Chicago, IL

1Brand Design

Reach 7.9PageRanker 58

1Brand Design is a web design company based in Chicago, IL, in business since 2009. Its own home page scored 55 for mobile speed and 90 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 186 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 49.5 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 7.9.

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Home page of 1Brand Design at 1brand.design

Our Read

1Brand Design is a Chicago web design company on North Michigan Avenue. It builds WordPress sites and handles hosting and upkeep. It says it has served small and medium businesses since 2009.

What sets them apart. It runs WordPress hosting and support for the sites it builds.

Best for. Small and medium Chicago businesses wanting a WordPress site.

Services

Web design and developmentWordPress maintenanceSEOBrand identityAnimation and videoSocial media marketing

Industries

Small and medium businesses

Our Lab Test of 1brand.design

Mobile emulation, tested October 24, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

55Performance

90Accessibility

58Best Practices

85SEO Basics

Largest paint: 16.0 seconds
First paint: 9.9 seconds
Blocking time: 108 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 21.9 MB
Requests: 151

Work

No verified client sites yet. Firms can submit their sites. We show and count only the ones whose live footer names the firm. Send your sites.

Signed Work

signed client sites found so far

We have not yet found a live client site with a 1Brand Design footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by 1Brand Design, can claim this profile and send us the sites to count.

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

Search services they sell

SEO, search engine optimization

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websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 67 with a Look Back score of 36.9 out of 100. Scored in October 2026 from 2025 archived copies of each firm’s site. It is a separate list and does not change the 2026 websbz Score.

Proof 0 of 30, openness 12 of 20, tenure 12 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 9, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

49.5websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.24.7/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.0/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.12/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.12.8/15

How the score works

Reach

7.9

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients0/10not published
Client scale0/10not published
Offices2.5/101 office
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/12not published
Years5.4/8founded 2009

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: 1brand.design
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Chicago
Address: 444 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 773.680.4999
Founded: 2009
Platforms: WordPress

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Chicago#8 of 10
Best Web Designers in the United States#195 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#326 of 450
Best SEO Firms#166 of 244

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The 1Brand Design Award, in Hand

How the Noted award looks off the screen. Made to order for winners, ask about one from the contact form.

Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.