, founding year, team size, logo, regions served: team size16/20
  • Fit: services, industries, client types: client types10/15
  • Commercial terms: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: model, entry price, hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee0/20
  • Documented work: cases naming a client and a result (target 5) and work claims overall (target 10): 6 cases with a named client and a result, 30 work claims30/30
  • 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 reviews0/15
Trust in the data70/100
  • Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%): 0 of 30 work claims are independent0/30
  • Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed: 31 confirmed, 0 partly, of 31 with a source25/25
  • Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source: 1 of 120/20
  • Seen within the last 365 days: 31 of 3115/15
  • 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 SEO for high-ticket services work; the evidence is first-party or editorial.
  • Pricing not disclosed; budget fit cannot be checked before outreach.
  • 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 30 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.
  • 31 of 31 claims on file are the agency's own words or sources it controls; 0 come from an independent source.
  • Open: Price signal disclosed (not disclosed; asked in Before you sign)
  • Open: At least a third of documented work comes from independent sources (0 of 30 work claims)
  • Open: Founding year, team size and headquarters on file (team size missing)
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  • Do not treat paid visibility as organic ranking proof.
  • Do not present a source-thin profile as independently verified.
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