With an office nested in the heart of Chicago, Comrade offers web design services to clients in Illinois and the wider Midwest region of the United States. Despite being surrounded by big companies that are based in skyscrapers, this agency still has a deep understanding of what small businesses really need when it comes to having an online presence. Open source platforms can help brick-and-mortar stores and other small enterprises attract a new customer base on a local scale. Marketing experts at Comrade could propel small businesses to success thanks to social media and search engine optimization. Simple tools such as HTML tag editing can be powerful in terms of boosting rankings of a website on search engines such as Google. The creation of profiles on social networks may generate a following of local customers who might actual visit brick-and-mortar establishments in the neighborhood or nearby communities that are within driving distance.