Chicago · United States · Remote
SEO & GEO Consultant in Chicago
TL;DR
An SEO and GEO consultant for Chicago B2B companies builds product and specification pages that rank for the exact terms engineers and buyers type, and makes your firm appear when ChatGPT or Copilot compares suppliers. Engagements open with a $1,500 audit and move into monthly work from $3,500/mo.
By Can Elmas · Last updated
How I work with Chicago teams
Industrial buyers search in detail, and many Chicago manufacturers hide their best information in PDFs. I turn catalogs, spec sheets and certifications into crawlable, structured pages, add product and location schema, and write application content that answers engineers' questions. For GEO, I make sure industry directories, association listings and distributor pages describe your capabilities correctly, since AI tools draw on them when building supplier shortlists.
What’s included
- AI visibility audit — how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews describe you and your competitors today
- Prompt set that tracks the questions your buyers actually ask AI assistants
- Entity consistency — name, description, offers, people and profiles aligned across the web
- Structured data (Organization, Service, Product, FAQ, Article) and an llms.txt file
- Answer-first content — pages that state the answer up front and back it with specifics
- Citation and brand-mention plan — directories, comparisons, reviews, communities and press
- Monthly AI visibility report alongside search and AI referral traffic
The Chicago context
- Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act has produced some of the largest privacy settlements in the country, so any feature that scans faces, voices or fingerprints, such as virtual try-on, needs written consent designed in before launch.
- Manufacturers and distributors often run on legacy ERPs, so online ordering, customer pricing and inventory have to sync with those systems before B2B ecommerce can scale.
Tracking and data collection follow Illinois BIPA, Illinois PIPA & CAN-SPAM. BIPA requires informed written consent and a published retention policy before collecting biometric data, and it gives individuals a private right of action. Beyond biometrics, tracking follows the strictest state privacy laws your customers fall under, with opt-out handling and server-side tagging so measurement stays reliable.
Want the full picture? Read the complete GEO / AI Search Visibility service overview, or see everything I do for Chicago companies.
How we work together
Simple. Transparent. Results-focused.
- 01
Discovery
A 30-minute call. You share the challenge, I tell you honestly whether I can help.
- 02
Audit
I audit tracking, funnel, channels and team, and hand you a ranked plan with budgets.
- 03
Build
We fix measurement and ship the highest-impact systems first. I own the metrics.
- 04
Scale
Optimize, automate and scale what works. Weekly decisions, compounding results.
FAQ
SEO & GEO Consultant in Chicago: FAQ
Our product information lives in PDF catalogs. Is that a problem for SEO?
Largely, yes. PDFs rank poorly for product searches and are awkward for AI tools to use. Converting key catalog content into structured web pages usually opens up a large set of long-tail searches you currently miss.
Can you do local SEO for multiple Chicagoland locations?
Yes. I set up location pages and Google Business Profiles for each branch or showroom, with consistent citations and reviews, so each site ranks in its own part of the metro area.
Do you work with manufacturers and distributors, not just startups?
Yes. Many B2B companies in the Chicago area have strong products and dated websites. I focus on specification-level content, quote and ordering flows, and CRM tracking so sales can see which inquiries turn into orders.
Can you measure the return from our trade shows?
Yes. I set up lead capture with source tagging, follow-up sequences and CRM stages so every show lead is tracked to closed revenue. That makes it possible to compare shows with digital channels on the same cost-per-opportunity basis.
Work with me
SEO & GEO Consultant in Chicago? Let’s talk.
Tell me about your growth challenge. I’ll tell you honestly if I can help — and if I can’t, who can.
- ✓ No obligation
- ✓ No sales script
- ✓ Honest feedback
- ✓ Clear next steps