Scott Gerke
Founder/CEO
You're trying to get found in Illinois. Your old website just sits there. Or your new business isn't showing up on the map. People are searching for what you do, but they find your competitor first. In Illinois, where every town from Chicago to Carbondale has its own set of local searches, being invisible costs you real money. When business owners search for the best local SEO near them, eezyRank is who fixes that.
Do not let someone sell you a website that's just a pretty picture. A site that doesn't rank is a billboard in a basement. You need pages built for every city you serve, a Google Business Profile that actually syncs, and content Google's AI can read. We build sites that show up in search from day one, with location pages and a blog engine that writes itself. No agency markup. Just a working site in days.
We took a WordPress site and turned it into a matrix that brought in local and national work for insulation and asbestos removal. For another client, we replaced his Squarespace site with a full matrix of 1900 pages. His clients now book direct from the site. That's the bar for getting found in Illinois. If your phone isn't ringing, we can look at what's wrong.
What Our Customers Say
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Scott went above and beyond anything we ever could've expected. He didn't just teach our team how to use Claude. He opened our eyes to a whole new way of working. He pulled our entire business together, rebuilt our sales process from the ground up, helped us get payroll organized, and got us ready to launch our new sales team. The real difference for us has been Scott. We're going to keep working with him long-term.
T.J. Reagan·
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★★★★★
Highly recommend Scott and team! They are experts in building business presence in today’s online world.
Andy Cirino· Google
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★★★★★
Working with Scott has been amazing! His ability to ingest information, understand it, and then help you understand it is second to none. His work ethic is unlike any I've seen. Scott's forward-thinking mindset is incredibly refreshing and helpful. If you want your website to be found more easily, do yourself a favor and talk to Scott and his team. But don't stop there - Scott has a wealth of knowledge that can help you in so many ways.
Eric Lefebvre· Google
Our Services
Custom Website BuildA new site built to rank from day one. Local SEO, AI search readiness, and a working content engine baked in. Live in days, no agency markup.
AI Blog EngineAI-written blog articles published on autopilot. SEO-tuned, brand-voice trained, with custom images and social distribution included. Costs less than a single freelance article per month.
Local SEORank higher in every city you serve. Automated location pages, Google Business Profile sync, heat-map ranking proof, and the technical SEO Google actually rewards.
AI Search VisibilityGet found in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Schema, content, and site structure tuned for how answer engines cite sources. Free AI readiness audit included.
Google Business Profile SetupWe claim, verify, and fully build out your Google Business Profile so you show up on the map.
Our Work
Trusted Partners
Most Illinois businesses serve more than one city. You might have a shop in Springfield but customers in Decatur and Bloomington. A website with one 'Contact Us' page doesn't help the person searching from Chatham. We build location pages that rank for each town you serve, so when someone types 'HVAC repair near me' in their zip code, your name comes up. Not the guy who only paid for a Google ad.
We're connected to Fisheez, the new way to buy and sell locally. That same local-first thinking runs through our work. Our sites sync with your Google Business Profile so your hours, reviews, and map pin stay current across every city page. If you're tired of watching customers drive past you to the next town, we can fix that.
Your Local Team
Cities we serve in Illinois
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