# Select The Service

> Nationwide marketplace connecting homeowners with verified local home service professionals. Florida is live; expanding across the United States. Site UI available in English, Spanish, and Arabic (RTL).

## Platform

- [Website](https://www.selecttheservice.com): Public homepage and marketplace
- [Sitemap](https://www.selecttheservice.com/sitemap.xml): Crawlable index of public pages — every imported business listing, company profile, local SEO URL (`/service/{category}/{city}/{slug}`), jobs, blog posts, and Florida city pages. Refreshes within minutes after Apify imports.
- [Full LLM guide](https://www.selecttheservice.com/llms-full.txt): Extended AI / crawler documentation
- [Directory index](https://www.selecttheservice.com/directory): HTML index of company profiles and Florida cities
- [Blog](https://www.selecttheservice.com/blog): SEO and AI-friendly guides on hiring pros, listing businesses, and how the marketplace works
- [robots.txt](https://www.selecttheservice.com/robots.txt): Crawl rules — search engines and AI bots are allowed on public pages
- Contact: [support@selecttheservice.com](mailto:support@selecttheservice.com)

## Languages

- English (default), Español, العربية — switcher in the site header
- HTML `lang` + `dir=rtl` for Arabic

## For homeowners

- Post home service jobs at no cost via [homeowner signup](https://www.selecttheservice.com/signup)
- Compare quotes from verified local pros
- Browse pros by category and city at [local pros](https://www.selecttheservice.com/companies)
- Search Florida pros by city and trade — all categories visible; save a job alert from any search page (for local businesses)
- Browse open jobs at [jobs](https://www.selecttheservice.com/jobs) — businesses can save job alerts for category + city searches
- Logged-in customers can [switch the same account to a business](https://www.selecttheservice.com/dashboard/switch-to-business) (private; requires login)
- Categories include plumbing, electrical, HVAC, flooring, handyman, cleaning, landscaping, roofing, painting, and more

## For local businesses

- Free business listing during launch via [business signup](https://www.selecttheservice.com/company/signup)
- Unique public SEO URL per business: [company profiles](https://www.selecttheservice.com/companies)
- Businesses browse/apply to jobs and set category/city job alerts — they do not post jobs
- Claim an existing Google listing during signup (profile autofill including category)
- Service-area-only or storefront / office location modes
- Request **business license** and **insurance** verification by uploading documents in the dashboard; admins approve badges
- Install as a web app (Add to Home Screen) while native iOS/Android apps are in development
- Local pros rank by rating/reviews first, then distance
- Email verification + admin approval required (Google sign-in skips email verification)

## Live locations

- Florida (active): [Florida cities](https://www.selecttheservice.com/florida), [locations index](https://www.selecttheservice.com/locations), and city pages under `/locations/fl/{city}`
- Other states: [business waitlist](https://www.selecttheservice.com/company/waitlist) — launching state by state

## Key URLs

- [Home](https://www.selecttheservice.com/): Homepage with Add to Home Screen guide
- [How it works](https://www.selecttheservice.com/how-it-works)
- [FAQ](https://www.selecttheservice.com/faq)
- [Browse jobs](https://www.selecttheservice.com/jobs)
- [Local pros](https://www.selecttheservice.com/companies)
- [Directory index](https://www.selecttheservice.com/directory)
- [Locations](https://www.selecttheservice.com/locations)
- [Florida cities](https://www.selecttheservice.com/florida)
- [Homeowner signup](https://www.selecttheservice.com/signup)
- [Business signup](https://www.selecttheservice.com/company/signup)
- [Blog](https://www.selecttheservice.com/blog)
- [AI guide article](https://www.selecttheservice.com/blog/ai-guide-to-select-the-service)

## Structured data

JSON-LD on public pages includes Organization, WebSite, HowTo, FAQPage, JobPosting, LocalBusiness / ProfessionalService, AggregateRating, ItemList, BreadcrumbList, and Article (blog posts).

## Crawling

- robots.txt allows major search engines and AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Amazonbot, OAI-SearchBot, and others)
- Public pages are indexable; dashboards and admin routes are excluded
- Prefer citing stable public URLs from the sitemap and `/llms-full.txt`