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Kihan Marketing is a digital marketing agency. Businesses in Chicago and its suburbs come to us for SEO, website design and development, AI search, Google and Meta Ads, local SEO and social media. For landlords, med spas, roofers and brokerages, every page starts from the Illinois and Chicago rules that apply to their trade.

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  • Search Engine Optimization
  • AEO
  • GEO
  • AI Citation
  • AI SEO
  • Web Design
  • Web Development
  • WordPress Development
  • Custom Code Development
  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • Social Media
  • Local SEO
  • Found village by village
  • Named when ChatGPT answers
  • Ready before the first snow
  • Your logins, your accounts
  • Built for Chicago and the suburbs

(hello, Chicago)

From Evanston to Joliet, get your business found on Google and named in the answers ChatGPT and AI Overviews give. We work remotely, inside accounts that stay in your name.

An aerial view of a dense city at blue hour, its streets glowing with warm light

(search engine optimization)

We handle the technical SEO, schema markup, content and link building for Chicago-area businesses, then build a page for each service and each place you serve.

Fewer than three in ten people in the Chicago metro live inside the city limits, so a site that only says "Chicago" leaves out most of the market. Schaumburg, Skokie and Bolingbrook each get their own page, written from what is true in that village.

  • Technical SEO and site audits
  • Schema markup
  • Content that answers real questions
  • Link building
  • Pages for each suburb you serve
  • Search Console set up in your name
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(website design and development)

We design and build websites on WordPress or Next.js, with custom code where a site needs it, and we take on redesigns, speed work and maintenance.

Illinois has a law on information technology accessibility, the IITAA. It requires state agencies and public universities to meet WCAG 2.1 at level AA, and it does not directly apply to private businesses.

Our ADA compliance work tests your site against WCAG 2.2 at level AA, fixes what fails and checks it again with a keyboard and a screen reader. It is technical work, not legal advice.

  • New websites and redesigns
  • WordPress development
  • Next.js, React and custom code
  • ADA compliance (WCAG 2.2 AA)
  • Speed work and maintenance
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(our work)

  1. 01 / 04

    A community website we revamped for an apartment management company.

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    The website of an apartment community, by Kihan Marketing
    Industry
    Apartment community
    Services
    Website revamp
  2. 02 / 04

    Single location SEO grown into a site of more than 250 pages. It covers more than 40 towns and neighborhoods in Central Texas and has a roofing video library, the Knowledge Center, inside it.

    View the project 
    The website of a roofing company, by Kihan Marketing
    Industry
    Roofing
    Services
    SEO
    Website build
    AI citation
  3. 03 / 04

    Started as a landing page and Meta ads for one development, then widened into a site covering realty, visas, island updates, concierge and vacation rentals.

    View the project 
    The website of a real estate agent, by Kihan Marketing
    Industry
    Real estate development
    Services
    Landing page
    Meta ads
    Website
  4. 04 / 04

    Moved to a new website with its own booking page. Google Ads click-through rate went from 0.13 percent in Q4 2023 to 4.64 percent in Q3 2026.

    View the project 
    The website of a cryotherapy studio, by Kihan Marketing
    Industry
    Med spa and wellness
    Services
    Website
    SEO
    Google Ads
    Meta ads

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(more services)

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Which med spas in Chicago take new clients this week?

Several do. Your business lists same-week consults on its site, with its hours and a booking page one tap away.

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ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiClaudeGoogleDeepSeekWhere the answer shows up

AI search in Chicago

We work to get your business named in Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity, the work known as answer engine optimization (AEO) or generative engine optimization (GEO).

Google says AI Overviews need nothing extra: a page only has to be indexed and able to show a snippet. It also advises keeping your Business Profile up to date. So we write short answers to the questions Chicago-area customers ask. Do you cover Naperville and Aurora, or only Cook County? Is my building covered by the city’s landlord ordinance? Do you come out to Evanston, or only the city?

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Cook County DuPage County Lake County Will CountyCounty lines from the US Census Bureau.

(local search)

Around Chicago, local search splits by village and city rather than by county, and distance decides who appears on the map. The metro crosses the state line into Indiana, and the city itself sits almost entirely in Cook County.

  1. Villages, not neighborhoods. Oak Park, Wilmette and Orland Park are villages in their own right, not Chicago neighborhoods. A page about the city is not a page about any of them.
  2. Cities cross county lines. Aurora, which has more people than any Illinois city but Chicago, sits in four counties: Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall. Naperville and Joliet each span two. We draw ad targeting and service areas around the city, not the county.
  3. The map favors what is near. Google says its local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and popularity, and distance means how far a business is from the searcher. A Naperville business is unlikely to appear for someone in Evanston, more than 30 miles away, and sharing a metro does not close that gap.

