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Create a comprehensive Contact page
rule · contact-page
A Contact page proves that there are real people behind the website who are willing to be held accountable and provide support.
Code Example
HTML
<!-- Footer link for easy discovery -->
<footer>
<nav aria-label="Support Navigation">
<a href="/contact">Contact Us</a>
<a href="/help">Help Center</a>
</nav>
</footer>
<!-- Typical /contact page structure -->
<main>
<h1>Get in Touch</h1>
<section>
<h2>Email</h2>
<p><a href="mailto:support@example.com">support@example.com</a></p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Office</h2>
<address>
123 Tech Lane<br>
San Francisco, CA 94105
</address>
</section>
</main>Why It Matters
- Trustworthiness: One of the simplest ways to prove a business is legitimate to both users and search engines.
- User Experience: Provides a clear destination for users who have questions, complaints, or business inquiries.
- Local SEO: Including a physical address and phone number (NAP) helps you rank better in local search results.
- E-E-A-T: Supports the "Trust" pillar by showing that the organization is transparent and accessible.
Exceptions
- Necessary utility or compliance pages can be intentionally brief and should not be judged by the same editorial-depth expectations as ranking-focused content.
- AI-assisted drafting is not a failure by itself; flag unsupported claims, missing editorial review, or low-originality output instead.
- When a page has both trust-signal issues and crawl/index problems, make the page eligible to rank first and then improve the content quality signals.
Verification
Automated Checks
- Inspect rendered HTML and HTTP headers to confirm the expected metadata or crawlability signal is present.
- Test the affected URL with Google Search Console or equivalent tooling where relevant.
- Re-crawl a representative page set after deployment.
Manual Checks
- Confirm the change does not create conflicting canonical-url, robots, or structured-data signals.