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LocalBusiness Schema

Schema markup type that identifies a website as belonging to a local business and specifies its NAP, hours, and service area.

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LocalBusiness schema (or one of its many subtypes like ProfessionalService, HomeAndConstructionBusiness, Plumber, RoofingContractor) is JSON-LD structured data that explicitly tells search engines this site represents a local business. Required fields include name, address, telephone, and openingHours. Recommended: geo coordinates, areaServed, sameAs (social profiles).

Why it matters

Without LocalBusiness schema, Google has to infer that you're a local business from indirect signals. With it, Google knows definitively.

Example

A KC roofing site with proper LocalBusiness schema (including geo coordinates and Kansas City service area) is more likely to appear in Map Pack searches across the entire KC metro.

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