Repair or replace: two searches, two pages
A repair search is urgent and local: “ac repair spring hill fl”, typed by someone standing in a warm kitchen. A replacement search is slow and price driven: “new ac unit cost” or “is it worth fixing a 12 year old ac”. They need different pages. The repair page leads with same day service and the phone number. The install page leads with price ranges, financing and how to choose a system. Farrell AC publishes both for each office, plus a pricing hub with 10 guides.
Replacement content is where HVAC sites go stale, because the rules keep moving. Three we check before anything goes live:
- Efficiency minimums. Since January 1, 2023, new split system central air conditioners installed in the Southeast region, which includes Florida, must meet at least 14.3 SEER2 below 45,000 Btu per hour, and 13.8 SEER2 at or above it.
- Refrigerant. The EPA moved new home systems off R-410A, then in 2026 finalized a change that lets contractors keep installing R-410A equipment made or imported before January 1, 2025. A refrigerant page written in 2024 probably needs an update.
- Tax credits. The federal 25C credit for qualifying heat pumps and central air ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025. Any page still promising it should come down or be rewritten.
Age matters too. The 4-point inspection that many Florida insurers ask for on older homes covers heating and cooling, so “how old is too old for insurance” is a real search. Farrell AC answers it in a post on AC age and the 4-point inspection (opens in a new tab).
The page map for an AC company
This is the structure we built on farrellac.com. Each row links to the live page.
| Page | Why it exists |
|---|---|
| AC repair (opens in a new tab)One per office | Urgent, local searches from people who want a truck today. |
| AC installation (opens in a new tab)One per office | Replacement shoppers comparing price, brands and financing. |
| Maintenance plan (opens in a new tab) | Recurring visits that fill the slow months. |
| Ductless mini splits (opens in a new tab) | Garages, additions and rooms the ducts never reached. |
| Indoor air quality (opens in a new tab)4 pages per office | “Cold but clammy” houses, which Florida has plenty of. |
| Commercial HVAC (opens in a new tab) | A different buyer who searches in different words. |
| City pages (opens in a new tab)16 towns, 4 counties | Real towns with answers only a local shop would know. |
| Pricing guides (opens in a new tab) | Cost searches, and callers who arrive knowing the range. |
| Learning center (opens in a new tab) | The questions people ask before they are ready to call. |
Local content that ranks
The posts that pull their weight answer questions only a local company can. A few from farrellac.com’s 23-post blog:
- Salt air and AC damage near Port Richey (opens in a new tab), for homes close to the Gulf.
- Duke Energy and WREC rebates in Pasco and Hernando (opens in a new tab). Both utilities serve parts of both counties, so neighbors can qualify for different programs.
- AC permits and inspections in Pasco and Hernando (opens in a new tab), which answers the “why is your quote higher” question before it is asked.
- AC for mobile and manufactured homes (opens in a new tab), a market national pages tend to skip.
None of these would rank for a national keyword. They do not need to. They rank for the people who can hire you.
Maintenance plans are a marketing channel
A maintenance plan fills the calendar when the phone is slow, and it gives you a reason to reach every member on a schedule. Farrell AC gave its plan a page of its own, built around a spinning 3D membership card.
Plans are sold twice: once on the site, and again by email and text to past customers who never joined. That second sale is where our email and SMS marketing earns its keep. Our slow season playbook covers what else to do when the phone stops ringing.