# Drain Doctor Covina — LLM / crawler hints

> Human-readable site for Drain Doctor Plumbing & Rooter (Covina & San Gabriel Valley). NAP, hours, and license: edit only `src/data/businessFacts.ts` so this file stays aligned with the live site.

## Canonical facts (verify against the site)

- Legal name: Drain Doctor Plumbing & Rooter
- Site: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/
- Sitemap: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/sitemap.xml (also in robots.txt)
- Phone: (626) 332-9984 (24/7 emergency)
- Email: draindoctor96@icloud.com
- Office: 3820 Valley Blvd Unit O, Walnut, CA 91789
- Office hours (Pacific): Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM–12:00 PM; Sunday closed
- License: #803591 (California CSLB contractor)

## Core marketing URLs (canonical paths)

- Home: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/
- About: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/about/
- Maintenance plans: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/maintenance-plans/
- Meet the team: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/meet-the-team/
- Terms of service: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/terms-of-service/
- Contact: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/contact-us/
- Rebate offers: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/rebate-offers/
- Privacy policy: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/privacy-policy/
- Careers: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/careers/
- Blog: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/blog/
- Service area: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service-area/
- Other service areas (secondary cities): https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service-area/also-serving/
- All offers: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/all-offers/
- Our work: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/our-work/

## Service URLs (canonical)

Hub:

- All services: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/
- Plumbing hub: https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing/

Service detail pages (legacy WordPress paths; trailing slash):

- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-drain-camera-inspection/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-hydro-jetting-drain-clearing/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-repiping/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-water-line-repair/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-trenchless-sewer-line-repair/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-sewer-line-repair/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-rooter-service/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-drain-clearing/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plum-backflow-testing/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-water-softener-repair/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-water-heater-repair/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-sump-pump-repair/

Additional pages (same URL pattern; not on the old export):

- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-pipe-lining/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-pipe-bursting/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-pipe-descaling/
- https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/service/plumbing-repair/

Short `/services/{slug}/` URLs (legacy) redirect to the matching `/service/.../` path above.

## Google Business Profile

Keep GBP business name, address, phone, hours, and service area consistent with `businessFacts.ts` and the pages above.

## IndexNow (Bing, Yandex, Seznam, etc.)

After deploy, search engines can be notified of URL changes in bulk:

1. Generate a random key 8–128 characters: `a-z`, `A-Z`, `0-9`, hyphens only.
2. Set environment variable `INDEXNOW_KEY` to that value in CI (e.g. Netlify) before `npm run build`. The build writes `dist/{KEY}.txt` containing the key (must be live at `https://thedraindoctorcovina.com/{KEY}.txt`).
3. Run `INDEXNOW_KEY=... npm run indexnow:ping` after deploy to POST all `<loc>` URLs from `/sitemap.xml` to the IndexNow API (`scripts/indexnow-submit.mjs`).

Optional: `INDEXNOW_SITE=https://thedraindoctorcovina.com` if different from default.

## SEO maintenance checklist

- Submit / resubmit `sitemap.xml` in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
- Keep **NAP** (name, address, phone) identical across site, GBP, and `businessFacts.ts`.
- Prefer **stable URLs** (this site uses trailing slashes on marketing pages); avoid renaming paths without redirects.
- **404** page is `404.html` with `noindex` — do not remove; hosts should return HTTP 404 for unknown URLs while serving that file.
- Internal links should point to canonical paths (`/contact-us/`, `/service-area/`, `/service/.../`, etc.).
- Refresh **meta descriptions** in `src/data/seoDefaults.ts` when offers or positioning change; service pages use `metaDescriptionForService`.