# The Authority Side: Why Five Service Pages Aren't Enough Anymore

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Podcast: [Pest Control Marketing That Actually Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pest-control-marketing-that-actually-works-7647545)
Published: 2026-07-21T11:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Five service pages used to be a normal pest control website. General pest, termites, mosquitoes, rodents, maybe bed bugs. A paragraph on each, a stock photo, and a phone number. That was fine in 2018. In 2026 it tells AI and buyers the same thing: this company doesn't go deep. In this episode, Adam Bennett and Elisabeth Pallante break down the Authority side of the Cube Score framework and why content depth, organization, and freshness now determine whether AI recommends your business or your competitor's. You'll learn why a company with 28 updated content pages outscored a competitor with 5 generic service pages by 50 points on Authority alone, why reorganizing existing content into hub clusters increased one company's pest-specific organic traffic by 40% in 90 days, and the exact playbook for building 15 to 25 pages of content that proves you know pest control. Plus the one-weekend project that builds more Authority than most pest control sites have total. See where your Authority score stands free at thecubescore.com . Get your free pest control marketing audit at marketingthatactuallyworks.ai .

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