Proof pages: the page type most small business sites are missing
Everyone claims quality. A proof page shows it: the job, the town, the before and after, in words a person trusts and a machine can quote.
Look at almost any small business website and you will find the same claims: quality work, attention to detail, customer satisfaction. Every competitor says the same thing, so none of it counts, for a customer or for an AI model deciding who to recommend.
A proof page is the opposite of a claim. It is a specific piece of evidence: this job, in this town, here is what it looked like before, here is what we did, here is how it turned out.
The three kinds of proof page
Case studies. For bigger jobs: remodels, installs, legal matters, treatment approaches. The problem, the approach, the result, and the town. Photos with captions that describe what is actually in the photo.
Before and after pages. For visual work: cleanups, landscaping, painting, detailing, pressure washing. Two photos side by side, the town, and one or two lines on what the job needed.
A reviews page. Every review in full, with name, town and date, marked up for machines. Covered in more detail in Reviews are search content now.
A gallery shows people your work. A proof page tells machines about it too.
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What makes a proof page work
- Named the way people search. "Spring yard cleanup, Westminster, two dogs." "Primary bath remodel, Beverly." Not "Project 14."
- Captions that match the photo. Describe what is visible. A caption describing finishes that are not in the photo costs you credibility with the one person who looks closely.
- Specific numbers where you have them. How long it took, how many rooms, what changed. Only real ones.
- Linked to the town and the service. Each proof page links to its town page and service page, and those pages show it.
- No private details. Name the town, never the street address. Ask before using a customer’s name.
Start with five
You do not need fifty. Pick five recent jobs you are proud of, one from each of your main towns if you can, and write them up properly. Five real proof pages will do more for how you are described online than a gallery of a hundred uncaptioned photos.
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