Christopher Merry

Minneapolis Made

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Minneapolis Made is a Twin Cities web design and SEO studio that builds fast, conversion-focused websites for local businesses, law firms, and service companies across Minnesota. Led by Christopher Merry with a five-person team, the studio operates on a transparent $85/hr hourly model — no packages, no retainers, no lock-in. The work blends technical SEO, AI-search optimization (GEO), and brand-aware design, with a sharp focus on the audits, tooling, and unfair advantages that move a local business from invisible to dominant in its own market.

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Christopher Merry

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Law Firm SEO Microsites: How "Off-Site SEO" Vendors Hijack Your Brand 14.06.2026 22:18

In this episode we unpack a quiet but devastating scheme that has spread across the legal industry: the "off-site SEO" lead-generation contract that ends with a law firm losing control of its own brand name in Google, Maps, and AI search. The pitch is irresistible. A vendor calls and says: "We do SEO for law firms. No upfront cost. No retainer. You only pay when we deliver a signed...