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Structured Data Basics Every Site Needs

By Aamir Khan .. 15 Aug 2025 .. 15 Aug 2025 • TOFU

What structured data is, which schema types every Mumbai website needs, and how to implement JSON-LD correctly without a developer for the most common use cases.

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What structured data is and why it matters

Structured data is machine-readable code added to your website's HTML that tells Google specifically what your page represents a local business, a product with a price, a FAQ, an article, a review. Without structured data, Google infers what your page is about from its text content. With structured data, you tell Google directly more accurately, more reliably, and with access to rich search results that unsupported pages cannot earn.

The most visible benefit: rich results. A FAQ page with FAQPage schema can show question-and-answer dropdowns directly in Google search results. A product page with Product + Review schema can show star ratings and prices. A local business with LocalBusiness schema can show opening hours in search results. These rich results improve click-through rates more clicks from the same ranking position.

The schema types every Mumbai website needs

Schema Type 1: Organisation (homepage and key pages)

Tells Google about your business as an entity not just as a website, but as an organisation with a name, address, phone, website, logo, and social profiles.

`json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Perceptra", "url": "https://www.perceptra.in", "logo": "https://www.perceptra.in/assets/perceptra-logo.png", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Solaris 2, Office 312, Off Saki Vihar Road", "addressLocality": "Powai", "addressRegion": "Maharashtra", "postalCode": "400072", "addressCountry": "IN" }, "telephone": "+91 79770 36723", "email": "hello@perceptra.in" } `

Schema Type 2: LocalBusiness (for businesses with a physical location)

A superset of Organisation that adds business-specific properties: opening hours, price range, and business category. This is what enables Google to show your hours in search results.

`json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "LocalBusiness", "name": "Perceptra", "openingHoursSpecification": [ { "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification", "dayOfWeek": ["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"], "opens": "10:00", "closes": "19:00" } ] } `

Schema Type 3: BlogPosting (blog posts and articles)

Tells Google the page is an article with a specific author, publication date, and headline. Enables article rich results and supports EEAT signals.

`json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "headline": "Technical SEO Audit Cost and Scope", "author": {"@type": "Person", "name": "Aamir Khan"}, "datePublished": "2025-08-15", "dateModified": "2025-08-15", "publisher": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Perceptra"} } `

Schema Type 4: FAQPage (pages with FAQ sections)

Enables the FAQ rich result question and answer dropdowns appearing directly in search results. Very high click-through rate impact.

`json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is technical SEO?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Technical SEO is making sure Google can find, read, load, and trust your website..." } } ] } `

Schema Type 5: BreadcrumbList (all pages in a hierarchy)

Shows the page's location in your site hierarchy directly in search results "Home > Services > Technical SEO" improving click-through rate and helping Google understand site structure.

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