Skip to main content
Blessed Arc Media

Should each service on my website have its own page?

Give each core service its own page. Google ranks individual pages, not whole websites, so one page trying to cover water heaters, drain cleaning, sewer repair, and emergency plumbing can only rank for a blend of all four, never any one of them well. Split those out and each page can rank on its own and speak straight to that one customer. A single page is fine only if you're a one or two-service operation with nothing else to split.

By Jacob Graber, founder of Blessed Arc Media · Updated

Why does splitting your services into separate pages help you rank higher?

Picture two plumbers competing for the same search: one has a page where sewer repair gets a fourth of the attention, split with water heaters and drain cleaning, and the other has a page built entirely around sewer repair, with photos of that exact job and a straight answer on what it involves. The focused page simply has more to answer with. It's not a trick, it's that one page had room to go deeper than the other ever could. A plumber with six dedicated pages usually shows up for six different searches. A plumber with one page shows up for none of them consistently.

How many service pages do you actually need?

One page per core service, not one for every job you've ever done. That's usually four to six pages depending on the trade, listed below for a plumber, but the test holds regardless of what you do: would someone in your town type that exact phrase into Google looking to hire someone? If yes, it earns its own page. If it's just a variation of something you already cover, like kitchen sink repair next to bathroom sink repair, it belongs on the page it's closest to instead of splitting further. One thing to watch for: don't build two pages that are really the same service worded two ways, like drain cleaning and clogged drain repair, since that splits your own signal instead of strengthening it. It's the same problem that shows up with too many near-identical service-area pages, just on the service side instead of the city side. If you can only build two or three pages right now, start with whichever services bring in the most calls and add the rest as you go. One page done right beats four thrown together just to hit a number.

  • Water heater installation and repair
  • Drain cleaning
  • Sewer line repair
  • Emergency plumbing (24/7)
  • Any other service that brings in real revenue

What does a good individual service page actually need on it?

It needs to read like it was written for one customer with one problem, not a general overview of your company: the service name in the headline, your actual area named specifically, and a straight answer on price. A few real photos of that job beat any amount of stock art. Link these pages to each other and back to your main services page, so someone reading about drain cleaning can find sewer repair without hunting for it. If your current site can't hold separate pages without a redesign, that's usually the moment to look at our web design work, since the whole point is a site built to hold pages like this instead of fighting them.

Key takeaways

  • Match your page count to real search demand: about one per core service, not one for every job variation.
  • If someone in your town would type the exact phrase into Google to hire someone, it earns its own page.
  • A good service page names the service, the area, and gives a straight answer on price.

Not sure which of your services deserve their own page?

Send us your service list and we'll tell you straight. No pitch attached.

Ask Us