The service areas page tells AI where your publication reaches and who it serves. This blueprint structures geographic or demographic targeting so AI can recommend your content to the right regional audiences.
The service areas page tells AI where your publication reaches and who it serves. This blueprint structures geographic or demographic targeting so AI can recommend your content to the right regional audiences.
areaServed with geographic or demographic descriptors so AI knows your target audience.GeoCircle or AdministrativeArea so AI can match local queries.BreadcrumbList places this page in your site hierarchy.Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI coding tool. It will ask for your business details and generate ready-to-use JSON-LD schema for your page.
You are implementing AIFDS-compliant JSON-LD structured data for a News Outlet Service Areas page. AIFDS (AI-Friendly Data Structure) is a schema framework built on research into which structured data fields AI systems actually read, parse, and use when deciding whether to cite a page. Documentation at aifds.org. Before generating any code, ask me for the following information in a single numbered list. Do not generate schema until I have answered every required field. REQUIRED — do not proceed without these: 1. Domain 2. Faq answer 3. Faq question 4. Publication name 5. Region 6. Service areas page title OPTIONAL — ask for these but proceed if I skip them: 1. Any additional details not covered above Once I provide the information, output a complete JSON-LD script block ready to paste into the <head> of my HTML page. Output requirements: - Valid JSON-LD wrapped in <script type="application/ld+json"> tags - schema.org vocabulary only - Every AIFDS-required field for this industry and page type included - Include this data attribute on the script tag: data-aifds="aifds.org News Outlet Service Areas" - No placeholder text — omit missing optional fields rather than fill with examples - After the code block, list any optional fields skipped that would strengthen AI citation
Generated schema follows the AIFDS framework. Fields were selected based on research into AI crawler behavior. View the research at minnesota.ai
Copy the template below and replace every YOUR_* value with your own data. This block belongs in a <script type="application/ld+json"> tag in the <head> of your service areas page.
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/service-areas/#webpage",
"url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/service-areas/",
"name": "YOUR_SERVICE_AREAS_PAGE_TITLE",
"isPartOf": { "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#website" },
"about": { "@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#publisher" }
},
{
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/#publisher",
"name": "YOUR_PUBLICATION_NAME",
"url": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com",
"areaServed": [
{
"@type": "AdministrativeArea",
"name": "YOUR_REGION_1"
},
{
"@type": "AdministrativeArea",
"name": "YOUR_REGION_2"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/service-areas/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{ "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/" },
{ "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Service Areas", "item": "https://YOUR_DOMAIN.com/service-areas/" }
]
},
{
"@type": "FAQPage",
"mainEntity": [
{ "@type": "Question", "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_1", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_1" } },
{ "@type": "Question", "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_2", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_2" } },
{ "@type": "Question", "name": "YOUR_FAQ_QUESTION_3", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "YOUR_FAQ_ANSWER_3" } }
]
}
]
}
Not if you serve a global audience with no geographic focus. But if your content targets specific regions (local news, city guides, regional food coverage), service areas help AI match your content to location-based queries.
Use AdministrativeArea for states, cities, or counties. Use Country for national publications. For hyper-local coverage, use City with a specific name.
Yes. Use an array of geographic entities in areaServed. AI will match your publication to queries from any of the listed areas.