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• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Digital Marketers Chicago - 2835 N Sheffield Ave #209, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Search Squad SEO Services & Web Design - 2700 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Operation Technology near the top of the shortlist.

Why it fits:

• Actually located in the Loop — 211 W. Wacker Dr. Operation Technology
• Offers website design/redesign plus SEO, content, and digital marketing, so SEO can be incorporated into the rebuild rather than bolted on afterward. Running Start Digital
• Has been operating since 2009, with dedicated strategy, design, SEO, content, and analytics capabilities. Running Start Digital
• Their positioning is particularly relevant if you want a credible, polished B2B/professional-services site rather than a generic local-business template.

Two other agencies I'd interview

• Digital Marketers Chicago — especially worth considering if SEO preservation during migration is your biggest concern. Their redesign process explicitly addresses retaining URL structures, identifying traffic-driving content, redirects, and internal linking.
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency — a larger integrated option with web design/development plus technical and on-page SEO, including Core Web Vitals and structured data. Their Chicago office is on Michigan Avenue.

I'd also look at The Loop Marketing: it has a particularly relevant track record in professional services, including a Chicago law-firm content-marketing project and website/SEO work for other professional organizations. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing

For your specific brief, I'd ask each agency for three things before choosing: a before/after professional-services redesign, an example of a redesign where they preserved organic traffic, and their proposed SEO migration plan (URLs, redirects, metadata, internal links, schema, sitemap, Search Console, and post-launch monitoring).

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm it is (law, consulting, accounting, architecture, financial services, etc.) and roughly how many employees/pages, I can narrow this to 2–3 agencies with the most relevant Chicago client experience.

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Walker Sands - 55 W Monroe St Ste 3925, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Sixth City Marketing - 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States

For a professional services firm in the Chicago Loop, I’d put Orbit Media Studios and Marcel Digital at the top of the shortlist, with a few other agencies worth considering.

• Orbit Media Studios — Best fit if the redesign itself is the priority. They specialize in website redesigns, SEO, content strategy, UX, analytics, and ongoing optimization, with a strong B2B orientation. Their process explicitly connects information architecture and content to search and lead generation. They’re Chicago-based, though not in the Loop.
• Marcel Digital — Worth a close look for a more technical/SEO-heavy engagement. They focus on B2B digital marketing and web development and specifically highlight technical SEO and site migrations—important if your existing site has meaningful organic traffic that needs to be protected during the redesign.
• Walker Sands — Good option for a larger B2B professional-services firm. Their Chicago Loop office and B2B specialization are particularly relevant, with SEO/GEO, content, brand, demand generation, and broader marketing capabilities. This may be more agency than you need for a straightforward website redesign.
• Operation Technology — Local Loop option. They're actually on Wacker Drive and offer web redesign, SEO, content, and digital marketing. Their positioning appears more geared toward smaller/midsize organizations.
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. — Consider if the site is large or technically complex. Their Loop office supports end-to-end redesign/replatforming, development, digital marketing, analytics, hosting, and security.

My shortlist

If I were sending out three RFPs, I'd probably choose Orbit Media, Marcel Digital, and Walker Sands because together they give you different approaches: redesign/content/SEO, technical SEO and migration, and broader B2B marketing.

For an SEO-sensitive redesign, I would make one requirement non-negotiable: the agency should produce a pre-launch SEO migration plan covering URL mapping/301s, existing ranking pages, metadata, internal links, XML sitemap, canonicals, structured data, analytics/Search Console, and post-launch monitoring. Agencies specifically advertise this kind of transition work, and it's much more important than simply asking whether they "do SEO." runningstart.digital rawcutcreative.com

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm you are (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how many pages the current site has, I can narrow this to 2–3 agencies with relevant client examples and likely project-size fit.

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Search Squad SEO Services & Web Design - 2700 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026, United States

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put The Loop Marketing at the top of the shortlist.

My top 3

1. Operation Technology — Best fit for a Loop-based firm

• Actually located on Wacker Drive in the Loop.
• Combines website redesign/development with SEO, content, analytics, and digital marketing.
• Their positioning suggests they can handle a redesign as a broader lead-generation project rather than treating SEO as an afterthought. Running Start Digital
• Why I'd interview them: good match if your firm wants a polished, corporate/professional look while preserving organic traffic.
• The Loop Marketing — Strongest evidence for professional-services SEO

• Their portfolio specifically includes professional-services clients, including a Chicago law firm and an engineering company.
• They describe combining website design with search-friendliness and have a documented case study where SEO/content work substantially increased organic traffic. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing
• theloopmarketing.com
• Why I'd interview them: particularly compelling if content strategy, thought leadership, and organic lead generation are important.
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — Best if positioning/brand is part of the redesign

• Downtown Chicago location on Michigan Avenue.
• Combines brand strategy, visual identity, web redesign, and SEO.
• Their work is oriented toward credibility-heavy professional services and clearer practice/service-page architecture.
• Why I'd interview them: useful if the current website feels dated and the firm's positioning needs to be sharpened.

One specialist worth adding

Running Start Digital looks particularly relevant on paper for a Loop professional-services redesign. Their Chicago/Loop offering explicitly discusses professional-services information architecture, practice-area/service pages, case studies, technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and SEO migration/301 redirects. Running Start Digital Running Start Digital

runningstart.digital

What I'd require in the RFP

Don't just ask, "Do you do SEO?" For a redesign, I'd specifically ask each agency to demonstrate:

• A pre-redesign SEO audit identifying pages/keywords/backlinks worth preserving.
• A URL-by-URL 301 redirect/migration plan.
• Proposed information architecture for practice/service pages, industries, attorneys/consultants, case studies, and thought leadership.
• How they will preserve or improve existing rankings during launch.
• Technical SEO: Core Web Vitals, crawlability, schema, canonicalization, XML sitemap, internal linking.
• A content strategy that targets high-intent B2B searches, rather than stuffing the site with generic "Chicago" pages.
• Search Console/GA4 tracking and a 90-day post-launch monitoring period.

My choice: I'd start conversations with Operation Technology, The Loop Marketing, and Running Start Digital. If brand repositioning is a major component, swap in Brand Vision for one of them.

• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, accounting, B2B services, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand that a redesign is not just a visual refresh—it needs information architecture, technical SEO migration, thought-leadership content, conversion paths, and credibility signals.

Here are several Chicago-based agencies worth shortlisting:

Best fits for an SEO-friendly professional services redesign

Americaneagle.com, Inc. — Strong enterprise/professional-services fit

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• Location: 200 W Jackson Blvd, Floor 22, Chicago (Loop)
• Good choice if your firm has a complex site, multiple service lines, integrations, compliance needs, or a large content library.
• Strengths: UX, custom development, digital strategy, ongoing support.
• Best for: larger firms, associations, financial/professional organizations, firms that need a durable platform.

Operation Technology — Local Loop-based agency with marketing + web capabilities

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• Location: 211 W Wacker Dr, 3rd Floor, Chicago (Loop)
• Offers website design/redesign and digital marketing services, with a downtown presence convenient for in-person collaboration.
• Best for: professional firms that want a nearby partner handling design, development, and marketing strategy.

The Loop Marketing Inc — Good small/mid-size professional services option

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• Location: 159 N Sangamon St, Suite 200, Chicago
• Their positioning emphasizes website design, UX, technology, and SEO as connected parts of a marketing system.
• Best for: boutique firms that need strategy plus content/marketing support.

Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency — Design + SEO combination

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-300-6746)

• Location: 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
• Focuses on web design, development, SEO, site speed/Core Web Vitals, structured data, and ongoing marketing.
• Best for: firms wanting a polished redesign with SEO built into the process.

NEXT! Digital Ad Agency — Convenient Loop location, broader marketing capabilities

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 872-213-5659)

• Location: 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago (Loop)
• Offers web design alongside SEO, advertising, content, and creative services.
• Best for: firms looking for one partner for website + ongoing demand generation.

A few questions I’d ask before hiring

For an SEO-sensitive redesign, ask each agency:

1. “How do you preserve rankings during a redesign?”

• Look for: URL mapping, redirect plans, crawl audits, metadata migration, Search Console monitoring.
• “Who owns the SEO strategy and content architecture?”

• Avoid projects where SEO is just a final checklist.
• “Can you show examples of professional services sites you redesigned?”

• Ideally: law, consulting, accounting, finance, healthcare, engineering, or B2B.
• “What happens in the first 90 days after launch?”

• Strong agencies plan post-launch monitoring, not just go-live.

If I were narrowing this for a Loop-based professional services firm, I’d probably start conversations with Americaneagle.com, Operation Technology, and The Loop Marketing for a more local/relationship-oriented shortlist, then compare against a more SEO-heavy shop like Alpha Efficiency.

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States
• Rankify - SEO & Website Design - 56 S Washington St, Hinsdale, IL 60521, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Operation Technology at the top of the shortlist. It’s actually located in the Loop at 211 W. Wacker Dr., and its offering spans custom web design/redesign, SEO, content, analytics, and digital marketing. Operation Technology

A few good alternatives:

• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — 30 N. Michigan Ave. Particularly interesting if the redesign needs to strengthen brand positioning and credibility as well as SEO. Its work covers branding, website redesign, SEO, and professional-services firms.
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company — 10 S. Riverside Plaza. More SEO-first: its process reportedly incorporates keyword research, intent mapping, SEO copywriting, technical development, and Search Console at launch.
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency — 875 N. Michigan Ave. A stronger candidate if the project has substantial technical requirements; it combines redesign, development, technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and ongoing marketing.
• The Loop Marketing — Worth considering for a more full-service marketing relationship. It explicitly combines website design with search-friendly development and advanced SEO, and cites work for a Chicago law firm and other professional/service organizations. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing

My pick

Operation Technology would be my first call if being physically in the Loop + redesign + SEO are the key criteria.

I’d specifically ask each agency to show you 2–3 professional-services redesigns where organic traffic/rankings were preserved or improved after launch. That's more revealing than a general portfolio: a redesign can look dramatically better while accidentally destroying URL equity, internal linking, indexed content, or existing rankings.

For comparison, Running Start Digital has unusually explicit documentation around Loop professional-services redesigns, including competitive SEO research, information architecture, Core Web Vitals, 301 redirects, metadata, and Search Console verification. runningstart.digital

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how large the site is, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare likely fit, strengths, and project cost tier.

• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States
• Search Squad SEO Services & Web Design - 2700 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026, United States
• Digital Marketers Chicago - 2835 N Sheffield Ave #209, Chicago, IL 60657, United States

For a Chicago-based professional services firm in the Loop, I’d put Solid Digital at the top of the shortlist. Solid Digital is at 100 N LaSalle St and focuses heavily on B2B website design/development, UX, and measurable digital growth. Its positioning makes it a particularly good fit if the redesign needs to feel sophisticated and credible while also supporting lead generation and SEO. Twelverays

My shortlist

• Solid Digital — Best overall fit. Downtown/Loop location, B2B orientation, strong web/UX capability, and experience with technically sophisticated sites. I'd interview them first for a larger professional-services redesign.
• Marcel Digital — Best if SEO/performance is especially important. They're a Chicago B2B digital agency combining web development with acquisition and digital performance work. Their downtown presence is also convenient for a Loop firm.
• Operation Technology — Strong boutique/local option. They're actually in the Loop at 211 W Wacker and offer web redesign, SEO, content and digital marketing under one roof.
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — Best if positioning/brand needs a refresh too. Their work combines brand strategy, website redesign and SEO, which can be useful if the current site feels dated both visually and strategically.
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency — SEO-forward alternative. Chicago-based with web design/development plus SEO and analytics; worth considering if organic search is the primary KPI rather than a broader brand transformation.

One agency I would specifically ask for a proposal from is Solid Digital, because the combination of professional-services/B2B sophistication + redesign capability + SEO/growth orientation + Loop proximity is unusually aligned with your brief.

What I'd require in the RFP

Don't let agencies treat SEO as something that happens after the redesign. Require them to show exactly how they'll handle:

• Crawl/indexation audit before design begins
• Existing rankings, backlinks and organic-traffic analysis
• URL mapping and 301 redirect plan
• Preservation/improvement of high-performing service/practice-area pages
• New information architecture based on search intent
• Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals and structured data
• SEO-friendly CMS implementation
• Content migration and on-page optimization
• Google Search Console/GA4 validation after launch
• 30/60/90-day post-launch monitoring

That's important because a redesign can easily destroy accumulated search equity if URLs, content architecture and internal linking are changed without a migration strategy. Agencies explicitly advertising this kind of transition planning include Rawcut Creative and Digital Marketers Chicago. rawcutcreative.com

My ranking for your particular brief: Solid Digital → Marcel Digital → Operation Technology → Brand Vision → SEO Design Chicago.

If you tell me the type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how large the site is, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare likely project fit/budget.

• 97 Switch - 1 E Wacker Dr #2550, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist these three:

1. 97 Switch — best overall fit. They’re actually in the Loop at 1 E. Wacker, and their work specifically includes SEO-preserving redesigns/migrations, 301 redirects, technical SEO, structured data, accessibility, and performance optimization. That combination is exactly what you want if organic rankings matter during a redesign.
2. Operation Technology — strong local option. Their office is at 211 W. Wacker, and they combine website redesign/development with SEO, content, analytics, and digital marketing. They also have an established Chicago presence dating back to 2009.
3. Americaneagle.com, Inc. — best for a larger/more complex firm. Their Loop office is at 200 W. Jackson Blvd. They have considerably more enterprise-level capabilities across web development, SEO, analytics, integrations, and ongoing optimization, so I'd consider them if the firm has a large site, multiple practices, or complicated CMS/integration requirements.

My pick: 97 Switch

The SEO migration experience is the differentiator I'd prioritize. A pretty redesign is relatively easy; redesigning without sacrificing years of organic visibility is the harder part. 97 Switch explicitly describes WordPress-to-Webflow migrations with content/CMS migration and SEO-preserving 301 redirects, plus technical SEO and performance work.

I'd ask each agency for 2–3 examples of professional-services redesigns where they can show pre/post organic traffic or rankings, rather than just visual portfolio pieces.

If you tell me the type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, architecture, financial services, etc.) and roughly 10–50 vs. 50–500 employees, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies and likely price tier.

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States

If the firm is in the Loop and needs a redesign without sacrificing organic visibility, I’d shortlist these three:

1. Operation Technology — strongest fit overall

• Actually located in the Loop at 211 W Wacker Dr.
• Combines web design/redesign, SEO, content and digital marketing rather than treating SEO as an afterthought.
• Established Chicago agency with an experienced team and a professional-services-friendly positioning.
• Why I’d call them first: the combination of proximity, redesign capability, and SEO expertise is unusually well aligned with your brief.
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — best for brand + website

• Downtown at 30 N Michigan Ave.
• Particularly interesting if the redesign needs to elevate the firm's positioning/brand as well as improve search performance.
• Their work spans branding, website redesign/development and SEO, with professional-services examples. Agency Partner
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — best if SEO is the priority

• Has a Chicago office at 355 N Laflin St.
• More SEO-led than brand-led, with web design, technical SEO, content and link-building capabilities.
• Worth considering if the primary KPI is organic leads/rankings rather than a major brand transformation.

One more I'd interview

Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency is worth a look for a more substantial redesign. They combine design/development with technical SEO, Core Web Vitals and structured data, and appear positioned toward larger engagements.

My pick

Start with Operation Technology, then compare them against Brand Vision. For a professional-services firm, I'd specifically ask each agency to show:

• A redesign where they preserved or increased organic traffic
• Their pre-launch process for mapping existing URLs, rankings and backlinks
• How they handle 301 redirects and changed URLs
• Whether SEO owns the information architecture before visual design begins
• Examples of professional-services sites with complex practice/service pages
• How they'll measure leads—not just traffic—after launch

The big thing I'd avoid is an agency that presents "SEO-friendly" as simply adding meta titles after the design is finished. A good redesign should make information architecture, content, technical SEO, conversion paths and design decisions together from day one.

Start with Operation Technology, then compare them against Brand Vision. For a professional-services firm, I'd specifically ask each agency to show:

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States

For a professional-services firm in Chicago’s Loop, I’d put The Loop Marketing at the top of the shortlist.

My top picks

• Operation Technology — Best overall fit if you want a genuinely Loop-based agency. They’re at 211 W. Wacker, have been doing web/digital work since 2009, and cover web redesign, SEO, content, and analytics under one roof. Running Start Digital
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — Best if positioning/brand credibility is a major part of the redesign. They specifically work with professional-services firms and combine branding, web redesign, and SEO.
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency — Best for a more technical SEO/performance-oriented engagement. Their offering combines redesign, development, technical/on-page SEO, structured data, and Core Web Vitals.
• The Loop Marketing — Worth putting on the RFP list because they have unusually relevant evidence: their case-study portfolio includes professional services, law, healthcare, and website redesigns, and they describe SEO as part of the web-design process rather than an afterthought. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing

What I'd ask them

For your particular project, I wouldn't simply ask, “Can you redesign our website and do SEO?” I'd ask for a redesign + SEO migration plan covering:

• preservation of existing rankings, backlinks, and high-value URLs
• keyword/intent research before information architecture is finalized
• service/practice-area page strategy
• 301 redirect mapping
• metadata, schema, internal linking, and crawlability
• Core Web Vitals/page speed
• Google Search Console monitoring before and after launch
• content gaps and whether they provide professional-services copywriting
• 60–90 day post-launch SEO monitoring

That's important because a visually excellent redesign can temporarily tank organic traffic if the agency changes URLs, page hierarchy, or content without treating SEO as a migration project. One Chicago agency I found, Running Start Digital, explicitly describes this approach for Loop professional-services firms, including competitive research, information architecture, redirects, structured data, and post-launch monitoring. Running Start Digital Running Start Digital

If I were choosing three to interview: Operation Technology, The Loop Marketing, and Alpha Efficiency. For a law/accounting/consulting/financial-services firm, I'd make the agencies show 2–3 comparable redesigns and the SEO results before signing anything.

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, accounting, healthcare, B2B, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand authority-building content, technical SEO during migrations, conversion-focused service pages, and executive-level brand presentation—not just “make it look nicer.”

A few Chicago-area firms worth shortlisting:

Best overall fit: Orbit Media Studios

orbitmedia.com

• Strong match for professional services because they combine website strategy, UX, content, development, and SEO rather than treating SEO as an afterthought. Orbit Media Studios
• Known for redesign projects where preserving and improving organic visibility is a key consideration. Clutch Clutch
• Good choice if your firm needs: - Thought-leadership content structure
• Practice/service page strategy
• CMS improvements
• SEO migration planning
• A polished “credibility” website

Best for: established firms that view the website as a business-development asset.

Strong Loop/downtown option: Operation Technology

• Located in the Loop and focused on web design, development, and digital marketing.
• A practical option if you want a local partner who can handle redesign plus ongoing marketing support.
• Worth asking specifically about: - SEO migration checklists
• Redirect mapping
• Existing rankings preservation
• Analytics/Search Console setup

Best for: firms that value proximity and ongoing support.

SEO + redesign specialist: Alpha Efficiency

• Offers web design, development, and SEO together, including technical SEO considerations.
• Could be a fit if the project includes broader digital marketing needs beyond the website.

Best for: firms wanting one vendor for website, SEO, and campaigns.

Good boutique option: Brand Vision Marketing

• More brand-forward, with website redesign, positioning, and SEO services.
• Useful if the current site feels dated and the firm needs a clearer market position, not just technical improvements.

Best for: professional firms undergoing a rebrand or repositioning.

If SEO is the primary driver: Digital Third Coast

digitalthirdcoast.com

• A Chicago SEO-focused agency with experience in technical audits, content strategy, and search growth. Built In Chicago
• I’d consider them especially if you already have a decent-looking website but poor organic visibility.

Best for: firms where lead generation from Google is the main objective.

My shortlist for a Loop professional services firm

1. Orbit Media Studios — strongest all-around redesign + SEO fit
2. Operation Technology — convenient downtown/local relationship
3. Alpha Efficiency — integrated SEO + web + marketing
4. Brand Vision Marketing — stronger branding/positioning angle
5. Digital Third Coast — SEO-heavy engagement

When interviewing agencies, I’d ask each one:

• “Can you show a professional services redesign where organic traffic increased after launch?”
• “What is your process for protecting existing rankings during a redesign?”
• “Who writes the service/practice-area content—the client, strategist, or copywriter?”
• “Will we own the CMS, analytics accounts, and SEO assets?”

Those questions usually separate true SEO-friendly redesign teams from firms that simply build attractive sites.