Chicagoland in numbers

  • 9.43Mpeople in the 13-county Chicago metro in 2025, third in size among US metros
  • 284municipalities in the seven northeastern Illinois counties, most of them villages
  • 27.4%of homes in the city are in two- to four-unit buildings, against 7.7% nationally
  • 38.8%of homes in the city were built in 1939 or earlier, against 11.7% nationally

(industries)

Illinois writes advertising rules for doctors, roofers and real estate brokers, and Chicago adds rules of its own for landlords.

  1. A cryotherapy chamber releasing white vapor in a calm teal studio
    01 / 04

    Illinois bars claims of superior care, so our SEO, Google Ads and booking pages for Chicago med spas never rank one clinic above another. In Illinois, we write all three to the Medical Practice Act.

    Illinois bars physicians from "claims of superior quality of care to entice the public" and from advertising fee comparisons with other licensees. It also bars "guarantees of success" and statements that "play upon the vanity or fears of the public". Every ad must carry the licensee’s title as it appears on the license, or the initials the Act allows.

    A state memo updated in October 2025 says every med spa falls under those advertising rules. It must be owned and run by a physician, or for some services by an advanced practice registered nurse. A salon may not put "medical" in its business name. So a Chicago med spa page names the medical director and who performs each treatment.

    Med spa SEO 
    The website of a cryotherapy studio, designed and built by Kihan Marketing
    Illinois rule
    225 ILCS 60/26
    Also
    State med spa memo, October 2025
    Services
    Med spa SEO, Google Ads, booking pages
  2. A roofer laying cedar shingles on a pitched roof at sunset above wooded hills
    02 / 04

    Chicago roofers get SEO, storm pages and Google Ads from us that cover the city as well as the suburbs and show the Illinois license number. On July 15, 2024, a derecho brought 32 confirmed tornadoes to the National Weather Service’s Chicago forecast area, a record for one event. Four touched down inside the city limits, also a record, and one damaged terminal roofing at O’Hare. Storm repair pages need to cover the city as well as the suburbs.

    Under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act, every ad must show the roofing contractor license number and the licensee’s name as it appears on the license. Every contract must also state that when the owner pays with insurance, the roofer cannot pay, waive or rebate any part of the deductible. So "we cover your deductible" never goes in an ad.

    Roofing marketing 
    The website of a roofing company, built by Kihan Marketing
    Illinois rule
    225 ILCS 335/5 and 5.5
    Storm record
    Four tornadoes inside the city, July 15, 2024
    Services
    Roofing SEO, storm pages, Google Ads
  3. A modern waterfront apartment building at blue hour with warm lit windows
    03 / 04

    For Chicago landlords and managers we build websites, listing templates and owner FAQs around the city’s landlord ordinance and the Illinois source of income rule. In the city, 54 percent of occupied homes are rented, against 34.5 percent across the metro. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance covers most of those units, though units in owner-occupied buildings of six units or fewer are exempt. Its summary must be attached to every written lease and renewal.

    For tenants not in the eviction process, a landlord must give notice before ending a month-to-month tenancy, declining to renew or raising the rent. It is 30 days if the tenant has lived there under six months, 60 days up to three years and 120 days after that. Renewal emails and owner FAQs should say so.

    Since January 2023 the Illinois Human Rights Act has protected source of income in housing, and the state says a listing may not say "Section 8 not accepted". So listing and ad templates never say a voucher is not accepted.

    Property management marketing 
    The website of a property manager, designed and built by Kihan Marketing
    Chicago rule
    Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance
    Illinois rule
    Human Rights Act, source of income
    Notice
    30, 60 or 120 days
  4. A real estate agent opening the glass doors of a white villa onto a turquoise sea as two people look on
    04 / 04

    Our SEO and site pages for Chicago brokerages name the sponsoring broker on every ad and never borrow another firm’s name to win traffic. In Illinois all advertising must include the sponsoring broker’s name. When an agent advertises a property online, the page must also show the city and state of the broker’s registered office, or link directly to its virtual office.

    The same rules count it as deceptive to use a domain name, social media handle, metatag or keyword "intended to deceptively direct, drive or divert internet traffic". A team name with a word like "realty" or "properties" must be followed by "team".

    See the real estate project 
    The website of a real estate agency, which Kihan Marketing worked on
    Illinois rules
    68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450.715 and 1450.720
    Our client
    Real estate agency, Sint Maarten
    Result
    Clicks 1,545 to 2,478, July to September 2026 against 2025

More on real estate marketing, or see every industry we work with in the portfolio.

Kiran Dasgupta

(meet Kiran)

Kiran Dasgupta · Founder and Lead Strategist

Kiran Dasgupta founded Kihan Marketing and leads every engagement. He writes about SEO, AI search, property management marketing and choosing an agency.

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What clients say

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Nicholas

Google review

Kiran and his team are simply fantastic! I've worked with 16 different third party marketing teams and they are by far the best. They are incredibly smart, responsive and an overall pleasure to work with. Since working with them over the last 2 months my ask of them constantly changes and their ability to quickly adapt and figure out new ways to quickly add value is incredibly impressive. I can't recommend Kiran and his team enough and will continue to work with them for the foreseeable future!

