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HVAC SEO: Be the Contractor Homeowners Trust With Their New System

HVAC SEO is what puts your company in front of a homeowner who is not in a hurry yet: the one comparing "heat pump vs gas furnace", asking whether an old R-410A system can still be repaired, or checking which rebates apply before replacing a 15-year-old unit. One of these decisions is worth many service calls, and more of them now start in ChatGPT. Sorank finds the questions people ask in your service area, publishes dated answers on your site and tracks which contractors the AI assistants recommend.

Your technicians stay on the road. The articles go out on autopilot, and you correct any of them in the Sorank editor when a rebate or a rule changes.

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27,113

Articles created

11,057,716

Visits from Google

18,364

Visits from AI

One research topic of a demo site in Sorank: keywords split into a core and a supporting category, each with its intent, difficulty and monthly volume, three of them ticked, under difficulty filters from 0 to 40 and above

Rank for the replacement decision, not only the breakdown

"Heat pump or new furnace for a 1980s house", "is R-410A being phased out", "how many tons of AC do I need for 2000 square feet": these searches come weeks before a quote, from homeowners about to spend thousands. Sorank finds them for each service you sell, from ductless mini-splits to boiler replacement, sorts them by intent and difficulty, and turns the ones you pick into articles that end with your estimate form.

The topics come from Keyword Research on your Search Console data and on the contractors you compete with.

See where AI assistants get their HVAC answers

Ask Gemini "who installs heat pumps near Columbus" or ChatGPT "is a ductless mini split worth it in an old house", and the answer leans on manufacturer pages, review sites, forums and a few contractor websites. Sorank runs the questions you track every month, lists the websites each model cites when it mentions a company and the searches it runs before answering, so you see which of your pages could become the source.

Read the sources each month in AI Mention Tracking.

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Sources tab of the AI visibility section in Sorank for a demo site: the websites the AIs rely on when they mention it, with their citations and share, beside the searches the models run most before citing companies
An article of a demo site open in the Sorank editor, with its cover image, a score of 100 out of 100 and the buttons to update the draft on the website, publish it or export it

Keep rebate and refrigerant articles accurate

HVAC content ages fast. A federal tax break ends, a utility changes its rebate, a refrigerant rule sets a new date, and an article that was right last year starts costing you trust. Every Sorank article stays in the editor with its score: correct the figure, then update the draft on your site or publish the new version.

Write and revise from the Blog Article Generator.

How it works

Connect the site your customers book from

WordPress, Wix and Webflow connect in minutes; a site built by your marketing provider connects through a webhook. Sorank reads Search Console to see which services, from AC repair to boiler installs, already bring visits.

Set your services, brands and service area

List what you install and maintain, the brands you are certified for, the towns you cover and the financing or maintenance plans you offer. Add rules such as "never promise a rebate amount", and every article follows them.

Publish before each season, update when rules change

Sorank schedules cooling articles before the first heat wave and heating articles before the first frost, publishes them on the days you set, and keeps each one open to edits when a program or a rule moves.

What Sorank publishes for HVAC contractors

  • System comparisons"Heat pump or gas furnace in a cold climate", "ducted or ductless for an older home", with running costs explained.
  • Refrigerant explainers"What the switch to R-454B and R-32 means for your next AC", in plain words, with the date of the rule.
  • Rebate and incentive pagesThe programs that apply in your state or region, each with the date it was last checked and a link to the official page.
  • Sizing answers"How many tons of AC for a 2000 sq ft house", and why your technicians run a load calculation before quoting.
  • Commercial pagesRooftop unit maintenance, planned maintenance contracts and indoor air quality, written for facility managers.
  • A monthly AI reportWhether ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name your company for the services you track, and which sources they quote.

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Founder’s Note.

I ran my own SEO agency for years. I built Sorank to deliver the same results to every business, at scale.

Everything I know about Google rankings and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is coded into this software, and it runs on autopilot for you.

Thibault Besson-MagdelainFounder of Sorank

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What is HVAC SEO?

HVAC SEO is the work that gets a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company found when people need one: in the Google Maps results, in the regular results and in the answers of AI assistants such as ChatGPT. It combines a complete Google Business Profile with reviews, a page for each service and area, and articles that answer the questions homeowners and building managers ask before they call.

The subject touches every home. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports in Use of energy in homes that space heating and air conditioning made up 52% of a household's yearly energy use in 2020, and that about 13% of households used a heat pump as their main heating equipment that year. Each of those systems will be repaired, then replaced, and the owner will search before choosing who does it.

Why do replacement searches matter more than repair calls?

Because they decide the largest jobs, and few contractors answer them well. An "AC not cooling" search goes to Google Maps and to whoever picks up the phone first; our page for plumbers covers that race. A homeowner replacing a system reads for weeks: heat pump or furnace, ducted or ductless, which efficiency rating, which brand, which rebate. The contractor whose pages answered those questions is often the one invited to quote, so each article should lead to the matching service page and to a free estimate form.

Which rule changes should HVAC content explain?

Three examples show how fast the subject moves. In the United States, the sector tables of the Environmental Protection Agency set a global warming potential limit of 700 for the refrigerant of new residential and light commercial air conditioners and heat pumps from January 1, 2025, with no installation deadline for systems whose components were all made or imported before that date. The federal tax break for energy efficient home improvements, up to $2000 a year for qualified heat pumps according to the IRS, covers property placed in service from 2023 to the end of 2025. In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme pays £7500 toward an air source or ground source heat pump and £2500 toward an air-to-air heat pump.

Homeowners search each of these: "is R-410A being phased out", "heat pump rebate 2026", "boiler upgrade scheme air to air". Answer with the date you last checked the rule and a link to the official source, then review the article whenever the rule moves; our guide to content refresh explains the routine.