When interviewing agencies, I’d ask each one:

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, accounting, healthcare, B2B, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that can handle SEO migration strategy + content architecture + a credibility-focused redesign, not just a visual refresh. A few Chicago options worth shortlisting:

Best fits for an SEO-friendly redesign

Operation Technology — Best if you want a true Loop-based partner

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:(773) 789-8636)

• Located in the Loop and focused on web design, development, and digital marketing.
• Good fit for firms that need a polished corporate/professional-services presence rather than a consumer marketing site.
• Ask specifically about: - SEO migration plan (redirects, metadata preservation, rankings monitoring)
• service/practice-area page strategy
• technical SEO and Core Web Vitals

The Loop Marketing Inc — Best for strategy + content

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-569-9449)

• A Chicago agency with a West Loop presence that combines website design, UX, SEO, content, and broader marketing services.
• Potentially a strong match if your redesign needs messaging work (positioning, thought leadership, case studies, insights/blog strategy).

Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency — Best for integrated SEO + web + analytics

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-300-6746)

• Offers web design/development plus SEO-related services such as technical optimization, structured data, and performance work.
• Better fit if you want one vendor handling redesign, tracking, and ongoing acquisition.

Chicago Website Design SEO Company — Best if lead generation is the main goal

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-448-8310)

• Downtown Chicago firm focused on SEO-oriented website builds and redesigns.
• Their positioning is more lead-generation/local SEO oriented, so I’d evaluate whether their design style matches a higher-end professional-services brand.

Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — Best for a brand-led redesign

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-741-0303)

• Near the Loop and focused on branding, web design, and marketing strategy.
• Consider this if the current site feels outdated because the firm’s positioning and messaging have evolved, not just because the technology is old.

My shortlist for a Loop professional-services firm

I’d probably start conversations with:

1. Operation Technology — if proximity and professional-services familiarity matter most.
2. The Loop Marketing — if content strategy and authority-building matter most.
3. Alpha Efficiency — if you want a more comprehensive SEO/analytics partner.

Questions I’d ask before signing

• “Can you show examples where you redesigned an existing site without losing organic traffic?”
• “Will you do a pre-launch SEO audit and redirect map?”
• “Who writes the service/practice-area copy?”
• “How do you structure pages for high-intent searches?”
• “What SEO reporting do we get 90 days after launch?”

For a Loop-based professional services firm, I’d avoid agencies that lead with “beautiful websites” but cannot explain URL migration, search intent, technical SEO, and content hierarchy. Those are the pieces that determine whether the redesign actually grows visibility.

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Sixth City Marketing - 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Focus Web Design Company - 17 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Operation Technology at the top of the shortlist.

• Operation Technology — Best overall fit. They’re actually located in the Loop on Wacker Drive and combine website redesign/development with SEO, content, and digital marketing. Their positioning around custom, conversion-oriented sites makes them a good candidate if you want the redesign to improve both credibility and organic acquisition. Running Start Digital
• The Loop Marketing Inc — Strong choice for a smaller/midsize firm. They explicitly combine web design, SEO, content, and strategy, and their portfolio includes professional-services work, including a Chicago law firm. They also have a documented website-redesign case study. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing
• Sixth City Marketing — Best if SEO performance is the priority. Their offering combines SEO, CRO, and web design/development, so they’re worth considering if you want the redesign tied closely to lead generation and measurable organic growth.
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — Best for brand-heavy professional services. They’re downtown near Michigan Avenue and combine branding, website design, and SEO, which could be useful if the existing site needs a substantial positioning/visual upgrade as well as an SEO migration.
• Running Start Digital — Worth a look specifically for its Loop-focused redesign methodology. Its published process explicitly addresses information architecture for professional-services firms, competitive SEO analysis, Core Web Vitals, redirects, metadata, and Search Console during migration. Running Start Digital

My recommendation

I'd interview Operation Technology, The Loop Marketing, and Sixth City and give all three the same brief. For your project, I would not select an agency based primarily on how attractive its portfolio looks. Ask each one to demonstrate how they will:

1. Inventory current organic traffic, rankings, backlinks, and high-value URLs before redesigning.
2. Preserve or improve rankings through URL/content changes and 301 redirects.
3. Rebuild the information architecture around your firm's services/practice areas and target clients.
4. Handle technical SEO, schema, internal linking, Core Web Vitals, and crawlability.
5. Establish measurable pre/post-launch KPIs—not just traffic, but qualified organic leads.

One particularly good sign: Running Start explicitly treats SEO migration as a primary redesign constraint rather than an afterthought. Running Start Digital

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm this is (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how many employees/pages the site has, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies, likely budget level, and fit.

• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States

For a Chicago Loop professional services firm (law, consulting, finance, accounting, architecture, B2B advisory, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand that a redesign is not just a visual refresh: it needs information architecture, practice/service pages, technical SEO migration, thought-leadership content structure, and lead conversion.

A few Chicago-area agencies worth shortlisting:

Operation Technology

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:(773) 789-8636)

Best fit: firms that want a downtown-local partner with web + marketing capabilities

• Located in the Loop and focused on web design, development, and digital marketing.
• Their services include redesigns, SEO, content, analytics, and conversion-oriented website work.
• Good candidate if you want an agency that can sit with stakeholders in the Loop and handle the full website lifecycle.

The Loop Marketing Inc

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-569-9449)

Best fit: smaller professional firms looking for hands-on service

• Chicago-based agency with a Loop-area presence and a focus on website design plus SEO considerations.
• They emphasize custom WordPress builds, UX, technology, and SEO as part of the web process.
• A reasonable option for firms that want a collaborative boutique relationship rather than a large agency engagement.

Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-741-0303)

Best fit: firms whose redesign is also a brand repositioning project

• Their Chicago office is near the Loop and they combine branding, website design, and SEO services.
• Worth considering if the current site feels outdated in terms of messaging, positioning, or credibility—not just design.

RedShark SEO

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 773-232-1746)

Best fit: SEO-first redesigns

• Chicago-based SEO and web design agency with a strong SEO orientation.
• Better fit if organic growth is the primary driver and the redesign needs to be tightly tied to search strategy.

Chicago Website Design SEO Company

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-448-8310)

Best fit: lead-generation-focused redesigns

• Their listed process emphasizes SEO-first planning, keyword research, website structure, and launch optimization.
• Could fit smaller-to-mid-sized professional practices focused on inbound inquiries.

NEXT! Digital Ad Agency

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 872-213-5659)

Best fit: firms wanting a redesign built around professional-services buyer journeys

• Their Loop-focused redesign approach highlights competitive analysis, service/practice-area architecture, SEO migration, redirects, structured data, and performance optimization. Running Start Digital
• Their positioning is particularly aligned with firms where prospects research expertise before contacting the firm. Running Start Digital

My shortlist for a Loop professional services firm

I’d probably start conversations with:

1. Running Start Digital — strongest match if SEO preservation and professional-services information architecture are the priority. Running Start Digital Running Start Digital
2. Operation Technology — strongest local Loop presence with broad capabilities.
3. The Loop Marketing — strongest boutique option for a collaborative engagement.
4. Brand Vision Marketing — strongest if the redesign includes brand/message refinement.

When interviewing them, I’d ask specifically:

• “How do you preserve rankings during a redesign?”
• “Can you show examples where organic traffic increased after launch?”
• “Who handles SEO strategy—the designer, developer, or a dedicated SEO specialist?”
• “How do you structure service/practice pages for high-intent B2B searches?”
• “What is your redirect, schema, Core Web Vitals, and analytics migration process?”

Those answers will separate a true SEO-friendly redesign partner from a firm that mainly builds attractive websites.

• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EM Search Consulting, LLC. - 330 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• NEWMEDIA.COM - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist these three:

1. Marcel Digital — best overall fit

• Chicago-based, with an office at 20 N Wacker Dr.
• Strong B2B/enterprise orientation and integrated SEO, web development, CRO, and analytics.
• Their web process includes data collection, UX, information architecture, wireframes, and design—not just a visual refresh.
• Why I’d start here: professional-services sites need to balance sophisticated positioning with organic search, lead generation, and measurable outcomes.
• Operation Technology — best if you want a genuinely Loop-based boutique

• Located at 211 W Wacker Dr, right in the Loop.
• Offers custom redesigns plus SEO, content, analytics and digital marketing, with an established Chicago presence dating to 2009.
• Why consider them: potentially a more hands-on agency relationship than a larger digital shop.
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company — best SEO-first option

• At 10 S Riverside Plaza, and specifically positions its redesign process around keyword research, intent mapping, SEO copywriting, development, QA and Search Console.
• Appears geared toward small/midsize professional practices and lead generation.
• Why consider them: particularly appropriate if preserving/improving Google rankings is the primary constraint on the redesign.

One more worth interviewing

The Loop Marketing is particularly interesting because it publicly documents both professional-services work and redesign + SEO results. Its portfolio includes a Chicago law firm, professional-services clients, and a redesign/SEO project that reportedly tripled organic traffic. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing

theloopmarketing.com

My recommendation

I'd invite Marcel Digital, Operation Technology, and The Loop Marketing to pitch. For an SEO-sensitive redesign, don't evaluate them primarily on visual portfolios. Ask each agency to show you their redesign migration methodology: how they'll inventory existing URLs/rankings, preserve backlinks and internal-link equity, handle redirects, migrate metadata/schema, benchmark Core Web Vitals, and monitor organic traffic/rankings for 90 days after launch.

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how many employees/pages, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 and compare their relevant case studies, likely budget level, and fit.

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Walker Sands - 55 W Monroe St Ste 3925, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• Straight North - 200 N Green St Fl 3, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• EM Search Consulting, LLC. - 330 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• NEWMEDIA.COM - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a Chicago-based professional services firm in the Loop, my first call would be Orbit Media Studios.

