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Tommy Seilheimer // SEO for Business & Real Estate Attorneys

SEO for Business & Real Estate Attorneys: get found on Google, Maps and AI.

When business owners, buyers and sellers need a business law firm, they search Google, pick from the three businesses on the map, or ask ChatGPT who to call. This page is the exact playbook I use to put a business law firm in all three places: the searches that make the phone ring, the Google Business Profile setup field by field, the pages the site needs, the reviews that rank, and what it costs. Built from 23+ years of ranking local businesses, including business & real estate attorneys across the Chicago suburbs.

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What’s on this page

  1. How business owners, buyers and sellers search for a business law firm
  2. What the Map Pack looks like for business & real estate attorneys
  3. The Google Business Profile setup, field by field
  4. The pages a business law firm website needs
  5. What AI says when someone asks for a business law firm
  6. Reviews that rank a business law firm
  7. Seasonality and timing
  8. What SEO costs for business & real estate attorneys
  9. Mistakes business & real estate attorneys make online
  10. How business & real estate attorneys get found in your town
  11. Business & Real Estate Attorneys SEO FAQ
// The Map Pack

What the top three have in common.

Real estate and business law is transaction-driven; the top profiles publish closing fees, list services (closings, LLCs, contracts, leases), and carry reviews from agents and owners. Berardi Law Office and Dan Touhy Law are client examples.

The three factors are relevance, distance and prominence. You cannot move your building, so the work is relevance (the right category, the right services, the right pages) and prominence (reviews, citations, photos, activity). I track every business law firm on a geo-grid across their towns so we can see the Map Pack turn green block by block. The full method is in how to win the Google Map Pack.

// Google Business Profile

The business law firm profile, field by field.

FieldWhat a business law firm should setWhy
Primary categoryReal Estate AttorneyThe main relevance filter. Wrong category, no Map Pack.
Secondary categoriesBusiness Attorney, Law Firm, General Practice AttorneyA category match for each service search you want to win.
ServicesEvery service listed individually with a description: Real estate closings with fees; Business formation and LLCs; Contracts and leases; Commercial real estate; ConsultationEach one is a relevance match for a search.
Description750 characters: what you do and where in the first sentence, then what makes you different, then the towns you serveThe part people read and machines extract.
PhotosReal work, real team, real trucks or space, added every two weeks with the town in the descriptionEngagement is a prominence signal and stock photos lose trust.
ReviewsSteady velocity, replies to every one, reviews that mention responsiveness, the attorney, closing smoothness, and the townGoogle reads the words in reviews.
Hours and attributesAccurate hours, holiday hours, and every attribute that is true (emergency, licensed, financing, languages)Attributes filter searches and AI engines use them.
Posts and Q&AOne post a week; the eight questions customers ask, seeded and answeredActivity signals and answer content.

The complete field-by-field method is in how I optimize a Google Business Profile completely, and the service itself is Google Business Profile optimization. If the profile has been suspended, reinstatement comes first.

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// The Website

The pages a business law firm website needs to rank.

One page per service, one page per town you want more work from, and answers to the questions customers ask before they hire. Fast, mobile-first, and built so AI crawlers can read it.

  • Real estate closings with feesAnswer-first, with the searches it targets in the first sentence, real photos, and FAQ schema.
  • Business formation and LLCsAnswer-first, with the searches it targets in the first sentence, real photos, and FAQ schema.
  • Contracts and leasesAnswer-first, with the searches it targets in the first sentence, real photos, and FAQ schema.
  • Commercial real estateAnswer-first, with the searches it targets in the first sentence, real photos, and FAQ schema.
  • ConsultationAnswer-first, with the searches it targets in the first sentence, real photos, and FAQ schema.

If the current site can hold these pages and loads fast, I build on it. If it cannot, I say so; that is the website design conversation, and a rebuild designed to rank is usually cheaper than years of patching. Every page gets Service and FAQ schema and answer-first structure, which is answer engine optimization applied to a business law firm.

// AI Search

What AI says when someone asks for a business law firm.

These are the kinds of prompts business owners, buyers and sellers are already typing into ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode. Each names two to seven businesses and cites its sources. Being one of them is worth more than a page-one ranking.

  • “best real estate attorney in Downers Grove”
  • “how much does a real estate attorney cost for a closing in Illinois”
  • “do I need a lawyer to form an LLC”

Getting named is generative engine optimization: answer-first pages the engines can quote, business facts consistent everywhere, AI crawlers allowed, reviews and citations that corroborate you, and a prompt set tracked monthly so you can see it happen. I run it with EZY.ai and explain the loop in how I get businesses cited by AI. For a business law firm, the fastest wins are the cost and comparison questions, answered honestly on your own site.

// Reviews

The reviews that rank a business law firm.

Google reads review text, so the words matter more than the stars. For a business law firm, the reviews that move rankings mention responsiveness, the attorney, closing smoothness, and the town. The ask is simple and compliant: every customer, at the moment of highest satisfaction, with a one-tap link and a nudge to mention what you did and their town. Reply to every review naming the service and the neighborhood. Keep a steady pace rather than bursts, and protect what you build; fake and competitor reviews get reported under the correct policy and removed. The full system, including removal, is in Google reviews and reputation, and the protection service is the GBP Reputation Shield.

// Timing

Seasonality and when to start.

Spring and summer closing season; business formation in January. Rankings take weeks to months to build, so the business law firm that starts in the off-season owns the peak. Starting during the peak means watching a competitor take it.

// Straight Talk

What SEO costs for business & real estate attorneys.

