Admitted to a ranking on documented work, outside the top three for every question it appears in. None of its 34 documented work claims comes from an independent source.
Best position #10 Small Business in Chicago, of 10 · also in 3 more rankings
Why: Rated from the evidence on file (sources, independence, confirmed quotes), not by an editor.
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- 0% written in the last 12 months
- 0% rate it 3 stars or lower
- 0% of Google reviews answered
94% of the reviews read arrived within 30 days from 2025-03-04. A burst like this can be a review drive; read them with that in mind.
Clients most often value the team's responsiveness, expertise, and collaborative support, and several describe long-running relationships. One reviewer notes that the agency is not the least expensive option, but says the value is worth it. The Google reviews are consistently positive; the detailed outcome figures come mainly from testimonials published by the agency.More
- Expertise and useful guidance9
- Responsiveness and prompt communication7
- Collaborative, supportive service7
- Website design and development6
- Long-term partnership and reliability5
“They take time to learn and understand your industry and your company's limitations, and then develop an insightful plan that helps you achieve your goals.”
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“Their responsiveness is top-notch—whenever we have questions or need adjustments, they’re on it right away.”
“The web designers collaborated really well together and were able to seamlessly bring my vision to life.”
“Simple SEO Group did an amazing job redesigning my entire website!”
“Been working with SimpleSEO group now for 10+ years. I'm extremely pleased.”
- Higher price relative to some alternatives1
“They’re not the least expensive option out there”
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- SEO and search engine optimization8
- Website design, development, and maintenance4
- Advertising and digital marketing4
- Marketing strategy4
- Web store and e-commerce2
- Electronics recycling business
- Salon
- E-commerce business
- Entertainment business
- Multi-location dental group
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“Engage is an incredibly complex platform, and I was blown away by how quickly they grasped our vision and the detail and speed with which they executed it.”
“Daniel Hennes CEO, Engage ... Engage is an incredibly complex platform, and I was blown away by how quickly they grasped our vision and the detail and speed with which they executed it.”
“Assisted Engage from concept to digital business generating over $7.5M in annual revenue Digital marketing strategy generates 25+ leads per day Completely custom built technology suite including integration with multiple APIs”
“Our work with ERI spans its website, organic search, advertising and broader marketing strategy. Over ten years, online traffic grew by more than 7,500%.”
“Thousands of new leads annually, including inquiries from Fortune 1000 companies.”
“A sustained partnership spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy for an industry leader. 7,500%+ Growth in online traffic over 10 years”
- Your business matches the client types on file (financial services, law firms, life sciences) and the industries on file (healthcare, legal, b2b).
- You need what reviewers hired it for: SEO and search engine optimization (8 of 22 mentions); Website design, development, and maintenance (4).
- Read the criticism first: "Higher price relative to some alternatives" (1 of 16 reviews read).
- You need a published price before the first call: nothing is disclosed.
No documented work claim comes from an independent source yet.
- None of the 34 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 for the hourly rate, minimum term, setup fee: not published.
- Ask for a Small Business 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.
- #8 Operation Technology35Ranks above on this question#8#10 this oneScore3543Independent01Pricenot disclosednot disclosedModerate confidence · own published cases · Not verified
- #9 Walker Sands49Ranks above on this question#9#10 this oneScore4943Independent11PriceFrom $10,000/monthnot disclosedLower confidence · offers it, no documented project
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Score by criterion#10 Small Business in Chicago: 43/100
| Criterion | Weight | Points | Share | What it rests on |
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| Evidence for this query | 30 | 10 | 33% |
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| Fit to this query | 25 | 15.5 | 62% |
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| Capability depth | 15 | 8 | 53% |
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| Reliability | 10 | 7.2 | 72% |
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| Transparencyweakest | 10 | 0 | 0% |
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| Reputation | 5 | 3.1 | 62% |
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| Market credibility | 5 | 1.3 | 26% |
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- -2 Profile below decision-ready status: the profile is collected but not reviewed yet.