Why Orbit is the strongest fit

• Chicago-based and established: Orbit is headquartered in Chicago and has been doing web work for more than 20 years. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios
• Redesign + SEO are integrated: Their redesign process explicitly includes keyword research, preservation of rankings, URL/redirect strategy, technical SEO, content, and post-launch measurement—not simply handing the finished site to an SEO vendor. Orbit Media Studios
• Professional/B2B services experience: Orbit specifically markets to professional services firms and B2B organizations, with services spanning web design, SEO, conversion optimization, analytics, and content. Orbit Media Studios
• Good fit for a high-consideration sale: Their approach emphasizes information architecture, conversion-oriented copy, credentials/proof, and clear user journeys—important when prospective clients are evaluating a law firm, consultancy, financial-services firm, etc. Orbit Media Studios
• Strong SEO-migration discipline: They explicitly describe a “do no harm” approach, preserving relevance on high-performing pages and documenting URL/redirect strategy. That's exactly what I'd want during a professional-services redesign. Orbit Media Studios

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Two alternatives worth putting on the shortlist

• Walker Sands — particularly interesting if your firm is B2B and fairly sophisticated from a marketing/brand standpoint. They're actually in the Loop at 55 W. Monroe and combine B2B strategy, creative, SEO/GEO, content, demand generation, and RevOps. I'd consider them if the redesign is part of a broader repositioning rather than primarily a website/SEO project.
• Straight North — located at 200 N. Green in the West Loop and has a long track record combining web design with SEO, conversion optimization, and lead generation. Their Chicago web-design practice specifically says SEO and UX are incorporated into the sites they build. Straight North

My ranking for your use case

1. Orbit Media — best overall for an SEO-sensitive professional-services redesign.
2. Walker Sands — best if brand repositioning + B2B demand generation are major parts of the project.
3. Straight North — best if measurable lead generation/SEO is the dominant objective.

One important distinction: being located in the Loop isn't necessarily important for execution, so I wouldn't restrict the search to Loop addresses. I'd prioritize an agency that can demonstrate before/after organic traffic, rankings, and qualified-lead results from actual redesigns, and that will give you a written SEO migration plan before development begins.

If you tell me what kind of professional-services firm you are (law, accounting, consulting, financial, architecture, etc.) and roughly how many pages the current site has, I can narrow this to 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies, likely budget tier, and fit.

• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• 222 Digital Marketing Agency Chicago - 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Rankify - SEO & Website Design - 56 S Washington St, Hinsdale, IL 60521, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist these:

• Marcel Digital — my top pick. Their Chicago office is at 445 W Erie St, and they combine SEO, web development, CRO, analytics, and B2B/enterprise marketing. Their redesign process includes data collection, UX, information architecture, wireframes, design, and a structured roadmap—exactly the kind of process I’d want for an SEO-sensitive professional-services redesign.
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — best if you want a firm actually located in the Loop. They’re at 332 S Michigan Ave and combine web design with SEO and digital marketing. Their review evidence also points to redesigns producing improved traffic and lead quality.
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — strong branding + professional-services option. They’re at 30 N Michigan Ave and specifically work across brand strategy, website redesign, SEO, and professional-services sites. I’d consider them if the redesign needs to substantially elevate the firm's positioning as well as preserve organic traffic.
• The Loop Marketing Inc — good smaller-agency alternative. Based at 159 N Sangamon St, they explicitly serve professional-service organizations and offer WordPress redesigns plus advanced/local SEO.
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company — worth considering for a more SEO-first engagement. Their stated process starts with keyword research/intent mapping and carries through SEO copywriting, development, launch QA, and Search Console submission.

What I'd ask in the first call

For your situation, I wouldn't hire an agency based simply on "SEO-friendly web design." Ask them to show you one professional-services redesign where they preserved or improved organic traffic after launch and specifically ask:

1. How will you inventory existing rankings, backlinks, traffic, and high-value URLs before redesigning?
2. Who owns the 301 redirect map and URL-change decisions?
3. Will SEO inform the new information architecture before design begins?
4. How will you preserve title tags, metadata, internal links, schema, and indexed content?
5. What happens if organic traffic drops 30 days after launch?
6. Can you provide before/after Search Console and GA4 data from a comparable project?

If it were my project, I'd start with Marcel Digital and Comrade, then use Brand Vision as the third proposal if brand repositioning is a major part of the brief. Marcel is particularly compelling if your firm is B2B/professional-services rather than primarily local-search driven.

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, architecture, financial services, etc.) and roughly the size/budget of the redesign, I can narrow this to 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies.

• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Marcel Digital - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1285, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Ice Nine Online - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• NEWMEDIA.COM - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• RSXigital | B2B Lead Generation & Performance Marketing Agency in Chicago, USA - 71 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

For a Chicago-based professional services firm in the Loop, I’d put Orbit Media Studios at the top of the shortlist.

My shortlist

• Alpha Digital Marketing — best overall fit.

They’re particularly strong when the project is a redesign + SEO migration, rather than simply making an existing site look better. Clutch currently lists Orbit among Chicago’s leading SEO website-migration firms, with web design, development, SEO, technical SEO, content development and migration experience. Clutch
Why I’d choose them: mature process, strong information architecture/content strategy, and relatively low risk of sacrificing existing organic visibility during the redesign.

• Marcel Digital — best if you're a sophisticated B2B/professional-services organization.

Their Loop office is at 20 N. Wacker, and their offering combines SEO, web development, CRO and analytics. They specifically describe SEO support for website migrations/replatforming and B2B/enterprise web work. Twelverays
Why I’d choose them: particularly compelling if your site needs sophisticated analytics, integrations or a more enterprise-oriented CMS.

• Solid Digital — best for B2B positioning + redesign.

Their Chicago office is at 100 N. LaSalle, and their positioning is centered on B2B organizations. Their services include website redesign, UX/UI, branding and marketing.
Why I’d choose them: good option if the redesign has a substantial brand positioning/messaging component alongside SEO.

• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — best if being physically in the Loop matters.

They're actually at 332 S. Michigan Ave and combine web design with SEO and digital marketing. Their reviews include clients reporting improvements following redesign/SEO work.
Why I’d choose them: convenient local relationship and a more full-service marketing approach.

What I'd ask in the pitch

For a professional-services redesign, I wouldn't accept a generic "SEO-friendly website" promise. Ask each agency to show you:

1. A before/after redesign where organic traffic and rankings were preserved or improved.
2. Their SEO migration plan — URL mapping, 301 redirects, canonicals, metadata, internal links, XML sitemap, structured data and Search Console monitoring.
3. How they determine the new information architecture and service/practice-area pages.
4. Whether SEO strategy happens before design, rather than being added after the mockups are approved.
5. Who owns the content, analytics, code, domain and CMS after launch.
6. A 30/60/90-day post-launch monitoring plan.

My ranking for your specific brief: Orbit Media → Marcel Digital → Solid Digital → Comrade.

If you tell me roughly what kind of professional-services firm it is (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and the approximate website budget, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 and compare their relevant case studies, pricing signals and likely fit.

• Marcel Digital - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1285, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EM Search Consulting, LLC. - 330 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Ice Nine Online - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States

For a professional-services firm in Chicago’s Loop, I’d put Marcel Digital at the top of the shortlist.

• Why it fits: Its Chicago office is at 20 N. Wacker Drive, and its capabilities span SEO, web development, CRO, analytics, and paid media—so SEO can be built into the redesign rather than bolted on afterward. It also has experience with B2B/enterprise websites and professional-services-type organizations.
• Best alternative: Solid Digital, at 100 N. LaSalle St. Its process explicitly includes sitemap/IA, UX/UI, SEO considerations, redesign/build, and ongoing SEO. That makes it particularly compelling if the project is a substantial brand + website transformation.
• More budget-conscious/local option: The Loop Marketing Inc in the West Loop. It specifically serves professional-services organizations and has published examples involving law firms, insurance, healthcare, and website redesign + SEO. The Loop Marketing

My recommendation

Start with Marcel Digital and Solid Digital. For a Loop professional-services firm, I'd favor the agency that can demonstrate a before/after SEO migration—not merely attractive redesigns.

In the pitch, ask each agency to explain exactly how they will protect existing organic equity: URL mapping, redirects, metadata, internal linking, content migration, structured data, Core Web Vitals, staging/crawl controls, and post-launch Search Console monitoring. Those are the areas where a redesign can accidentally destroy rankings.

If you tell me roughly what type of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and the approximate site size/budget, I can narrow this to 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies.

• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Sixth City Marketing - 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• 10com Web Development - 205 N Michigan Ave Suit 810, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• dNOVO Group | Law Firm Marketing Agency - 545 N McClurg Ct Ste 1808, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, accounting, architecture, finance, healthcare, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand that a redesign is not just a visual refresh—it needs information architecture, content strategy, technical SEO, redirects, and lead conversion.

A few Chicago-area agencies worth shortlisting:

Strong fits for professional services + SEO-focused redesigns

Marcel Digital

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Best for: Established firms that need a sophisticated, analytics-driven redesign

• Chicago-based agency with a strong SEO, CRO, analytics, and web development focus.
• Good fit if your website needs to support complex services, multiple practice areas, thought leadership content, or measurable lead generation.
• Ask about: SEO migration planning, content hierarchy, GA4/Search Console setup, and post-launch optimization.

Sixth City Marketing

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-872-7726)

Best for: Firms wanting SEO + website + conversion optimization under one roof

• Chicago agency offering SEO, PPC, CRO, and web design/development services.
• Their CRO orientation is useful for professional services sites where the goal is usually qualified inquiries rather than ecommerce transactions.

The Loop Marketing Inc

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-569-9449)

Best for: A nearby, hands-on partner familiar with professional service organizations

• Located in Chicago’s West Loop area and works across web design, SEO, and digital marketing.
• Potentially a good fit if you prefer a smaller agency relationship and frequent collaboration.

Operation Technology

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Best for: A practical redesign with SEO and lead generation goals

• Chicago-based agency near the Loop offering website design/redesign and SEO-focused services.
• Worth considering for firms that need modernization without a large enterprise-agency process.

Also worth considering

• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — stronger if positioning, brand refinement, and a credibility-focused redesign are priorities alongside SEO.
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency — Loop-based option if you want a broader marketing partner beyond the website.
• 10com Web Development — Loop-based web design/development agency with SEO and marketing capabilities.

What I’d ask each agency before hiring

For a professional services redesign, I’d specifically ask:

1. “How do you preserve rankings during a redesign?”

Look for answers involving URL mapping, 301 redirects, metadata preservation, crawl testing, and Search Console monitoring.

2. “Who owns SEO strategy—the designer, developer, or SEO specialist?”

You want SEO involved before wireframes and copy are finalized.

3. “Can you show redesign case studies where organic traffic or qualified leads improved?”
4. “How do you structure service pages?”

A good agency should discuss practice-area pages, intent targeting, internal linking, expertise signals, and content depth.

