FAQ blocks, and getting quoted by AI tools
What this fixes: No FAQ content · No FAQPage schema · Not in AI answers · Buried answers · No named author
A growing share of homeowners now ask an AI tool before they ask a search engine. Those tools quote pages that answer a question directly, in a structure they can parse. Most contractor sites do neither, which is why the citations go to national blogs instead of local builders.
The fix is a structure, not a trick.
The six part formula
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Answer in the first two sentences. Before the history, before the context, before anything about your company. If the question is what a pond costs, the first sentence contains a number.
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Question formatted headings. Write the H2 the way somebody would type it. "How much does pond maintenance cost?" beats "Maintenance Pricing".
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An FAQ block on every significant page, five to seven real questions with real answers, sixty to a hundred words each.
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Local and specific numbers. Ranges, temperatures, timelines, conditions in your town and your state. Generic content gets skipped in favour of content with specifics.
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A named author with credentials. the owner, years of experience, what they are certified in. Anonymous content carries less weight.
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A "when to call a professional" section that honestly draws the line, including what a homeowner can reasonably do themselves. Content that admits its limits gets treated as more trustworthy, by readers and by machines.
Where the questions come from
Not from a keyword tool. From your own estimates. The questions you answer out loud ten times a season are the exact questions people type. Write them down for two weeks and you will never run out of content.
The schema part
The FAQ block needs FAQPage schema so it can be read as structured question and answer content. The generator in this toolbox writes it from your questions.
One hard rule: only mark up questions that are actually visible on the page. Schema for hidden content is a violation and it can cost you.