All claims in the feed20 of 36 on file · 0 of 34 work claims from an independent source
Who says it, across all 36 claims on file: independent source 2 · linked to the agency 0 · listings the agency writes 0 · agency's own words 34. Independent share of work claims: 0%. 16 distinct source pages.
Claims per need in this feed: SEO for Lead Generation 4 · SEO for High-Ticket Services 2 · Local SEO 1. The full ledger of 36 is on the proof page.
For client ERI, Simple SEO Group has sustained a partnership spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy, with 7,500%+ growth in online traffic over 10 years. The result mixes SEO, digital ads and other services, so it is not attributable to one service.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover 10 yearsQuote from the source page
7,500%+ Growth in online traffic over 10 years
Simple SEO Group reports over 7,500% growth in online traffic over 10 years for an electronics recycling client, with thousands of new leads per year, many from Fortune 1000 companies. The engagement combined digital ads, SEO, GEO and marketing strategy, so results are not attributable to one service.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover 10 yearsSEO for Lead GenerationQuote from the source page
Over 7,500% growth in online traffic over 10 years Thousands of new leads per year, many from Fortune 1000 companies
Simple SEO Group reports a 2,500% increase in web traffic over 3 years for a legal services client, with hundreds of legal leads generated each month and #1 rankings for traditional and AI searches. The engagement combined SEO, GEO, paid ads, website work and marketing strategy, so results are not attributable to one service.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover 3 yearsSEO for Lead GenerationSEO for High-Ticket ServicesQuote from the source page
Over 2,500% increase in web traffic over 3 years Hundreds of legal leads generated each month #1 rankings for their market's most competitive traditional and AI searches.
Simple SEO Group worked on the website and continued with SEO and paid advertising for a multi-location dental group. Comparing Q3 2026 with Q3 2025, organic search sessions increased from 82,610 to 103,928 (+25.8%), Google Ads conversions increased 96.4%, and cost per conversion fell from $44.65 to $39.35. These results cover both SEO and paid advertising, so they are not attributable to SEO alone.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQ3 2026 compared with Q3 2025; July, September, year over yearLocal SEOSEO for High-Ticket ServicesQuote from the source page
With the website in place, the relationship continued through SEO and paid advertising. Comparing Q3 2026 with Q3 2025 shows growth in organic traffic and Google Ads conversions. Google Ads conversions +96.4% 14,660 Q3 2025 28,787 Q3 2026 Cost per conversion −11.9% $44.65 Q3 2025 $39.35 Q3 2026 Organic search sessions +25.8% 82,610 → 103,928 July, September, year over year Growth with the numbers in context. Google Ads conversions increased 96.4% while advertising investment increased 73.0%. The stronger conversion growth brought average cost per conversion down from $44.65 to $39.35. Organic search brought 103,928 sessions in Q3 2026, compared with 82,610 in Q3 2025. Together, the website and ongoing marketing support a larger digital presence for the group.
Simple SEO Group's work with ERI spanned website, organic search, advertising, and marketing strategy; over ten years, online traffic grew by more than 7,500%.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover ten yearsQuote from the source page
Our work with ERI spans its website, organic search, advertising and broader marketing strategy. Over ten years, online traffic grew by more than 7,500%.
Simple SEO Group sustained a partnership with electronics recycler ERI spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy, achieving 7,500%+ growth in online traffic over 10 years. The result spans digital ads, SEO, GEO and marketing strategy.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover 10 yearsQuote from the source page
A sustained partnership spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy for an industry leader. 7,500%+ Growth in online traffic over 10 years
A case study for Wyyerd reports SEO results of +105% organic search sessions in Q3 year over year.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQ3 year over yearQuote from the source page
SEO +105% Organic search sessions, Q3 year over year
A case study for Wyyerd reports organic search sessions up 105% in Q3 year over year.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQ3 year over yearQuote from the source page
SEO +105% Organic search sessions, Q3 year over year Wyyerd
Simple SEO Group's case study for client ERI (Electronics Recycling) reports 7,500%+ growth in online traffic over 10 years from a partnership spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy. Because the engagement mixes SEO with digital ads and other services, the result is not attributable to SEO alone.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover 10 yearsQuote from the source page
7,500%+ Growth in online traffic over 10 years. A sustained partnership spanning websites, search, digital advertising and marketing strategy for an industry leader.