If I were narrowing this to three initial conversations for a Loop-based professional services firm, I’d start with Marcel Digital, Sixth City Marketing, and The Loop Marketing based on the combination of SEO maturity, web capability, and fit for credibility-driven businesses.

• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• NEWMEDIA.COM - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Lizardo Agency - 6455 S Normandy Ave Apt 2S, Chicago, IL 60638, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist agencies that can handle the redesign and the SEO migration as one project—not just make the site prettier.

My top picks

1. Marcel Digital — strongest overall fit

• Chicago-based B2B/enterprise digital agency with in-house SEO, web development, CRO, and analytics.
• Their web process explicitly includes data collection, UX, information architecture, wireframes, design, and measurement.
• They list a Chicago office at 20 N. Wacker Dr., so they're particularly convenient for a Loop firm.
• Best for: a larger professional-services firm where organic traffic, lead quality, analytics, and stakeholder management matter.
• The Loop Marketing Inc — best smaller-firm option

• Chicago-based and explicitly serves professional-service organizations.
• Their web-design offering combines UX, technology, and SEO, and their portfolio includes professional-services work, including a Chicago law firm. The Loop Marketing The Loop Marketing
• Best for: a mid-sized firm wanting a more hands-on agency relationship without going to a large digital consultancy.
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — best if lead generation is central

• Based directly at 332 S. Michigan Ave., in the Loop.
• Offers web design alongside SEO/digital marketing, with evidence of clients seeing improved traffic and lead quality after redesign/marketing work.
• Best for: firms that want the redesign tied tightly to inquiries, conversion optimization, and acquisition.
• Operation Technology — worth a serious look for a polished SMB/midsize redesign

• Located at 211 W. Wacker Dr.
• Their focus is specifically website design/redesign, SEO, and lead generation, with dedicated senior roles across design, WordPress development, SEO, and content.
• Best for: a professional-services website that needs modernization without an enormous enterprise engagement.

One I'd put at the top of the RFP

Marcel Digital would be my first call if your firm has meaningful existing organic rankings. The combination of B2B orientation + SEO + information architecture + development + analytics is exactly what I'd want during a redesign, where preserving existing search equity is as important as the new design.

For the RFP, I'd specifically require each agency to explain how it will handle:

• URL-by-URL SEO inventory before redesign
• preservation of high-ranking pages and backlinks
• 301 redirect mapping
• new information architecture for services/practice areas
• metadata, schema, internal linking, and Core Web Vitals
• content gaps and whether they provide copywriting
• staging-site SEO controls
• pre/post-launch Search Console monitoring
• organic traffic and rankings for 90–180 days after launch

That last point is important: a redesign can look fantastic and still destroy years of SEO equity if the migration isn't managed carefully. One Chicago agency explicitly describes SEO migration—including redirects, metadata, Search Console verification, and performance—as part of its redesign process. Running Start Digital

If you tell me roughly how many employees/pages the firm has and whether you're a law, accounting, consulting, financial-services, architecture, or another professional-services firm, I can narrow this to the best 3 agencies and compare likely fit, pricing tier, portfolio relevance, and location.

• Marcel Digital - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1285, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Ice Nine Online - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• NEWMEDIA.COM - 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• RSXigital | B2B Lead Generation & Performance Marketing Agency in Chicago, USA - 71 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Marcel Digital at the top of the shortlist.

My top 3

1. Marcel Digital — Best overall fit

• Located at 20 N Wacker Dr, so they’re genuinely downtown/Loop-adjacent.
• Strong combination of B2B website development, technical SEO, analytics/CRO, and SEO support for migrations/replatforming—exactly the disciplines I’d want involved in a redesign where preserving organic visibility matters.
• Particularly attractive if your firm has a substantial existing site, multiple service lines, or a sophisticated CMS.
• Solid Digital — Best for a polished B2B/professional-services brand

• At 100 N LaSalle St, right in the Loop.
• Positions itself around B2B website redesigns, UX/UI, branding, and marketing, with SEO and conversion considerations built into the work.
• I'd favor them if the redesign needs to substantially elevate the firm's positioning and visual credibility, not just improve SEO.
• Ice Nine Online — Best smaller/founder-led option

• Based at 444 W Lake St and specifically focused on B2B companies.
• Their capabilities include WordPress corporate websites, SEO-led growth, and website upgrades/redesigns.
• Worth considering if you want a more hands-on agency relationship rather than a larger multidisciplinary shop.

One I'd interview specifically because you're in the Loop

Comrade Digital Marketing Agency is actually headquartered at 332 S Michigan Ave, right in the Loop. Its work spans web design, SEO, and digital marketing, and its local reviews include reports of improved traffic and lead quality following redesign/SEO engagements.

What I'd ask in the pitch

Don't let the agencies treat this as a conventional "new website" project. Ask each one to show you a redesign SEO-transition plan covering:

• URL-by-URL redirect mapping and preservation of existing rankings
• Existing organic traffic/keyword analysis before design begins
• Information architecture and service-page keyword strategy
• Preservation/improvement of internal linking
• Metadata, schema, canonicals, XML sitemap and crawlability
• Page-speed/Core Web Vitals requirements
• Content migration and identification of pages that shouldn't be deleted
• Staging-site SEO controls
• Launch-day QA and post-launch monitoring in Google Search Console
• Specific KPIs for the first 3–6 months after launch

My pick: I'd invite Marcel Digital, Solid Digital, and Ice Nine Online to pitch, with Marcel as the first call. For a professional-services firm, the combination of B2B experience and migration/technical-SEO capability is more important to me than simply finding an agency that advertises "SEO web design."

If you tell me what kind of professional-services firm (law, consulting, accounting, architecture, financial services, etc.) and roughly how many pages/what CMS you're on, I can narrow this to the 2–3 strongest fits and compare their relevant case studies.

• Marcel Digital - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1285, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• The Loop Marketing Inc - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Sixth City Marketing - 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Operation Technology - 211 W Wacker Dr 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• dNOVO Group | Law Firm Marketing Agency - 545 N McClurg Ct Ste 1808, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, accounting, architecture, healthcare, B2B services, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand credibility-driven design, content architecture, technical SEO, and lead conversion rather than just “pretty websites.”

A few Chicago-area candidates worth vetting:

My shortlist for a Loop-based professional services firm would be:

1. Marcel Digital — best if you have a larger site, multiple practice/service pages, analytics requirements, or a serious organic growth goal.
2. The Loop Marketing Inc — best if you want a local partner familiar with professional services and ongoing SEO.
3. SEO Design Chicago — best if the main challenge is a technically risky redesign where preserving rankings matters. SEO Design Chicago

When interviewing them, I’d ask:

• “Can you show a redesign where organic traffic was preserved or increased after launch?”
• “How do you handle URL mapping, redirects, metadata, schema, and content migration?”
• “Who writes the SEO content—your team, ours, or a specialist?”
• “What KPIs will you own after launch: rankings, qualified leads, conversions, or just traffic?”

For a professional services firm, I’d be cautious with agencies that focus mostly on local SEO packages or small-business brochure sites; a redesign can accidentally erase years of search equity if the information architecture and migration plan are weak. SEO Design Chicago

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Walker Sands - 55 W Monroe St Ste 3925, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EM Search Consulting, LLC. - 330 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Idea Marketing Group - 46 Saravanos Dr, Ste F, Yorkville, IL 60560
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• 97 Switch - 1 E Wacker Dr #2550, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• NEXT! Digital Ad Agency - 55 W Monroe St #2950, Chicago, IL 60603, United States

My top pick: Orbit Media Studios

For a professional services firm in the Loop, I’d start with Orbit Media Studios.

Why they stand out:

• SEO is built into the redesign process, rather than bolted on afterward. They specifically describe preserving rankings, mapping URL changes and redirects, maintaining keyword relevance, and establishing a technical SEO foundation. Orbit Media Studios
• They have unusually strong B2B/professional-services experience. Their portfolio includes The Horton Group, Zuckerman Investment Group, Duarte, and other organizations where credibility, expertise and lead generation matter. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios
• Their approach covers strategy → information architecture → content → UX/design → development → SEO → measurement, which is what I'd want for a serious professional-services redesign. Orbit Media Studios
• They have a particularly relevant case study for The Horton Group, where the redesigned, optimized site reportedly produced a 26% increase in qualified leads. Orbit Media Studios
• They're Chicago-based, although their office is in Ravenswood rather than the Loop. Orbit Media Studios
• Recent third-party reviews also show them handling an SEO/content/web-development project for a professional certification organization, including SEO/AEO-focused content. Clutch

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Two Loop-based alternatives

• Walker Sands — 55 W Monroe St. in the Loop. I'd consider them if your redesign is part of a larger B2B positioning, demand-generation, PR and brand initiative. They're explicitly focused on B2B and professional services, with SEO among their capabilities.
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. — 200 W Jackson Blvd. in the Loop. A better fit if the site is relatively large/complex and you need substantial development, content migration, integrations or enterprise-scale SEO.

My ranking for your specific brief: 1) Orbit, 2) Walker Sands, 3) Americaneagle.com.

For a professional-services firm, I'd make one thing non-negotiable in the RFP: show us exactly how you'll protect existing organic traffic during the redesign—including URL inventory, redirect mapping, title/meta migration, internal-link strategy, canonical/schema handling, staging QA, and post-launch monitoring. Orbit is particularly explicit about those safeguards. Orbit Media Studios

For a professional services firm in Chicago’s Loop (law, consulting, finance, accounting, architecture, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand that a redesign is not just a visual refresh—it needs information architecture, content strategy, technical SEO migration, and conversion paths for high-value B2B prospects. A few Chicago-area candidates worth evaluating:

Strong fits for professional services + SEO-focused redesigns

1. Marcel Digital — best for larger firms that want a strategic, analytics-driven partner
Marcel Digital
Marcel Digital
Web
Address: 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-255-8044

• Good fit if you have a complex site, multiple service lines, thought leadership content, or enterprise expectations.
• Their offering combines SEO, UX, analytics, CRO, and web development rather than treating SEO as an add-on.
• Loop-adjacent location and B2B orientation are positives for firms selling professional services.

2. Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — good for a polished redesign with lead generation focus
Comrade Digital Marketing Agency
Comrade Digital Marketing Agency
Web
Address: 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Phone: +1 312-535-9325

• Located in the Loop and offers web design plus SEO/PPC services.
• Worth considering if the goal is a more modern executive-facing website that still drives inquiries.