Reika

Google review

Kihan Marketing is a fantastic team to work with, friendly, professional, and highly responsive. They are highly responsive and quick to take action, ensuring projects move forward efficiently. Despite working in a fast-paced environment, they remain professional, organized, and attentive to detail. Their dedication really show in the quality of their work, and they consistently deliver results while maintaining clear communication. Highly recommended!

Real estate agency, Sint Maarten

Google review

Kihan Marketing Organization is friendly, professional, and very responsive. Kiran and his team move quickly, communicate clearly, and deliver high-quality work in both website development and social media marketing. They stay organized, pay attention to detail, and make the whole process smooth and efficient. Highly recommended for anyone looking to grow your online presence!

Watcharaponne

Real estate agency, Thailand

I highly recommend Kihan Marketing. Kiran is an incredibly talented, skilled, and thoughtful web designer. What impressed us most was that he didn't simply build a website, he took the time to truly understand our business, our vision, and the local Koh Samui real estate market. Throughout the process, Kiran provided valuable advice and creative ideas that helped shape the brand and support the growth of our business. His attention to detail and understanding of what makes a business unique resulted in a website that feels truly personal to our brand. He created the beautiful website for [a real estate agency in Thailand]. It represents the elegance, professionalism, and identity of our business beautifully. Thank you, Kiran and Kihan Marketing, for bringing our vision to life. Highly recommended!

Listya

Google review

Working together felt very collaborative and aligned. Communication flowed easily, tasks were well-organized, and we shared the same attention to detail throughout the process. It genuinely felt like working as one team.

Business client

Google review

Kihan Marketing Organization has been great to work with. The team is professional, responsive, and focused on delivering real results. I'm very satisfied with their service and would highly recommend them.

vittoria

Google review

Very fast and professional. I love working with Kihan Marketing. Definitely recommended

Wei

Real estate agent, Sint Maarten

I can't recommend Kihan Marketing highly enough. Kiran and his team truly went above and beyond in helping me with both my social media and my website, and the results speak for themselves.

Shelley

Cryotherapy studio near Seattle

I recently worked with Kihan Marketing to design my new website, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the experience. From start to finish, they were incredibly responsive, communicative, and attentive to every detail.

(before you hire)

Whoever you hire for SEO, web design or ads, us included, ask these five questions. The answers show whether they know Cook County from DuPage, and Illinois from Indiana.

  1. Ask whose name is on the accounts.Your Google Ads account, Business Profile, analytics and domain should all be registered to you.
  2. Ask an Illinois question.An agency pitching med spas should know what 225 ILCS 60/26 bars in a doctor’s ad. One pitching roofers should know what every Illinois roofing ad has to show.
  3. Ask which Lake County they mean.The metro has two, one in Illinois and one in Indiana. An answer that names the state is a good sign.
  4. Ask where they would start.Evanston, Naperville and Joliet are different searches. Listen for one place to start and the reason for it. A plan to cover every suburb on day one is a warning sign.
  5. Read the reviews for detail.Useful reviews name the work, such as a rebuilt site or a fixed profile. Kihan Marketing is rated 5.0 on Google.

(FAQs)

Do you have an office in Chicago?

No. We work remotely, in accounts registered to you: Google Ads, the Business Profile, Search Console and the website itself. You can see every change we make.

Do you work in the suburbs as well as the city?

Yes. We plan pages, profile service areas and ad targeting around the suburbs you actually serve, such as Evanston, Schaumburg, Naperville or Joliet, instead of one campaign for all of Chicago.

Do you offer ADA compliance for Chicago websites?

Yes, as technical work. We test the site against WCAG 2.2 at level AA and fix what fails, such as color contrast, image descriptions, headings, form labels, focus order and captions. Then we check it again with a keyboard and a screen reader. We never use overlay widgets. It is not legal advice, and no one can promise a site will never be sued.

What are AEO and GEO?

Answer engine optimization and generative engine optimization: getting your business named when Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT or Perplexity answer a question. A renter might ask whether a Chicago landlord owes interest on a security deposit. A property manager’s page that answers plainly is the one an assistant can quote.

Do Chicago landlords owe interest on security deposits?

For most rental units in the city, yes. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance exempts units in owner-occupied buildings of six units or fewer. Where it applies, a landlord pays interest on deposits held more than six months. The City Comptroller sets the rate each year, and for 2026 it is 0.01 percent. To deduct for damage, the landlord must give an itemized statement within 30 days of move-out. The deposit and any interest owed, minus unpaid rent and damage, must go back within 45 days. This is a summary, not legal advice.

When should a Chicago business get ready for winter?

Before the snow. At O’Hare the first measurable snow normally falls around November 18 and the first inch around December 7, and a normal season brings 38.4 inches. We put winter service pages and ads live in the fall. If snow closes you for the day, add special hours to your Business Profile so the listing shows you closed.

Send us the suburbs you serve, and our marketing audit will show where your business appears in map results and where it does not.

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