A proper Google setup
Your business set up so Google clearly understands your name, hours, service area, and reviews — the behind-the-scenes details that help you show up first.
Services · Local SEO
Get found in Lake County. Not someday — now.
Local SEO done the way that actually works: a proper Google setup, a page for each town you serve, fast load times, and a Google Business Profile that matches your site. No tricks, no monthly “SEO retainer” that never ships anything — just the foundation that gets you found.
What we ship
The technical work that actually moves rankings.
Most “local SEO” services charge every month and deliver one blog post. I set up the foundation once — the Google setup, the page structure, the speed — then build on it.
City landing pages
Dedicated pages for every Lake County city you serve — Libertyville, Mundelein, Wauconda, Gurnee, Volo, Grayslake, Lake Forest, Vernon Hills, Round Lake, Lakemoor, Waukegan, and more. Real local content, not boilerplate.
Google Business Profile, dialed in
Your Google profile categories matched to your services, with your hours, photos, and service area kept in sync — plus cleanup of your listings across Yelp, the Chamber, and other directories.
Pages that link together
Your city pages, service pages, and posts all link to each other, so Google sees one connected, trustworthy site — the way it likes to rank.
Pages that load fast
Fast, smooth pages on every phone. Speed quietly affects rankings, and most local sites lose here without ever realizing it.
Set up so Google finds everything
Your whole site mapped out for Google automatically — every city page and every blog post — so nothing you publish gets missed.
Real Lake County rankings
Sites we built. Searches they win.
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Highview Home Inspections — new construction inspector ranking on first page for "home inspector Lake County" within 60 days of launch.
- 02
SDR Garage — JDM tuning shop in Lakemoor pulling organic quote requests from Volo, Wauconda, and Round Lake.
- 03
Barber Elevate — premium barber studio in Hainesville booking new clients straight from Google and Booksy.
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True Spade — landscaping brand ranking for "landscaping Lake County" and quote-driven keywords.
Common questions
Local SEO, plainly explained.
How long until I rank for "[my service] [my Lake County town]"?
For a long-tail local query like "home inspector Wauconda" or "landscaping Mundelein," most sites I build reach page one within 30–90 days of launch. Broader county-wide searches take 3–6 months of steady content and Google Business Profile activity. You get a realistic timeline with the audit.
Do you guarantee #1 rankings?
No reputable SEO does. Google's ranking factors shift, competitors change, and "#1" depends on the searcher's location, device, and history. What we do guarantee is a solid foundation — a proper Google setup, fast pages, real content, and pages that link together — that gives you a structural edge competitors don't have.
How is this different from a monthly SEO retainer?
Most retainers charge $500–2000/month and deliver one blog post plus a vague "report." We build the technical foundation as a one-time project ($1,500–$3,500), then offer a low-cost ongoing care plan ($75/mo) that keeps the site fast, your Google setup current, and adds content as you need it. You stop paying when you want.
Will you do Google Business Profile setup too?
Yes — Google Business Profile setup is included in every Halo local SEO build. I check your categories, fill out your service area, sync photos, post updates, and make sure your site matches your Google profile exactly. That match is one of the strongest local ranking signals Google uses.
My site is on Wix / Squarespace — can you do Local SEO on it?
A limited version, yes — I can audit and improve your Google setup, your Google Business Profile, and your page content within the platform's constraints. But Wix and Squarespace limit how far you can take the Google setup, speed, and page structure. For most Lake County businesses, moving to a custom site during the SEO work is the bigger win.
Want a free Local SEO audit?
Send us your current site and we'll send back a plain-English report: what's working, what's broken, where you're losing rankings to competitors, and what we'd fix first. Two business days.
No pressure. Free. We'll tell you if your site is fine as-is.