3. Sixth City Marketing — good performance-marketing option
Sixth City Marketing
Sixth City Marketing
Web
Address: 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-872-7726

• Combines SEO, CRO, paid search, and web design/development.
• A fit if you want the redesign tied closely to measurable lead generation.

4. SEO Design Chicago — SEO-first agency option
SEO Design Chicago
SEO Design Chicago
Web
Address: 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
Phone: +1 773-677-5747

• Their services include SEO, website development, migrations, performance work, and WordPress expertise.
• Potentially a good match if organic visibility is the primary driver of the redesign.

5. Brand Vision Marketing — stronger design/brand emphasis
Brand Vision Marketing
Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding
Web
Address: 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
Phone: +1 312-741-0303

• Located downtown and focused on web design, branding, and digital marketing.
• Better fit if the current site feels dated from a brand-positioning perspective and needs a premium repositioning.

More boutique / Loop-specific options

• Running Start Digital — explicitly discusses Loop website redesigns, SEO migration, information architecture, and professional-services use cases. runningstart.digital
• The Loop Marketing — offers web design, SEO, content, and marketing services; has examples spanning professional-service categories. theloopmarketing.com

What I’d ask any agency before hiring

For a Loop professional services firm, I’d ask:

1. “Show me three redesigns where organic traffic was preserved or improved after launch.”

(A redesign can accidentally destroy years of SEO equity.)

2. “Will you handle URL mapping, redirects, metadata migration, schema, and Search Console monitoring?”

3. “Who writes the practice/service pages?”

Professional services SEO usually depends heavily on authoritative content, not just technical fixes.

4. “How will you structure pages for buyers, not just keywords?”

A CFO, general counsel, or procurement lead needs different proof points than a consumer.

If this is a law firm, consulting firm, accounting firm, financial services firm, or another regulated professional service, I’d narrow the shortlist further because the content and compliance requirements differ.

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, healthcare, B2B, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand SEO migration risk, thought-leadership content, conversion paths, and credibility-driven design—not just visual redesign.

Here are several Chicago-area firms worth evaluating:

My shortlist for a Loop-based professional services firm would be:

1. Marcel Digital — if organic search performance and protecting rankings during redesign are top priorities.
2. Digital Authority Partners — if you need a more strategic, enterprise-style engagement.
3. Comrade — if you want an integrated SEO + website + demand-generation partner located in the Loop.

When interviewing agencies, I’d ask:

• “Can you show examples of redesigns where organic traffic was preserved or improved after launch?”
• “Who owns the 301 redirect plan, technical SEO QA, and Google Search Console monitoring?”
• “Will you rewrite service pages around search intent, or only redesign templates?”
• “Do you have experience with professional buyers who need credibility before contacting sales?”

Those answers will usually separate SEO-aware redesign partners from firms that mainly do branding and front-end design.

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Straight North - 200 N Green St Fl 3, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Mabbly - 640 N La Salle Dr #540, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• Alpha Digital Marketing - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• 97 Switch - 1 E Wacker Dr #2550, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, my first call would be Orbit Media Studios.

Why Orbit is the strongest fit

• Chicago-based: Their HQ is at 4043 N Ravenswood Ave., and they have been designing websites since 2001. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios
• SEO is built into the redesign process: Orbit explicitly addresses the biggest redesign risk—losing existing organic rankings. Their process includes preserving keyphrase relevance, documenting URL changes and redirects, and establishing a technical SEO foundation. Orbit Media Studios
• Good professional-services experience: Their portfolio includes firms such as Zuckerman Investment Group, The Horton Group, and Challenger, Gray & Christmas, rather than being primarily consumer/e-commerce focused. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios
• Strong content + UX combination: They handle SEO research, information architecture, content strategy/copywriting, UX, development, analytics, and ongoing optimization under one roof. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios
• Lead-generation orientation: They aren't treating SEO as simply "rankings"; their redesign methodology is explicitly aimed at qualified leads and conversion. Orbit Media Studios

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Two other Loop-area options worth considering

• Straight North — Particularly worth a look if ongoing SEO and lead generation are as important as the redesign. They have a Chicago office at 200 N Green St. and specialize in professional-services SEO, including keyword research, content, technical SEO and optimization. Straight North
• Solid Digital — A downtown option at 100 N LaSalle with a B2B orientation and capabilities spanning redesign, UX/information architecture, SEO, analytics and ongoing support. This could be a good alternative if the project has a substantial B2B brand/UX component.

My shortlist: Orbit first, Straight North second, Solid Digital third.

For your particular project, I'd ask each agency to show you 2–3 professional-services redesigns where they can demonstrate organic traffic/ranking performance before and after launch, not just screenshots of the new sites. I'd also make URL mapping, redirects, preservation of high-performing pages, migration QA, and post-launch SEO monitoring explicit deliverables in the proposal.

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Straight North - 200 N Green St Fl 3, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• 97 Switch - 1 E Wacker Dr #2550, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EM Search Consulting, LLC. - 330 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Digital Authority Partners - 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Sixth City Marketing - 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEOLEVELUP, LLC Website Design SEO Company - 1S183 Summit Ave, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, United States
• RedShark SEO - 65 W Erie St #1901, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, my first call would be Orbit Media Studios.

My shortlist

• Orbit Media Studios — Best overall fit. Chicago-based and unusually strong at combining redesign, UX, content, development, and SEO. Most importantly, they explicitly build SEO preservation into redesigns: protecting keyword relevance, documenting URL/redirect strategy, and establishing a technical SEO foundation. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios They also show professional/B2B examples including The Horton Group, with a reported 26% increase in qualified leads. Orbit Media Studios

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• Straight North — Strong alternative if lead generation is the priority. Their Chicago office is actually in the Fulton Market/West Loop area, and they explicitly integrate SEO, UX and conversion optimization into website builds. Straight North Straight North

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• 97 Switch — Worth considering for a more boutique, strategy/brand-heavy approach. They're right in the Loop at 1 E. Wacker and combine website work with SEO and broader marketing strategy. Their positioning is more creative/brand-oriented than Orbit's.

What I'd choose

For a law firm, consulting firm, accounting firm, financial-services firm, or other high-value professional-services business, I'd rank them:

1. Orbit Media → best balance of sophisticated redesign + SEO preservation + B2B lead generation
2. Straight North → best if ongoing SEO/lead generation is equally important
3. 97 Switch → best if brand repositioning and a polished new digital identity are major objectives

One thing I'd insist on in the RFP: don't accept “SEO after launch.” Have the agency commit upfront to an SEO migration plan covering current rankings/traffic, URL mapping, redirects, metadata, internal linking, content retention, schema, Core Web Vitals, XML sitemap, analytics/Search Console, and post-launch monitoring. Orbit is particularly explicit about this methodology. Orbit Media Studios Orbit Media Studios

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm and roughly how large the current site is, I can narrow this to the 2 agencies I'd actually invite to pitch, including likely budget range and relevant case studies.

My top recommendation is Orbit Media Studios.

They’re Chicago-based and particularly well aligned with a professional-services website redesign where preserving/growing organic traffic is a priority. Their process explicitly includes SEO audits before and after launch, redirect mapping, SEO-driven site architecture, keyword research, content strategy, and technical SEO. They also say they’ve designed 1,000+ websites and have more than 20 years of experience. www.orbitmedia.comwww.orbitmedia.com

A few reasons I’d put them first:

• SEO is integrated into the redesign, rather than treated as an add-on after the new site launches. www.orbitmedia.com
• Professional-services experience: their portfolio includes firms such as The Horton Group and Zuckerman Investment Group. www.orbitmedia.com
• Strong migration discipline: they specifically discuss preserving rankings, keyphrase relevance, URL structure and redirects during redesigns. www.orbitmedia.com
• Chicago presence: their office is at 4043 N Ravenswood Ave, though they serve clients citywide. www.orbitmedia.comwww.orbitmedia.com

Two alternatives worth interviewing

• Straight North — a Chicago agency with a strong SEO/lead-generation orientation. Its web-design team says SEO, UX and conversion optimization are incorporated into every site, which makes it a good option if the firm's primary goal is qualified lead generation. www.straightnorth.com
• Walker Sands — especially worth considering if the redesign also involves a broader B2B/professional-services positioning and content/communications strategy.

For a Loop-based professional-services firm, I'd shortlist Orbit and Straight North, with Orbit as my first call. The key question I'd ask both in the pitch is: “Show us exactly how you would migrate our existing organic equity—top landing pages, rankings, backlinks, metadata and URLs—without sacrificing traffic during the redesign.” That will quickly separate genuine SEO-led redesign experience from agencies that simply say their sites are “SEO friendly.”

Orbit Media Studios
Straight North

For a professional services firm in the Loop, my first call would be Orbit Media Studios.

Why Orbit is the strongest fit

• Chicago-based and established: Its HQ is on Ravenswood, and it has been doing web design/development since 2001. www.orbitmedia.com
• Redesign + SEO are integrated: Orbit explicitly builds redesigns around technical SEO, site architecture, keyword relevance, redirects, page speed, and post-launch audits—not just visual design. www.orbitmedia.comwww.orbitmedia.com
• Good professional-services orientation: Its portfolio includes B2B organizations and professional-service-type clients, including Duarte and Zuckerman Investment Group. www.orbitmedia.com
• Strong lead-generation focus: They combine UX, content strategy, SEO and conversion optimization, which is particularly useful when your site needs to turn expertise into qualified inquiries. www.orbitmedia.com
• Migration risk is taken seriously: Their stated approach includes preserving keyphrase relevance, mapping redirects and maintaining technical SEO during a redesign. www.orbitmedia.comwww.orbitmedia.com

Orbit Media Studios

Two alternatives worth putting in the RFP

Straight North — particularly attractive if SEO/lead generation is the primary objective. Its Chicago office is in Fulton Market, and its web team combines SEO, content, UX, development and conversion optimization. www.straightnorth.com

Straight North web design services

Walker Sands — worth considering if you're a larger B2B/professional-services organization and the redesign is tied to broader positioning, content, demand generation or brand work. Its Chicago office is actually in the Loop at 55 W. Monroe, and it specifically lists professional services/consulting among its sectors.