Closings run $500 to $1,500 at volume and business matters more; agent referrals plus search fill the practice. Business law SEO typically runs several hundred dollars a month. I build custom plans rather than packages, and I will tell you if a smaller scope makes sense. Full pricing for every package and add-on is on the packages and pricing page. What you are paying for is leads, and I report on leads with geo-grid tracking and monthly video, which is the detailed reporting every client gets. Documented outcomes are on the results page.

Honest numbers

Want a real number for your business law firm?

Tell me your towns and your money services. On a free call I will show you the competition, the work required, and what it costs, and I will say so if you do not need something.

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// What Goes Wrong

Mistakes business & real estate attorneys make online.

  1. No closing fee published.
  2. Business and real estate on one page.
  3. No agent-facing content.
  4. Buying a monthly report instead of monthly work. If nothing on the site or profile changed, nothing is happening.
  5. Ignoring AI search. The engines are already naming business & real estate attorneys; the question is whose.
  6. Quitting at month three, right before the compounding starts.

Related reading: What SEO Actually Involves.

// Your Town

How business & real estate attorneys get found in your town.

Rankings are decided town by town. Every community in DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall and Cook counties has its own page on this site with the local market, the competition and the searches that matter. Start with yours.

ChicagoNapervilleAuroraJolietElginBolingbrookSchaumburgWheatonDowners GroveOak ParkEvanstonOrland ParkPlainfieldYorkvilleSt. CharlesHinsdale
  • DuPage CountyAddison, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Clarendon Hills, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Itasca, Oakbrook Terrace, Roselle, Wayne, West Chicago, Winfield, Wood Dale... All DuPage County communities →
  • Will CountyBeecher, Braidwood, Channahon, Crete, Elwood, Frankfort, Godley, Manhattan, Mokena, Monee, Peotone, Rockdale, Steger, University Park, Wilmington, Bolingbrook, ... All Will County communities →
  • Kane CountySt. Charles, Algonquin, Big Rock, Burlington, Campton Hills, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Geneva, Gilberts, Hampshire, Huntley, Kaneville, Lily ... All Kane County communities →
  • Kendall CountyBoulder Hill, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Minooka, Newark, Plano, Sandwich, Yorkville, Oswego... All Kendall County communities →
  • Cook CountyTinley Park, Alsip, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Broadview, Bro... All Cook County communities →

The full list is on the service areas hub, and the flagship market guide is Chicago SEO. Outside Illinois, I work with business & real estate attorneys nationwide with the same process.

// Related Playbooks

Other legal I rank.

Personal Injury LawyersCriminal Defense LawyersDUI & License Reinstatement LawyersFamily & Divorce LawyersImmigration LawyersEstate Planning AttorneysAll 97 industries →
// Where I Work, and How to Reach Me

Serving business & real estate attorneys across DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall and Cook.

Home base is Bolingbrook, 30 miles southwest of the Loop. Every community on this map has its own page, and every business law firm in it gets the same process, the same reporting and the same direct line to me.

Call me(224) 600-4353Same-day answer, 7 days a week. You get me, not a call center. Text me(224) 600-4353Send your website and your town. I will reply with where you rank. Email meFree Visibility CheckUse the form below. It lands in my inbox and I reply the same day. Book a strategy call30 minutes, freeI pull up your business law firm live: rankings, Map Pack, AI. You leave with the plan.
// Free Visibility Check

Tell me what you do and where. I will tell you where you stand.

Two minutes to fill out. I review every submission personally and reply the same day with your rankings across Google, the Map Pack and AI search, and what it would take to pass the business & real estate attorneys above you.

// Business & Real Estate Attorneys SEO FAQ

Questions business & real estate attorneys ask me.

What Google category should a business and real estate firm use?
Real Estate Attorney or Business Attorney as the primary depending on volume, the other as secondary, plus Law Firm.
Should real estate attorneys publish closing fees?
Yes. It is the top question and AI engines quote it.
Do agent referral pages help?
Yes. Agents search for closing attorneys too; a page written for them earns referrals and links.
How long does SEO take for a business law firm?
Google Business Profile fixes, starting with the primary category, usually move Map Pack rankings within two to six weeks. Competitive organic terms take six to twelve months. Service-specific and town-specific searches move faster because the competition is thinner.
How much does SEO cost for business & real estate attorneys?
Closings run $500 to $1,500 at volume and business matters more; agent referrals plus search fill the practice. Business law SEO typically runs several hundred dollars a month.
Do you work with business & real estate attorneys outside Chicagoland?
Yes. I serve every community in DuPage, Will, Kane, Kendall and Cook counties and clients across 16 states remotely, with the same process and monthly video reporting.
Which reviews help a business law firm rank?
Reviews that mention responsiveness, the attorney, closing smoothness, and the town. Google reads the words, and those words are relevance signals for the searches that matter.
Can a business law firm show up in ChatGPT and AI Overviews?
Yes, when the site answers customer questions plainly, the business facts are consistent everywhere, AI crawlers are allowed, and reviews and citations corroborate the business. I measure it with prompt-level tracking in EZY.ai and report the screenshots.
What is the first thing you fix for a business law firm?
No closing fee published. That, or the primary category, is almost always the fastest win.
Do business & real estate attorneys need a new website to rank?
Not always. If the site is fast, crawlable and can hold a page per service, I improve it rather than rebuild it. If it cannot, I say so and we talk about a rebuild that is designed to rank from the first line of code.
How do I get started?
Book a free strategy call. I will show you where your business law firm ranks across Google, the Map Pack and AI search, who is beating you in your towns and why, and what it would take to pass them.

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