Bill Hardekopf stated that Simple SEO Group helped with the development of websites, newsletters, donor platforms, and overall marketing strategy over a 12-year period for four different companies.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workover a 12-year periodQuote from the source page
We have worked with Simple SEO Group over a 12-year period on the start-up of four different companies. They have helped us with the development of websites, newsletters, donor platforms and overall marketing strategy.
In a case study with the client presented anonymously, Simple SEO Group ran a combined SEO and paid search campaign for a wastewater-treatment brand from 2018 to 2023, growing monthly website visitors from roughly 800 to more than 7,500. The campaign also produced hundreds of keywords on Google's first page and more online leads and requests for proposals. Because the engagement combined SEO and paid search, the results are not attributable to one service.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes work2018 to 2023SEO for Lead GenerationQuote from the source page
The campaign turned a limited online presence into a meaningful source of website traffic, online leads and requests for proposals. ... Monthly traffic grew from roughly 800 visitors to more than 7,500 during the campaign. ... Campaign period: 2018 to 2023. ... The client is presented anonymously.
Simple SEO Group's SEO work for Wyyerd, a fiber internet provider, more than doubled organic traffic: organic search sessions grew from 39,091 in Q3 2025 to 80,004 in Q3 2026, a +105% year-over-year increase, and community pages held #1 positions for local fiber searches.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQ3 2025 to Q3 2026Quote from the source page
Wyyerd / Fiber Internet More than double the organic traffic. +105% Organic search sessions, Q3 year over year Wyyerd recorded 80,004 organic search sessions in Q3 2026, compared with 39,091 in Q3 2025. Its community pages also held #1 positions for local fiber searches.
For Wyyerd, a fiber internet provider, SEO work increased organic search sessions from 39,091 to 80,004 across July through September year over year.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQ3 2026 compared with Q3 2025Quote from the source page
Organic search sessions increased from 39,091 to 80,004 across the same three-month period, July through September, year over year.
Simple SEO Group reports helping client Engage go from concept to a digital business generating over $7.5M in annual revenue, with a digital marketing strategy generating 25+ leads per day and a custom technology suite including integration with multiple APIs. The result mixes custom development, marketing strategy and lead generation.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workSEO for Lead GenerationQuote from the source page
Assisted Engage from concept to digital business generating over $7.5M in annual revenue Digital marketing strategy generates 25+ leads per day Completely custom built technology suite including integration with multiple APIs
Simple SEO Group built a talent booking platform for client Engage, including brand identity, logo, website design and development, and a custom backend with chat, payments, notifications and order management. After launch, the work continued with marketing strategy, organic search and paid campaigns. The page reports $7.5M+ in annual company revenue as Engage grew from its original concept, a result spanning custom technology, website development and ongoing marketing rather than one service.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
The outcome $7.5M+ In annual company revenue as Engage grew from its original concept. Our work supported the business through custom technology, website development and ongoing marketing.
A client named Reinaldo Piloto states that since 2014 Simple SEO Group has helped develop a strong online presence, resulting in increased rankings and consistently high traffic to the site.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes worksince 2014Quote from the source page
Since 2014, Simple SEO Group has helped us develop a strong online presence which has resulted in increased rankings and consistently high volume of traffic being driven to our site.
Daniel Hennes, CEO of client Engage, gave a testimonial praising how quickly Simple SEO Group grasped the vision for Engage's complex platform and the speed and detail of their execution.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Engage is an incredibly complex platform, and I was blown away by how quickly they grasped our vision and the detail and speed with which they executed it.
Daniel Hennes, CEO of Engage, gave a testimonial praising the speed and detail with which Simple SEO Group executed the complex Engage platform.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
Daniel Hennes CEO, Engage ... Engage is an incredibly complex platform, and I was blown away by how quickly they grasped our vision and the detail and speed with which they executed it.
