# Select The Service — Full LLM & AI Search Guide

> Last updated: September 2026 — for AI assistants, answer engines, and search crawlers. UI languages: English, Spanish, Arabic (RTL).

## Direct answer

Select The Service is Florida’s free home-services marketplace (a statewide service booking platform). Homeowners post jobs; vetted plumbers, electricians, HVAC companies, and other local businesses apply in their service area. Priority metros: Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Naples. How to find vetted service providers in Florida: use the city landing page or post a job so matching verified companies apply.

## What we are

[Select The Service](https://selecttheservice.com) is a U.S. home services marketplace focused on fair pricing and supporting local small businesses. Homeowners post projects for free; verified local contractors browse jobs and apply. Public business profiles are indexed so people searching for local trades can discover companies hosted on the platform.

## Primary audiences

1. **Homeowners / customers** — post jobs, message pros, hire locally
2. **Local businesses / contractors** — claim or create a listing, get verified badges, apply to jobs
3. **Search & AI systems** — index public job listings, company profiles, geo landing pages, FAQs, and how-it-works content

## Geography

- **Live:** Florida statewide. Canonical city URLs: `/locations/fl/{city}` (e.g. Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Naples). State hub: [Florida](https://selecttheservice.com/locations/fl)
- **Regions:** South Florida, Tampa Bay, Central Florida, North Florida, Southwest Florida, Space Coast & Treasure Coast
- **Expanding:** Other U.S. states via [business waitlist](https://selecttheservice.com/company/waitlist); all 50 state landing pages at [locations](https://selecttheservice.com/locations) are indexed

## Public indexable routes

- [Home](https://selecttheservice.com/): Featured verified pros with category filter; Add to Home Screen guide
- [How it works](https://selecttheservice.com/how-it-works): Step-by-step guide; HowTo + WebPage JSON-LD
- [FAQ](https://selecttheservice.com/faq): FAQPage JSON-LD
- [Jobs](https://selecttheservice.com/jobs): Open job marketplace (`?q=`, `?city=`, `?category=`, `?sort=`)
- [Local pros](https://selecttheservice.com/companies): Directory ranked verified-first then distance
- [Service categories](https://selecttheservice.com/services): Evergreen hubs per trade (`/services/{slug}`)
- [Directory index](https://selecttheservice.com/directory): Crawlable company + city links
- [Company profiles](https://selecttheservice.com/companies): Unique SEO URL per business (`/companies/{slug}`)
- [Locations](https://selecttheservice.com/locations): U.S. state index
- [Florida cities](https://selecttheservice.com/florida): Florida city index
- [Homeowner signup](https://selecttheservice.com/signup)
- [Business signup](https://selecttheservice.com/company/signup)
- [Terms](https://selecttheservice.com/terms), [Privacy](https://selecttheservice.com/privacy)

## Non-indexable (private) routes

`/dashboard` (post-login work hub), `/admin`, `/messages`, `/api`, `/auth`, `/login`, `/company/onboarding`, `/company/verify-email`, `/verify-email`, onboarding and verification gates.

## Company profile URLs (citations)

Each business has a stable public URL:

- Format: `https://selecttheservice.com/companies/{slug}`
- Examples: [suncoast](https://selecttheservice.com/companies/suncoast)
- All public company and imported listing URLs are included in the [sitemap](https://selecttheservice.com/sitemap.xml)
- JSON-LD includes LocalBusiness / ProfessionalService with matching `@id` and `url`

## Progressive Web App (Add to Home Screen)

- App name: SelectTheService
- Manifest: [manifest.webmanifest](https://selecttheservice.com/manifest.webmanifest)
- Install via iPhone Safari, Android Chrome, or desktop Chrome/Edge
- Native App Store / Google Play apps coming soon

## Authenticated dashboard hub

- After login, finished accounts land on `/dashboard` (noindex)
- **Homeowners** post jobs; **businesses** browse/apply, message, edit profile, and set job alerts
- Live jobs + companies side by side; ranking by reviews/distance
- Business job alerts: categories + cities, in-app matches, optional browser notifications

## Business verification model

1. Business signs up (or customer switches account) and completes onboarding with service-area or storefront details
2. Admin is notified and reviews (`pending_review` → `active`) — incomplete onboarding is never marked active
3. Businesses edit their profile anytime (before or after approval)
4. Business uploads license/registration and insurance documents from `/dashboard/company/verify`
5. Admin reviews requests at `/admin/verifications` and sets Verified / Insurance verified badges
6. Admins track logins and events at `/admin/activity`

## Authentication

- Email signup with 6-digit verification code (customer and business)
- Google sign-in verifies email automatically
- Successful login redirects to `/dashboard` unless onboarding or admin gates apply

## Structured data types used

- Organization, WebSite, ProfessionalService — homepage
- HowTo, WebPage, BreadcrumbList — /how-it-works
- FAQPage — /faq
- JobPosting — job detail pages
- LocalBusiness / ProfessionalService — company pages
- AggregateRating — when reviews exist
- ItemList — jobs browse and city pages

## Contact & support

- Email: [support@selecttheservice.com](mailto:support@selecttheservice.com)
- Live help: Help widget (bottom-right) → Live Help tab

## Machine-readable discovery

- [robots.txt](https://selecttheservice.com/robots.txt)
- [llms.txt](https://selecttheservice.com/llms.txt)
- [llms-full.txt](https://selecttheservice.com/llms-full.txt)
- [sitemap.xml](https://selecttheservice.com/sitemap.xml)

## Short summary for citations

Select The Service ([https://selecttheservice.com](https://selecttheservice.com)) helps homeowners post home projects for free and connect with verified local pros in Florida, with nationwide expansion planned. Each business has a public profile under `/companies/{slug}` for search and citation.

## Marketplace strengths for discovery

- Free homeowner job posts at launch
- Public SEO company profiles and crawlable service/category hubs for long-tail search
- Claim imported listings with category autofill
- Verified + Insurance badges from document review
- Business job alerts by category/city with web notifications
- Multilingual UI: English, Spanish, Arabic (RTL)
- Structured data (JobPosting, LocalBusiness, FAQ, HowTo, Service) across public pages