We Run Your Social Media So Chicago Businesses Can Grow

Newform plans, designs, writes and posts your content on Instagram, Facebook and Threads, and answers your comments and DMs — built for Chicago businesses.

$1,200 setup FREE on every plan. No other contracts.

Plans don't post themselves

Most businesses know they should post. Few have the time. We do the work every month.

Four services, one team

How it works

1. Starter Audit

   Start with the $49 audit: we review your profiles and send you the top fixes.

2. Setup

   We build your brand kit and your first 30 days of content.

3. Launch

   You approve the calendar. We start posting.

4. Grow

   We post, reply to comments and DMs, and adjust each month.

Why Chicago Businesses Outsource Social to Newform

Chicago owners don't have a marketing problem — they have a time problem. A Loop lunch spot is slammed from 11 to 2. A Wicker Park boutique owner is buying stock, staffing the floor, and ringing up customers herself. Posting to Instagram three times a week loses to everything else, every time. Newform takes the whole job: planning, design, captions, posting, and replies. You approve one calendar a month and get back the 10 hours a week social media was eating.

Chicago Social Media That Actually Converts

Pretty posts don't pay rent. We write captions that sound like a person, not a brand deck — and every post points somewhere: a booking, an order, a DM, a call. We research the hashtags Chicago customers actually search (#ChicagoBusiness, #WestLoop, #FultonMarket, and your neighborhood's tags), post when Chicago is scrolling, and answer comments and DMs Monday to Friday so a question never sits until it goes cold. Your competitors in River North and Lincoln Park are posting Canva quotes. You'll be posting content with a job to do.

Serving the Loop, River North, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park & the South Loop

Newform is a service-area business built for Chicago. In the Loop and West Loop, that means restaurants and services fighting for the weekday lunch and after-work crowd. In River North and Fulton Market, it's boutiques, salons, and fitness studios that live on Instagram discovery. In Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, and the South Loop, it's neighborhood businesses whose customers search "near me" first. Different neighborhoods, same rule: if Chicago can't find you online, you don't exist.

FAQs — Chicago Social Media Management

How much does social media management cost in Chicago?

Most Chicago agencies charge $1,500–$3,500/mo, and an in-house hire runs $3,000–$5,000/mo before payroll taxes. Newform plans run $399/mo (Starter), $649/mo (Growth) and $999/mo (Scale) — no Chicago upcharge — with a $1,200 one-time setup that's FREE on every plan. Full breakdown: How Much Does Social Media Management Cost in Chicago?

Do you only work with Chicago businesses?

Chicago is our home market and who our content is built for. Everything runs remotely — calendar approvals, posting, and replies — on Central Time.

What exactly do you post?

12–15 custom branded posts a month across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads — feed posts and stories — with captions and hashtag research included. You see the calendar before anything goes live.

Am I locked into a contract?

No long contracts. After the first 3 months, it's month-to-month and you can cancel anytime.

Guides for Chicago Owners

How Much Does Social Media Management Cost in Chicago? — the real numbers for agencies, freelancers, and in-house hires.

5 Instagram Ideas That Actually Work for Chicago Small Businesses — one for the Loop lunch crowd, one for Fulton Market, and three more.

Start with the $49 Starter Audit

An audit of your website and profiles, your top 5 fixes, 3 branded graphics, a rewritten bio and a 30-day content plan. One-time $49, no subscription.