Simple SEO Group's web design portfolio lists Goldstone Financial Group, with the result '#1 Achieved organic rankings in Chicago'. The page does not state when this occurred, and the metric mixes search ranking outcomes with the web design engagement.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
#1 Achieved organic rankings in Chicago
Simple SEO Group worked with Enzyvant on website design, development and launch strategy, delivering corporate, treatment and patient-support websites in under 60 days, followed by ongoing management and strategy.
Agency's own wordssimpleseogroup.comclaimed: Recorded as the source states it; not independently confirmed.quote confirmed, checked Nov 2, 2026describes workQuote from the source page
The outcome <60 days To launch multiple web properties on a coordinated timeline. Corporate, treatment and patient-support websites, followed by ongoing management and strategy.
Positions in every ranking4 rankings
4 positions: 3 where a claim on file names the need, 1 listed on offer only. The top 4 by evidence first; the rest open below.
| Ranking | Rank | Score | Claims for the need | Confidence | Weakest criterion |
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| SEO for High-Ticket Services · Chicagoon its own published cases | #11 of 30 | 54 | 5 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| SEO for Lead Generation · Chicagoon its own published cases | #17 of 29 | 55 | 5 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| Local SEO · Chicagoon its own published cases | #19 of 23 | 45 | 2 (0 independent) | Moderate confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
| Small Business · Chicagolisted on offer only: no claim on file names this need | #10 of 10 | 43 | 0 | Lower confidence | Transparency 0 of 10 |
Fit and geography
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL, USAAgency's own words
- Service regions
- Chicago, IL, USAVendar profile field
- Client types
- financial_services, legal, life_sciences, healthcare, b2b, nonprofitVendar profile field
- Industries
- Healthcare, Legal, B2B, Life Sciences, Financial ServicesVendar profile field
- Named clients in confirmed proof
- ERI / Electronics Recycling, Wyyerd, Bill Hardekopf, Engage, Shegerian Conniff, Reinaldo Piloto, Daniel Hennes CEO, Engage, Goldstone Financial GroupIndependent 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.
The Small Business band tops out at $4,000/month; this vendor does not publish a monthly floor.
Median disclosed monthly floor in each ranking: Small Business $1,250 (7 of 10 disclose) · SEO for High-Ticket Services $2,500 (17 of 30 disclose) · SEO for Lead Generation $2,500 (20 of 29 disclose) · Local SEO $1,000 (14 of 23 disclose)
Reputation
- Google5 · 18 reviews
How it counts: 17 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
- Founded
- 2008Agency'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
- Lower 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: team size, logo14/20
- Fit: services, industries, client types15/15
- 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): 16 cases with a named client and a result, 34 work claims30/30
- Reputation: rating and review count on two or more platforms, each with 10 or more reviews: 1 platform with a rating and 10 or more reviews8/15
- Who is speaking: independent sources among work claims (full marks at 40%): 0 of 34 work claims are independent0/30
- Checked against the source page: confirmed, or half for partly confirmed: 35 confirmed, 0 partly, of 36 with a source24/25
- Numbers backed by a verbatim quote from the source: 17 of 1720/20
- Seen within the last 365 days: 35 of 3615/15
- 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
- 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 34 documented work claims comes from an independent source; all are the agency's own account or sources it controls.
- Best position rests on: Offers this service; no documented project on file yet.
- 34 of 36 claims on file are the agency's own words or sources it controls; 2 come from an independent source.
- Open: Price signal disclosed (not disclosed; asked in Before you sign)
- Open: Three strongest proofs name a client and a measured, dated result (2 of 3)
- Open: Every claim has an observation date (35 of 36)
- Open: At least a third of documented work comes from independent sources (0 of 34 work claims)
- Open: Founding year, team size and headquarters on file (team size missing)
- Open: No dashes and no competing directory names (5 dashed, 0 competitor mentions)
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