My ranking

For the RFP, I'd make SEO preservation during migration a hard requirement: baseline organic traffic/rankings, URL-by-URL redirect mapping, preservation of high-performing pages, metadata/schema, internal linking, Core Web Vitals, and a post-launch monitoring period. Orbit's published methodology lines up unusually well with that checklist. www.orbitmedia.comwww.orbitmedia.com

If you tell me what kind of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how large the current site is, I can narrow this to 3 agencies with relevant client examples and likely budget tiers.

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist these three:

1. Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — best overall fit.

They’re actually in the Loop at 332 S. Michigan Ave., and their mix of web design, SEO, and lead-generation work makes them a strong candidate for a redesign where preserving organic equity matters as much as the new look. theloopmarketing.com

2. Americaneagle.com, Inc. — best for a larger/more complex firm.

Their Chicago office is at 200 W. Jackson Blvd. and they cover strategy, UX/design, development, SEO, analytics, and hosting. I'd consider them if the firm has a substantial existing site, multiple practices, integrations, or a more enterprise-level budget. loopchicago.com

3. DS&P Digital Marketing & PR Agency — best if brand/PR matters alongside SEO.

They're also in the Loop at 332 S. Michigan and combine website work with SEO, content, branding, and PR—potentially useful if the redesign is partly about repositioning the firm. loopchicago.com

My first call would be Comrade. For your particular brief, I’d make the agency prove it can handle the SEO transition—not just say the new site is “SEO-friendly.” Ask for a concrete plan covering:

• URL mapping and 301 redirects
• preservation of high-performing pages/backlinks
• title/meta and heading migration
• internal-link restructuring
• schema/structured data
• Core Web Vitals and technical performance
• staging-site indexing controls
• pre/post-launch crawling and Search Console monitoring
• a 60–90 day post-launch SEO plan

A Chicago agency specifically advertising redesign + SEO transition work is Chicago Website Design SEO Company; its published material explicitly says its redesigns preserve URLs/metadata, add schema, and include post-launch QA. chicagowebsitedesignseocompany.com

If you tell me what kind of professional-services firm (law, accounting, consulting, architecture, financial services, etc.) and roughly how many pages/current traffic, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare their likely fit, location, specialization, and pricing level.

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, healthcare, B2B, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand that a redesign is not just a visual refresh—it needs information architecture, technical SEO, content strategy, conversion paths, and migration planning.

A few Chicago-area agencies worth considering:

Marcel Digital — strongest fit for B2B/professional services

Marcel Digital
Web
Address: 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-255-8044

• Chicago-based agency with experience combining SEO, UX, analytics, CRO, and web development.
• Good match if your firm has a complex service offering, multiple practice areas, thought leadership content, or needs measurement beyond rankings.
• Ask them specifically about: SEO migration plans, content restructuring, schema, and lead attribution.

The Loop Marketing Inc — convenient Loop-based option

The Loop Marketing Inc
Web
Address: 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Phone: +1 312-569-9449

• Located in Chicago and focused on web design, SEO, and digital marketing for professional service organizations.
• Likely a good fit for a mid-sized firm wanting a hands-on local partner rather than a large enterprise shop.

Brand Vision Marketing – Web Design & Branding — brand + website modernization

Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding
Web
Address: 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
Phone: +1 312-741-0303

• Located downtown near the Loop and focused on web design, branding, and conversion-oriented digital experiences.
• Consider if the current site feels dated and the firm needs stronger positioning, messaging, and visual credibility alongside SEO.

Sixth City Marketing — SEO-led growth approach

Sixth City Marketing
Web
Address: 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-872-7726

• Chicago agency offering SEO, CRO, PPC, and web design/development.
• A fit if organic lead generation is the primary business goal and the redesign needs to support a broader marketing program.

NEWMEDIA.COM — larger redesign capability

NEWMEDIA.COM
Web
Address: 444 W Lake St Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
Phone: +1 312-416-8466

• Chicago-based digital agency in the West Loop with web design, UX, and development capabilities.
• Worth considering for a more complex corporate site or a firm with many stakeholders.

DS&P Digital Marketing & PR Agency — Loop location + broader communications

DS&P Digital Marketing & PR Agency
Web
Address: 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Phone: +1 888-722-1998

• Based in the Loop and combines web, SEO, marketing, and PR capabilities.
• Useful if the redesign is tied to reputation, positioning, media visibility, or thought leadership.

My shortlist for a Loop professional services firm

1. Marcel Digital — if SEO performance, analytics, and lead generation are the priority.
2. The Loop Marketing Inc — if you want a local, approachable partner.
3. Brand Vision Marketing — if brand credibility and website experience need a major upgrade.
4. Sixth City Marketing — if SEO is the centerpiece of the engagement.

When interviewing them, I’d ask:

• “Can you show a professional-services redesign where organic traffic was preserved or increased after launch?”
• “Who owns the SEO migration plan (redirects, metadata, URL changes, indexation checks)?”
• “Will you rewrite service pages based on search intent, or only redesign the templates?”
• “How do you measure qualified leads, not just traffic?”

If you share the type of firm (law, consulting, accounting, architecture, etc.) and approximate site size, I can narrow this to 2–3 best-fit agencies.

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Marcel Digital at the top of the shortlist.

• Marcel Digital — Best overall fit. Chicago-based, with an office at 20 N Wacker, and combines SEO, web development, UX/information architecture, CRO, and analytics in-house. That combination is particularly useful for a redesign where you want to modernize the site without sacrificing existing organic equity.
• The Loop Marketing Inc — Best smaller/local option. Based in Chicago and explicitly serves professional-service organizations. Its site emphasizes search-friendly web design, advanced SEO, WordPress, and redesign case studies, including a Chicago law firm. theloopmarketing.com
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company — Best if SEO preservation is the primary concern. They're downtown at 10 S Riverside Plaza and explicitly describe redesigns that preserve URLs/metadata, add schema, and include post-launch SEO QA. Their published case studies include professional services. theloopmarketing.comchicagowebsitedesignseocompany.com
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — Worth considering for a more hands-on boutique engagement. They're in the West Loop and position SEO as something built into website design from the beginning rather than added after launch.
• Dabaran — Interesting if you specifically want a Loop-based SEO specialist. Their office is at 332 S Michigan Ave, and their core work includes technical/on-page SEO and SEO audits. I'd verify how much of the actual redesign/development they handle in-house.

My pick

Marcel Digital if this is a substantial professional-services redesign and organic search is strategically important. The Loop Marketing if you want a smaller agency and a potentially more intimate engagement.

For the pitch process, I'd specifically ask each agency to show one before/after redesign where they inherited an established site with meaningful Google rankings. Then ask for their migration plan covering URL mapping/301s, metadata, internal links, structured data, content preservation, Core Web Vitals, staging-site indexing controls, and 30/60/90-day post-launch monitoring. That's a much better test of SEO-redesign competence than simply asking whether they "do SEO."

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, accounting, finance, architecture, healthcare, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand B2B trust signals, content architecture, technical SEO during migrations, conversion paths, and reputation-driven buying cycles—not just local SEO for retail businesses.

A few Chicago-area firms worth considering:

Marcel Digital

Best fit: Larger professional services firms that want a strategic SEO + website partner.
Why consider them:

• Strong emphasis on measurable growth, analytics, SEO, CRO, and web development.
• More enterprise/B2B-oriented than many local SEO shops.
• A good candidate if the redesign involves complex content, integrations, analytics, or a significant organic search recovery plan.

Comrade Digital Marketing Agency

Best fit: Professional firms needing a full redesign plus lead generation focus.
Why consider them:

• Based in the Loop area.
• Offers web design, SEO, PPC, and broader digital marketing services.
• Likely a fit if the goal is a polished corporate site that also drives consultations/inquiries.

The Loop Marketing Inc

Best fit: Small-to-mid-sized professional services firms wanting a hands-on local agency.
Why consider them:

• Chicago-based and located near the West Loop.
• Combines website design, SEO strategy, and digital marketing.
• Their positioning emphasizes professional organizations and service businesses. theloopmarketing.com

Sixth City Marketing

Best fit: Firms that want SEO, conversion optimization, and ongoing growth work.
Why consider them:

• Combines SEO, CRO, paid search, and web development.
• A good option if you want the redesign tied closely to pipeline metrics.

SEO Design Chicago

Best fit: Firms where SEO performance is the primary concern.
Why consider them:

• Focuses specifically on SEO, website development, analytics, and optimization.
• Could be a fit for a redesign where preserving rankings and improving organic visibility are top priorities.

What I’d ask during agency interviews

For a Loop professional services redesign, I’d ask each agency:

1. “Show me a redesign where you preserved or increased organic traffic after launch.”

(A redesign can accidentally destroy rankings through URL, content, or architecture changes.)

2. “Who handles SEO strategy—the designer, developer, or a dedicated SEO lead?”

3. “How do you approach professional-services content?”

Look for experience with:

• practice/service pages
• attorney/expert bios
• thought leadership
• case studies
• trust signals
• schema markup
• E-E-A-T-style credibility signals

4. “Will you do a technical SEO audit before designing?”

My short list for a Loop-based professional services firm would be:

1. Marcel Digital — if this is a sophisticated B2B firm with serious SEO goals.
2. Comrade — if you want a corporate-quality redesign plus marketing.
3. The Loop Marketing — if you want a more local, collaborative partner.
4. Sixth City — if growth metrics and conversion optimization matter heavily.

I’d also compare proposals specifically on SEO migration planning, not just design portfolios.

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Orbit Media Studios at the top of the shortlist.

• Orbit Media Studios — Best overall fit. Chicago-based and particularly strong at strategy-led redesigns where SEO, UX, content, technical performance, and conversion work together. They explicitly integrate SEO into redesigns and have experience with WordPress, technical SEO, analytics, accessibility, and post-launch optimization. They’re also more likely than a design-only shop to treat the redesign as a growth project rather than a visual refresh. theloopmarketing.com
• Marcel Digital — Strong B2B/professional-services alternative. Their Chicago team combines SEO, web development, CRO and analytics, with a structured UX/information-architecture process. Good option if your firm has a more complex site or wants rigorous measurement.
• Walker Sands — Best if you're a larger B2B/professional-services firm. They're actually in the Loop at 55 W Monroe and specialize in B2B marketing, including professional services, SEO/GEO, content and demand generation. I'd consider them if the redesign is tied to a broader positioning or demand-gen initiative.
• Straight North — SEO-first alternative. Their Chicago office is in Fulton Market/West Loop, and their offering combines SEO with website redesign/development, content and paid media. They may be particularly appropriate if preserving/growing organic leads is the dominant objective.
• The Loop Marketing Inc — Smaller, potentially more hands-on option. They specifically cite professional-service organizations among their target clients and combine WordPress redesigns with SEO and content marketing. theloopmarketing.com

My recommendation: interview Orbit, Marcel Digital, and Straight North. For an SEO-sensitive redesign, I'd make them answer one question before discussing aesthetics: “Show us your process for migrating an existing site without losing rankings—and give us a recent example with before/after organic traffic and lead data.”