Which keywords should an HVAC contractor target?

  • Service and town: "heat pump installation Columbus", "furnace replacement near me". Your service pages and your Business Profile answer them.
  • System choice: "heat pump vs gas furnace", "ductless mini split vs central air". Comparison articles with running costs.
  • Cost and sizing: "cost to replace a central AC unit", "what size heat pump do I need". Articles on what moves the price and why a load calculation beats a rule of thumb.
  • Rules and incentives: "R-410A phase out", "heat pump rebates in [state]". Dated articles linked to the official programs.
  • Air quality and comfort: "is a whole house dehumidifier worth it", "MERV 13 filter pros and cons". Answers that lead to add-on services.
  • Commercial: "rooftop unit maintenance contract", "commercial HVAC preventive maintenance checklist". Pages for facility and property managers.

Our guide to local keyword research shows how to add the towns you cover without writing the same page twice.

Line chart in Sorank of the page views a demo site received from AI assistants over twelve months, 612 in all, with the share of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Grok
Visits that came from an AI answer, model by model, next to your Search Console data.

How do homeowners and AI assistants judge an HVAC company?

On proof. Reviews, years in business, the brands you are certified to install, your license and your labor warranty are what people compare, and what AI assistants repeat when they name a contractor. Format matters too: in our YouTube AI citation study, YouTube is the second most cited platform, at 2.35% of measured answers, with the widest gap between models of any platform: Gemini cites it in 3.69% of its answers, ChatGPT in 0.04%. A how-to video helps on some assistants; a written page on your own site is what the others can quote.

Keep your review profiles complete and answered, since they feed both Google and the assistants; our article on review sites and AI recommendations shows which ones count.

What does Sorank do, and what stays with your office?

Sorank handles keyword research by service and town, the articles with their internal links, the publication on your site, backlinks from other Sorank client sites, the monthly tracking of AI answers and your Search Console and Analytics data in one dashboard. Your company keeps the Google Business Profile, the reviews you request after each install, any Local Services ads, your financing and maintenance plan offers, and your service area pages (see multi-location SEO if you run several branches).

Neighboring trades have their own pages: electricians, home services companies that sell several trades, and solar installers, who often quote alongside a heat pump.

How much does HVAC SEO cost?

Sorank costs $49 a month per website on the annual Essential plan, or $99 without commitment, for 20 articles a month and 10 AI prompts tracked each month. Pro, at $129 a month billed yearly or $249 monthly, publishes 60 articles and adds Grok, enough to cover residential and commercial services; Business, at $249 billed yearly, publishes 120. Each plan opens with a 3-day free trial, and the pricing page details the 90-day results-or-refund guarantee.

How long before HVAC SEO brings estimate requests?

Plan on a few months, and publish ahead of the season you want to win: cooling topics in late winter, heating topics in late summer. Google gives no fixed delay, and a homeowner may read your heat pump comparison in March and ask for a quote in May. Check the impressions and clicks of each service in Search Console after three months, then the estimate requests that follow; our guide on building a content calendar helps you set the dates.

Frequently asked questions

How long does SEO take for an HVAC company?

Several months for articles to build steady visits, so publish each seasonal topic well before demand peaks. Judge each service on its Search Console impressions and clicks after three months, then on the estimate requests it brings.

How much does HVAC SEO cost?

With Sorank, $49 a month per website on the annual plan, or $99 month to month, for 20 articles a month after a 3-day free trial. Pro and Business publish 60 and 120 articles for contractors with residential and commercial divisions.

Does Sorank manage our Google Business Profile, reviews and Local Services ads?

No. Your Business Profile, your reviews and any paid listings stay with your office. Sorank publishes the articles that answer homeowner questions, links them to your service pages and tracks what AI assistants say about your company.

Can Sorank help us appear when people ask ChatGPT for an HVAC contractor?

Sorank measures it every month for the questions you choose, such as "best heat pump installer in [city]", shows which companies and sources are cited, and publishes the factual articles the assistants can quote. No tool can guarantee a mention.

Which keywords should an HVAC contractor target first?

Your main services with your towns, then the replacement questions: "heat pump vs furnace", "cost to replace a central AC unit", "what size heat pump do I need". Add rebate and refrigerant topics with the date you checked them.

Can Sorank write about rebates and refrigerant rules without errors?

Sorank writes from sourced information and links to the official program, but amounts and dates change. Keep these articles as drafts until your office checks the figures, and edit them in Sorank whenever a program changes.

How does Sorank compete with billion-dollar tools like Semrush?

We don't. Sorank isn't trying to be another Semrush or Ahrefs. Those tools are built for data, Sorank is built to do the work. Instead of more dashboards to check, it turns SEO and GEO insights into actions: articles written and published, backlinks earned, technical fixes and AI visibility tracking. Less complexity, more results.

How much does Sorank cost?

From $49/month per website on a yearly plan, with a 3-day free trial and a 90-day money-back guarantee (conditions apply). Every plan includes articles, AI visibility tracking and access to natural backlink acquisition; higher plans add more articles, more AI prompts tracked and more backlinks. No setup fees, no paying for seats you don't use.

You don't have time and a big budget?

You shouldn't need a full marketing team or expensive tools to grow. Sorank handles your entire SEO and AI visibility, so you save time and money.

Others

Feature

Cost

Keyword Analysis
$516
Rank Tracking
$120
Content generation
$89
Text optimisation
$49
Reporting
$19
Backlinks Analysis
$499
AI search analysis
$499
Automation
$40
SEO brainstorming
$80
Technical audit
$99
Cluster Generator
$60

Total

$2070
$99

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