What schema should a Malaysian business website have?

A Malaysian business website should start with one LocalBusiness block on the homepage, using the most specific type. Add a Service block with MYR prices where a page lists a price, and FAQPage only where the questions are on the page. Every fact you mark up should also be on the page. We asked ChatGPT for a Malaysian template and its price range came back as "$$", not ringgit.

In our check, half the Malaysian business pages ChatGPT cited had no business schema at all. Schema is housekeeping, not a ticket in. The templates reuse the fictional aircon company from our page-writing guide.

What schema should a Malaysian business homepage have?

A Malaysian business homepage should carry one LocalBusiness block of the most specific type. Google recommends "the most specific subtype(s) of LocalBusiness"¹, such as HVACBusiness for aircon. Replace every value:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "HVACBusiness",
  "@id": "https://www.example.com/#business",
  "name": "Kedai Aircon Contoh",
  "alternateName": ["Contoh Aircon", "例子冷气"],
  "legalName": "Kedai Aircon Contoh Sdn. Bhd.",
  "url": "https://www.example.com/",
  "logo": "https://www.example.com/logo.png",
  "telephone": "+60 3-0000 0000",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "No. 1, Jalan Contoh, SS 15",
    "addressLocality": "Subang Jaya",
    "addressRegion": "Selangor",
    "postalCode": "47500",
    "addressCountry": "MY"
  },
  "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": 3.00000, "longitude": 101.50000 },
  "openingHoursSpecification": {
    "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
    "dayOfWeek": ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"],
    "opens": "09:00",
    "closes": "18:00"
  },
  "priceRange": "RM60-RM300",
  "areaServed": [
    { "@type": "City", "name": "Subang Jaya" },
    { "@type": "City", "name": "Puchong" },
    { "@type": "City", "name": "Shah Alam" }
  ],
  "hasMap": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kedai+Aircon+Contoh&query_place_id=YOUR_PLACE_ID",
  "sameAs": ["https://www.facebook.com/your-page-name", "https://www.instagram.com/your-account"]
}

Three details to get right:

1. Your own rating. Google recommends aggregateRating only "for sites that capture reviews about other local businesses"², so don't paste your Google stars in.
2. Your Business Profile link. Google's sameAs examples are social media and review-site profiles¹; it doesn't name Maps links or rule them out. We put the public Maps link in hasMap, "a URL to a map of the place"³.
3. Festive closures. For Hari Raya or Chinese New Year, Google marks "a seasonal business closure" with validFrom and validThrough, plus opens and closes both set to "00:00"².

What schema should a Malaysian service page have?

A Malaysian service page should carry a Service block with an Offer priced in MYR, pointing to the homepage block by its @id. The price must match the page:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Service",
  "name": "Aircon servicing",
  "provider": { "@id": "https://www.example.com/#business" },
  "areaServed": { "@type": "City", "name": "Subang Jaya" },
  "offers": {
    "@type": "Offer",
    "price": "100.00",
    "priceCurrency": "MYR",
    "description": "Basic service, per unit. Gas top-up extra."
  }
}

Google's rich result list has no Service entry⁴, so this block is for other software reading prices.

Should a Malaysian business website still use FAQPage schema?

FAQPage schema is optional for a Malaysian business website. Google's FAQ rich result "is no longer shown in Google Search results", and Google removed its documentation in June 2026⁵. It's still valid Schema.org, so mark up only the questions your page answers:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "FAQPage",
  "mainEntity": [
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How much does aircon servicing cost in Subang Jaya?",
      "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "RM100 per unit for a basic service. Gas top-up is extra, from RM60." }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "Do you service aircon in Shah Alam?",
      "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. We cover Subang Jaya, Puchong and Shah Alam, Monday to Saturday." }
    }
  ]
}

Does schema help ChatGPT recommend a Malaysian business?

Schema helps search engines read a Malaysian business's facts; whether ChatGPT reads it is unproven, and it hasn't been shown to raise citations¹⁰ (what the studies found). See also how ChatGPT knows who your business is.

Of 36 Malaysian business pages ChatGPT cited in our September test, 13 carried LocalBusiness markup. Half had no Organization or LocalBusiness markup, including all 12 Google Sites pages.

How do I add schema to my business website in WordPress or by hand?

Add schema to your website through a WordPress plugin or by pasting JSON-LD into the page. Google recommends JSON-LD "if your site's setup allows it"⁶.

1. Rank Math: with its Local SEO module on, the business fields live under Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta → Local SEO⁷. Pick your Business Type there.
2. Yoast: its feature table marks LocalBusiness as not included in free Yoast SEO, but included in Premium⁸.
3. By hand: wrap each template in <script type="application/ld+json"> and </script>, and paste it into that page's HTML.
4. Check it in the Schema.org Validator and Rich Results Test.

Google's rule either way: "Don't mark up content that is not visible to readers of the page"⁹.

What can't this schema guide tell me about my Malaysian website?

• Rankings. Google doesn't guarantee valid markup appears in results.
• The ChatGPT app. Our check used OpenAI's API and only pages ChatGPT already cited.
• Your plugin's output. Check what it emits.

How do I check whether AI reads my Malaysian business website correctly?

Valid schema is the easy part. Knowing what AI repeats about you takes a check.

1. Request EasyFound's free check. See what ChatGPT says about your business, then go through it with us on a free call.
2. Fill in the homepage template and run the validator.
3. Show every fact on the page too, from your SSM name to Puchong.

EasyFound, an AI SEO service for Malaysian businesses, tracks how six AI tools describe you in English, Malay and Chinese, then corrects the pages they read. Start with the free check below.