That will quickly separate a genuinely SEO-integrated redesign team from a conventional web-design agency that happens to offer SEO.

For a Chicago professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d put Orbit Media at the top of the shortlist.

1. Marcel Digital — strongest SEO + redesign fit
   • Their Chicago office is 20 N. Wacker Dr., right in the Loop.
   • Particularly compelling if your firm is B2B/professional services: they combine SEO, technical SEO, web development, CRO, analytics, and measurement rather than treating SEO as an afterthought.
   • They specifically discuss SEO support for website migrations/replatforming, which is important when preserving rankings during a redesign. www.orbitmedia.com
   • My pick if organic traffic and lead generation are the primary objectives.

2. Orbit Media — best proven professional-services redesign specialist
   • Orbit explicitly specializes in professional-services web design, with experience spanning consulting, accounting, legal, financial services and other B2B categories. It reports 1,000+ website launches and 24+ years in the field. www.orbitmedia.com
   • Their approach combines information architecture, UX, content and SEO rather than simply giving an existing site a visual facelift.
   • They're Chicago-based, although their office is in Ravenswood rather than the Loop. www.orbitmedia.com
   • My pick if positioning, content architecture and executive-level polish matter as much as SEO.

3. SEO Design Chicago — good SEO-first alternative
   • Chicago-based agency with substantial WordPress capabilities, including migrations, custom development, performance, accessibility and SEO.
   • A sensible choice if the current site is technically dated and the redesign needs to be tightly controlled around search performance.

4. Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — good Loop-based full-service option
   • Located at 332 S. Michigan Ave., with web design plus SEO and broader digital marketing.
   • Better suited if you want one agency handling redesign, SEO and lead-generation campaigns rather than a highly specialized professional-services web shop.

What I'd ask each agency

For this project, I wouldn't ask simply, “Can you build an SEO-friendly website?” I'd ask them to show you a redesign where organic traffic was protected or increased after launch.

Specifically, ask for:

• A before/after organic traffic and rankings case study from a redesign.
• Their process for preserving URLs, redirects, internal links, metadata and backlinks.
• How they determine the new site architecture and service/practice-area pages before design begins.
• Who owns SEO strategy: strategist, designer, developer, or a separate subcontractor?
• How they handle Core Web Vitals, schema, crawlability and indexation.
• Whether content is rewritten as part of the redesign or merely migrated.
• What happens to rankings for your highest-value existing pages during launch.
• A post-launch monitoring period and rollback plan.

My shortlist would be Marcel Digital + Orbit Media + SEO Design Chicago. I'd invite all three to review the current site and propose a redesign/SEO migration approach before choosing. For a sophisticated professional-services firm, I'd favor Marcel if SEO/revenue measurement is #1; Orbit if brand, positioning and content architecture are equally important.

For a professional services firm in the Loop (law, consulting, finance, architecture, accounting, healthcare, B2B, etc.), I’d prioritize agencies that understand SEO migrations, content architecture, authority-building, and lead conversion—not just visual redesigns. A few Chicago-based options worth shortlisting:

Marcel Digital — strong fit for B2B/professional services

Marcel Digital
Web
Address: 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-255-8044

• Best for: established firms that need a strategic redesign tied to measurable organic growth.
• Why consider: They combine SEO, analytics, CRO, and web development, and they specifically discuss SEO-sensitive redesign/migration work (redirects, URL changes, technical preservation).
• Good questions to ask: “Who owns SEO strategy during the redesign?” and “How do you protect existing rankings during launch?”

Digital Authority Partners — good for complex organizations

Digital Authority Partners
Web
Address: 420 W Huron St Fl 1, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-820-9893

• Best for: firms that want strategy, UX, SEO, content, and analytics under one roof.
• Their Chicago team works across digital strategy, SEO, website redesign/development, and analytics.
• Particularly worth a look if the website is part of a broader marketing transformation.

Comrade Digital Marketing Agency — Loop-based integrated agency

Comrade Digital Marketing Agency
Web
Address: 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
Phone: +1 312-535-9325

• Best for: companies looking for a full marketing partner rather than a pure web shop.
• They are located in the Loop and offer website design plus SEO and related digital marketing services.
• Ask for professional-services case studies specifically.

The Loop Marketing Inc — smaller Chicago-focused option

The Loop Marketing Inc
Web
Address: 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
Phone: +1 312-569-9449

• Best for: small-to-mid-sized professional firms wanting a more hands-on relationship.
• They position themselves around website design, SEO, and professional-service organizations.

Sixth City Marketing — SEO-first orientation

Sixth City Marketing
Web
Address: 620 N La Salle Dr Ste 415, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
Phone: +1 312-872-7726

• Best for: firms where organic lead generation is the main objective.
• They combine SEO, paid search, CRO, and web design/development, with experience across B2B and professional-service-related industries.

A couple of practical filters I’d use before hiring:

1. Ask for a redesign case study where rankings were maintained or improved after launch (not just a pretty new site).
2. Require a pre-launch SEO plan covering:
   • URL mapping and redirects
   • metadata/content migration
   • internal linking
   • schema
   • Core Web Vitals
   • analytics/conversion tracking
3. Make sure they interview subject-matter experts; professional-services sites usually win through expertise content, not generic marketing copy.

If this is a law firm, consulting firm, financial services firm, or another specific professional-services category, I’d narrow the list further because the best agency fit changes quite a bit.

For a professional-services firm in the Loop, I’d shortlist these three:

1. Orbit Media Studios — my top pick.

They’re Chicago-based and specifically market web design for professional services, including consulting, accounting, legal, and financial services. They combine redesign, UX, analytics, and SEO rather than treating SEO as an afterthought. They also cite 1,000+ website launches and 24+ years in the business. www.orbitmedia.com
Orbit Media’s professional-services work

2. Marcel Digital — best if technical SEO is a major concern.

Their Loop office is at 20 N. Wacker, and they combine SEO, web development, analytics/CRO, and paid media. They're particularly experienced with B2B/enterprise websites and migrations, which is useful if your redesign involves a substantial legacy site.

3. Ice Nine Online — good B2B-focused alternative.

They're at 444 W. Lake and focus heavily on B2B, with WordPress website design/development alongside digital marketing. That makes them worth considering if your professional-services firm has a fairly complex B2B buyer journey.

One specialist worth adding: SEO Design Chicago. Their portfolio includes a Chicago accounting-firm redesign where they report a 178% increase in organic traffic and 234% more consultation requests. I'd treat those as agency-reported case-study results rather than independently verified figures, but the vertical experience is directly relevant. seodesignchicago.com

My recommendation

I'd start with Orbit Media, Marcel Digital, and SEO Design Chicago and give all three the same brief. For a redesign, I'd specifically ask each agency to show how they'll preserve/improve:

• Existing rankings and organic traffic
• URL structure and redirects
• High-performing content during migration
• Internal linking and information architecture
• Technical SEO/Core Web Vitals
• Schema/structured data
• Service-area and practice-area pages
• Analytics and conversion tracking
• Post-launch SEO monitoring

That will quickly distinguish a pretty redesign agency from one that understands the risk of rebuilding a site that's already generating search equity.

For a Loop-based professional services firm, I’d shortlist agencies that can handle the redesign and SEO architecture together—not a design shop that bolts SEO on afterward.

My top picks

1. Chicago Website Design SEO Company (CWDSC) — best fit for SEO-first redesign
   • Actually located in the Loop at 10 S Riverside Plaza.
   • Specifically positions itself around professional services, web design, and SEO.
   • Their published case material emphasizes redesigns that preserve URLs/metadata, add schema, and include post-launch SEO QA. chicagowebsitedesignseocompany.com
   • Why I'd call them: Strongest match if protecting existing rankings during a redesign is the primary concern.

2. Sixth City Marketing — best for a more sophisticated growth program
   • Chicago office at 620 N La Salle Dr.
   • Combines SEO, web design/development, and conversion-rate optimization, which is useful if the new site needs to generate qualified leads rather than simply look better.
   • Their offering is broader and more performance-oriented than a pure web-design agency.

3. Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding — best if positioning/brand is a major part of the redesign
   • Right in the Loop at 30 N Michigan Ave.
   • Stronger emphasis on branding and UX alongside website development; its local profile specifically highlights combining web design and SEO.
   • I'd consider them if the firm is repositioning itself while redesigning.

4. SEO Design Chicago — good technical SEO/web-development option
   • Chicago-based, with SEO and substantial WordPress development capabilities.
   • Their services include migrations, custom WordPress development, performance, accessibility, and SEO optimization.
   • A good candidate if the current site has technical debt or you're contemplating a CMS migration.

5. The Loop Marketing — worth interviewing for a professional-services-focused project
   • Their own site explicitly combines website design with search-engine friendliness and advanced SEO.
   • More importantly, they show relevant professional-services work, including a Chicago law firm, and case studies involving website redesigns and organic-traffic growth. theloopmarketing.com

Who I'd contact first

I'd probably send the same brief to CWDSC, Sixth City, and The Loop Marketing and compare their proposed redesign methodology.

For this kind of project, I'd specifically ask each agency:

• How will you preserve existing organic rankings during the redesign?
• Will you inventory every existing URL and provide a 301 redirect map?
• Who owns the keyword research, information architecture, and new page strategy?
• Will SEO be involved before wireframes, rather than after design?
• How will you handle title tags, canonicals, schema, internal linking, Core Web Vitals, and crawlability?
• Can you show me 2–3 professional-services redesigns where organic traffic/rankings were maintained or improved after launch?
• What is your 90-day post-launch SEO/QA process?

That last question is particularly important. A pretty new site isn't a successful redesign if six months of accumulated search equity disappears at launch.

If you tell me what type of professional-services firm it is (law, accounting, consulting, financial services, architecture, etc.) and roughly how many pages/current organic traffic, I can narrow this to the best 2–3 agencies and compare their relevant case studies, location, reviews, and likely fit.