Agencies/United States/Chicago, IL/Digital Third Coast
Rank #1 of 15 in Chicago

Digital Third Coast

digitalthirdcoast.com ·Chicago, IL ·★★★★½ 4.9 (54 reviews)

“Help your future customers find you.”

93/100 · A
Own-site SEO score
Min project$5,000+
Hourly rate$150 - $199 / hr
Team size10 - 49
Founded2007
Overview

About Digital Third Coast

Digital Third Coast is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, Paid Media, Digital PR, and AI/GEO search, delivering data-driven, measurable growth for clients.

SEOPaid MediaDigital PRGEO / AI SearchPaid SocialContent Marketing

Published Rates as stated by the agency.

What clients keep mentioning
measurable resultsproactive communication
The measurement

Score breakdown

Fetched from their own homepage and scored the same way as every other agency in the directory.

Technical 100On-page 93Content 89Visibility 88
Technical100
On-page93
Content89
Local visibility88
What the audit found
✓ 6 passing! 1 to fix
Uses structured data
Mobile ready
Well-sized page title
Meta description well written
Clean single H173% of agencies also do this
Substantial homepage content (1179 words)
!Only 58% of images have alt text43% of agencies share this
Do they turn up when someone searches for an agency in Chicago?

We run the eight searches a local business would actually type, such as "seo agency chicago", and count how many return this agency.

Searches they appear in6/8
Best position#2
City average44/100

Appearing in 6 of eight puts them among the more findable agencies in this market.

Each check against the directory average
Technical 100 vs 92 average, +8
On-page 93 vs 86 average, +7
Content 89 vs 87 average, +2
Local visibility 88 vs 39 average, +49

Measured automatically from the agency's own homepage. Same rules for every agency in the directory.

How that compares in Chicago

Measured against every other agency rated in this market.

Digital Third Coast 93
Chicago average 80
Best in Chicago 93
United States average 80
Every rated agency 78

Across the whole directory Digital Third Coast scores higher than 96% of every agency we have measured. Spread across Chicago runs 61 to 93 out of 100.

Focus

Where they focus

Read from how the agency presents its own work, so you can see the shape of the shop before you call.

35%Search Engine
Service mix
Search Engine Optimization35%
Pay Per Click / Paid Media30%
Public Relations / Digital PR30%
Social Media Marketing5%
Industries served
Other / Mixed35%
Education25%
Business services20%
Consumer products & services10%
Legal10%
Client size
Small Business (<$10M)50%
Midmarket ($10M-$1B)25%
Enterprise (>$1B)25%
Rare in Chicago

Services this agency lists that few others in the city do.

Paid Mediathe only agency here offering it
Digital PRthe only agency here offering it
GEO / AI Searchthe only agency here offering it
Reputation

Ratings across platforms

Aggregate scores as published on each platform, weighted into the headline rating.

Clutch
4.9/5
★★★★½
54 reviews
In their words

What clients say

Collected from public review pages. Follow a source link to read any of them in place.

“They provided us with great project management and clear communication.”
Clutch · 5.0/5 · source
Proof of work

Case studies

Published by the agency, with the numbers they reported. Follow a link to read the original.

Big Blue Swim School Education / Small Business

Increase free trial sign-ups via paid search

539% year-over-year increase in free trial sign-ups

539%
Free trial sign-ups increase
Read the case study
Credentials

Partners, clients and awards

What sets them apart
  • Google Premier Partner and Microsoft Advertising Partner
  • Award-winning campaigns with measurable results
  • Combines data journalism with digital PR for creative and technical expertise
Certifications
Google Premier PartnerMicrosoft Advertising PartnerBrightEdge CertifiedSemrush Academy Certified
Awards
2026Best and Brightest Company to Work for in Chicago · National Association for Business Resources source
2020US Search Awards - Best Use of Search - Real Estate & Property · US Search Awards source
2023Communicator Awards - Award of Distinction for Marketing Effectiveness · Communicator Awards source

Contact

LocationChicago, IL
Phone(773) 904-2700
Founded2007
LanguagesEnglish
Linkedin Facebook

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Questions

About Digital Third Coast

How is Digital Third Coast rated on this directory?

By the measurable SEO quality of their own website. Digital Third Coast scores 93 out of 100, which is rank #1 of 15 agencies rated in Chicago, IL. The score blends technical setup, on-page basics, content depth and how often they appear in local search results. No agency pays for placement.

What does Digital Third Coast cost?

Minimum engagement $5,000+. Typical rate $150 - $199 / hr. These figures are published by the agency.

What services does Digital Third Coast offer?

SEO, Paid Media, Digital PR, GEO / AI Search, Paid Social, Content Marketing.

Is Digital Third Coast a good fit for my business?

Their client base skews small business (<$10m) at roughly 50% of their work, and they most often work with other / mixed clients. Compare that against your own size and sector before you shortlist them.