Chicago, IL

Homade

Reach 2.5PageRanker 57

Homade is a web design company based in Chicago, IL. Its own home page scored 96 for mobile speed and 100 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 428 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 37.2 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 2.5.

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Our Read

Homade is an independent Chicago studio run by Kevin Jacobs. It joins graphic design with website builds, mostly on Webflow. Clients work directly with the founder from scope to launch.

What sets them apart. The founder personally handles strategy, design and development on each project.

Best for. Startups wanting one senior person for brand and web.

Services

Webflow developmentGraphic designBrand systemsSEO and AEOAccessibilityMaintenanceCustom web apps

Industries

StartupsEstablished businesses

Our Lab Test of homade.co

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

96Performance

100Accessibility

96Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 2.5 seconds
First paint: 1.8 seconds
Blocking time: 14 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 1.9 MB
Requests: 22

Work

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Signed Work

signed client sites found so far

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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 234 with a Look Back score of 0 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 0 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 18, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

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websbz Score

37.2websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.34.2/35
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.3/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

2.5

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 size0/121 person
Years0/8not published

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

Facts

Website: homade.co
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Chicago
Team: One founder led studio
Platforms: Webflow

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Chicago#10 of 10
Best Web Designers in the United States#254 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#414 of 450
Best SEO Firms#218 of 244
Most Accessible Studio Website#7 of 10

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