Our story
The local shop that does enterprise-grade work.
Spark N Code is an owner-operated web design and local SEO studio based in the Chicago metro, with an office in Libertyville, IL and a service area across the city and suburbs. We bring the rigor of enterprise IT and the craft of real marketing to the small businesses the big agencies overlook.
- Est. 2019
- Owner-operated
- Chicago metro · Lake County · North Shore
Backed by experience you can check.
5 yrs
Enterprise IT — service delivery & senior service-desk engineering.
7 yrs
Professional web design & SEO — hands-on, the actual craft.
Walgreens
Brand ambassador — managed social media for a national brand.
Certifications
- CompTIA A+
- Network+
- Security+
- Server+
- MS-900
Meet Izaac
One person, three careers’ worth of know-how.
“When you hire us, you get one person who understands the infrastructure, the build, and the marketing.”
I’m Izaac Lopez, and I started Spark N Code in 2019 in Gurnee. Most agencies are one-trick — they design, or they do SEO, or they run ads. My path was different, and that’s exactly why this works.
I spent five years in enterprise IT — service delivery and senior service-desk engineering for managed IT providers. That’s where I learned to run things with rigor: uptime, accountability, and doing it right the first time.
Alongside that, seven years of hands-on web design and SEO — the actual craft of building sites that people find, trust, and act on.
I also served as a brand ambassador for Walgreens, managing their social media — real big-brand marketing experience most local shops simply can’t claim.
I founded Spark N Code to bring that whole skill set to the small businesses national agencies overlook, first in Lake County and now across Chicago and the suburbs. When you hire us, you get one person who understands the infrastructure, the build, and the marketing — and who personally works on every project.
The journey
From a one-person idea to your corner of the map.
Seven years, one owner, no pivots away from the businesses we started with.
2019
Spark N Code is born
Founded in Gurnee with one idea: bring enterprise-grade web and SEO to the local businesses big agencies pass over.
2020
First local clients
Built sites and Google Business Profiles for service businesses across Lake County — and learned what actually moves the phone.
2021
All in on local SEO
Doubled down on map-pack rankings and local citations — the unglamorous work that quietly fills the calendar.
2022
Across the state line
Extended the service area into Kenosha County, WI and the Chicago metro — same owner, same standards.
2023
Brand and build, together
Started shipping full brand-plus-website packages — work like IyJ Repairs and Club Apaseo El Alto's bilingual nonprofit site.
2024
Tools that earn their keep
Built features that do real work — like the satellite-map instant-quote tool for Top Job Lawncare & Snow Removal.
Today
Still owner-operated
Same promise as day one: one person who understands the infrastructure, the build, and the marketing — on every single project.
Why we exist
The corner shop deserves the same caliber of work as the national chain. That’s the whole reason Spark N Code exists.
What we value
A few things I won’t compromise on.
These are the rules the shop runs on. If one of them is ever broken, you will hear it from me first.
You talk to the person doing the work
No account managers, no handoffs. The owner builds your site and answers your questions directly.
Enterprise rigor, local pricing
The standards I learned running enterprise IT — uptime, accountability, doing it right — sized and priced for a small business.
Honest reporting, always
Plain-English numbers every month. If something isn't working, you'll hear it from me first — not buried in a dashboard.
Your business, treated like my own
I live and work here. Your reputation in this community is tied to mine — so I treat your project the way I'd treat my own.
Owner-operated & local
Why a local shop beats a faceless agency.
You could hire a downtown agency or wrestle with a DIY builder. Here’s what you get instead when you work with someone who is actually nearby.
A national agency or DIY builder
- Account managers and handoffs between you and the work.
- Templated sites that look like everyone else's.
- No real knowledge of how people here actually search.
- You're a ticket number in a queue.
Spark N Code
Libertyville, IL- You reach the person building your site — directly, every time.
- Custom-built for your business and your market.
- Real local knowledge of Chicago, Naperville, Evanston, Gurnee, Waukegan & Kenosha.
- One name accountable for the result — no telephone game.
Based in the Chicago metro and genuinely from here: an office in Libertyville, a service area across Chicago and the suburbs, and Lake County and Kenosha County served since 2019.
“Very professional and knowledgeable web development team. Highly recommend Spark N Code for anyone looking to grow their business online with professional SEO services and custom website design. They understand small business needs and deliver real results.”
“Spark N Code took our Local SEO to the next level. We went from being buried in search results by well established businesses to now ranking #1 in our area for local map rankings. Our phone hasn't stopped ringing since they optimized our Google Business Profile and built out our local citations with their expert local search optimization.”
“Spark N Code transformed our website and SEO strategy. Our online presence has never been stronger, and we have been able to help more people in our community with the professional web development systems and search engine optimization they built for us.”
“The owner kept me up-to-date multiple times a day on the progress made to my website. Any issues I found, he was already in the process of fixing. He understood my mission statement and accurately applied my vision within his designs. He also provided business cards and door hangers that were done swiftly and executed exceptionally.”
“The owner helped me start my new website. He was affordable and very knowledgeable.”
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