Business Site in Chicago
Professional business site services for Chicago businesses. Strategy, execution, and results.
What's Included
The Business Site includes everything in our Starter Site package, plus the professional layers that drive measurable results.
Five polished pages with professional design, mobile-first responsive layout, and fast load times. Your homepage, about page, services page, contact page, and one additional page of your choice (portfolio, testimonials, FAQ, or pricing).
Custom SEO copywriting written by our team, not generated and forgotten. We research your Chicago market, identify the search terms your ideal customers use, and write page content that serves both the reader and the search engine. Title tags, meta descriptions, header structure, and body copy are all crafted to rank.
Scroll animations that add polish without slowing the experience. Fade-ins, slide-ups, and subtle motion effects that make your site feel current and intentional. These are performance-optimized so they enhance rather than interfere with load speed.
CRM integration connecting your website forms to your existing customer relationship management system. We support HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce, Pipedrive, and most major platforms. Leads flow automatically from your site into your pipeline with proper tagging and source attribution.
Google Business Profile setup and optimization. We claim or create your profile, optimize every field, connect it to your website, and configure it for maximum visibility in Chicago's local search results. This includes category selection, service area configuration, business description, and photo guidelines.
Everything from the Starter Site. Professional design, mobile responsiveness, SSL certificate, hosting configuration guidance, basic analytics setup, and a clean codebase you actually own.
Who the Business Site Is Built For in Chicago
The Business Site hits the right level for Chicago businesses that have outgrown basic web presence but are not yet ready for a full custom build. These are the types of businesses we build for most often in this city.
Professional service firms in the Loop and River North. Attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants who need a website that matches the credibility they bring to client meetings. Clean design, clear service descriptions, and a contact flow that converts.
Restaurants and hospitality businesses in West Loop and Fulton Market. The dining scene here demands visual quality. A Business Site with strong imagery, clear menus or service descriptions, and Google Business Profile optimization helps new restaurants compete with established neighbors.
Creative agencies and studios in Old Town and Wicker Park. Designers, photographers, videographers, and marketing professionals who need their own site to match the quality of work they produce for clients.
Health and wellness practices in Lincoln Park and Lakeview. Chiropractors, therapists, fitness studios, and wellness coaches who depend on local search visibility and need CRM integration to manage appointment inquiries.
Real estate professionals across the North Side. Agents and small brokerages who need a professional web presence with IDX-ready structure, neighborhood expertise pages, and lead capture that feeds their CRM.
Home service companies in the greater Chicago metro. Plumbers, electricians, HVAC contractors, and remodelers who win or lose based on Google Business Profile visibility and whether their website converts the click into a call.
Retail and e-commerce businesses in Lakeview and Bucktown. Brick-and-mortar shops building an online presence alongside their physical location, needing local SEO to drive both web and foot traffic.
Nonprofits and community organizations across Chicago neighborhoods. Organizations that need a professional website to build donor confidence, attract volunteers, and communicate their mission clearly.
Tech startups and SaaS companies in the West Loop corridor. Early-stage companies that need a polished marketing site while their product is still in development. The Business Site provides the professional front while the engineering team builds.
Coaches, consultants, and personal brands in the suburbs and city. Solo operators building authority in their niche who need a website that positions them as the expert, not another freelancer.
What to Expect
We deliver your Business Site in five business days. Here is how the process works.
Day 1-2: Discovery and content. We start with a focused discovery call to understand your business, your Chicago market, your competitors, and your goals. Our copywriter begins keyword research for your specific industry and location. We draft your sitemap, gather your brand assets (logo, colors, photos), and begin writing SEO-optimized copy for all five pages. You receive a content draft for review by end of day two.
Day 3-4: Design and build. With approved content in hand, we design and build your site. Layout, typography, color application, imagery placement, scroll animations, and mobile optimization all happen during this phase. We integrate your CRM, connecting your contact forms to your pipeline with proper field mapping and source tracking. Your Google Business Profile gets set up or optimized in parallel.
Day 5: Review, refine, launch. You receive a staging link to review your complete site. We make revisions based on your feedback, run final quality checks (speed, mobile, SEO, form testing, CRM data flow), and launch. Your Google Business Profile goes live connected to your new site. You get a walkthrough of how to manage both.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Starter Site gives you a clean, professional web presence. The Business Site adds the growth layers: custom SEO copywriting that targets Chicago-specific search terms, CRM integration so leads flow into your sales pipeline automatically, scroll animations for visual polish, and Google Business Profile optimization for local search visibility. If you are past the point of just needing to exist online and need your website to actively generate business, the Business Site is the right choice. **Will my site rank in Chicago search results?** SEO copywriting gives your site the foundation to rank, but search rankings depend on multiple factors including domain age, backlinks, competition level, and ongoing content. What we deliver is a site with properly researched keywords, optimized page structure, clean meta data, and Google Business Profile integration. For many local Chicago businesses, especially in less competitive niches, this is enough to appear on page one within a few months. For highly competitive terms, the Business Site gives you the technical foundation that any future SEO work builds on. **Which CRM systems do you integrate with?** We support HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Keap, and most platforms that offer API or webhook integration. If you are not sure which CRM to use, we can recommend one based on your business size and workflow. The integration includes form-to-CRM field mapping, source tracking (so you know the lead came from your website), and basic automation triggers where the platform supports them. **Do I need to provide my own content and photos?** No. The Business Site includes custom SEO copywriting. We write all page content based on our discovery call and keyword research. For photos, we recommend providing any high-quality images you have of your team, space, or work. If you do not have professional photos, we will source and place stock photography that fits your brand and industry. Many Chicago businesses do a photo shoot after launch and swap the images later. **Can I update the site myself after launch?** Yes. We build on platforms that give you full editing access. You can update text, swap images, add blog posts, and manage your contact form settings without touching code. We provide a walkthrough on launch day and written documentation for common updates. **What if I need more than five pages?** The Business Site covers the five pages most businesses need to launch strong. If you need additional pages, such as individual service pages, team bios, case studies, or a blog section, we can add them at the time of build or after launch. Additional pages are quoted individually based on complexity and content needs. --- Your Chicago business deserves a website that works as hard as you do. The Business Site gives you professional design, SEO copywriting that targets your market, CRM integration that captures every lead, and Google Business Profile optimization that puts you on the local map. Five pages. Five days. $1,497. Contact Running Start Digital to get started.