Top 75 Citation WebsitesPosted by Beyond Creative on November 20th, 2019 The 3 Major Determinants to Placement on the Google Map:
Top Citation Sources for Google Places Optimization1) Google PlacesProbably the most important and most talked-about place to list your local business. Getting citations and ratings from many of the sites below can help boost your business’ listing on Google. 2) Yelp!The most popular social networking, directory, and review site. Aside from counting as a citation for your business in the eyes of the search engines, this site can deliver quite a bit of traffic on its own. However, business owners will need to learn to deal with the occasional nasty review. 3) foursquareThe popular way to check in via your smartphone can also provide a valuable citation for your local business. 4) Universal Business ListingA multiple local listing service – UBL.org (along with Localeze below) is one of the major players in the effort to fill in your information once to get listed with multiple yellow pages sites, directories and social networking/review sites. Saves time and effort but may be slower than going direct with the individual sites (see Localeze and InfoUSA below as well). 5) Yahoo! LocalYahoo’s local directory tied to Yahoo Maps. 6) Local.comBusiness listings, event listings, coupons and reviews. 7) CitySearchOne of the most authoritative local directories. 8) Bing LocalBing’s local business listing service integrated with maps of cities and towns. 9) CraigsListSome SEO’s recommend creating classifieds for your business on popular sites such as Craigslist. There’s some disagreement over whether this is effective from an SEO point of view. 10) GetListed.orgConvenient way to identify where you are and aren’t listed on major directories. Provides referrals to Universal Business Listings and Localeze as well as consultants (if you need extra help). 11) dmoz (Open Diretory Project)A free and authoritative index that is managed by volunteers. If you can get your business listed, this helps with an authoritative back-link (but not necessarily a local citation). It can be difficult to get a new listing due to the limited resources and large volumes of submissions. 12) SuperpagesOne of the many Internet Yellow Pages directories (IYP). Includes business listings, people search, reviews and local deals. 13) LocalezeA multiple local listing service. 14) InfoUSAA multiple local listings service. 15) Your local Chamber of CommerceJoining your local chamber of commerce can often get you a business listing (and a citation for local SEO purposes). 16) InsiderPagesLocal directory and rating site 17) Merchant CircleLocal directory and rating site 18) Best of the WebA popular directory with free and paid listing options – specifically for local businesses. They have a Best of the Web Local directory. 19) Yellowpages.comInternet Yellow Pages (also YP.com) 20) Business.comBusiness.com provides business information but also has a directory. 21) KudzuBusiness review site (like Yelp). 22) Better Business BureauYour local Better Business Bureau usually charges for membership and provides a link to your business. 23) DexKnowsBusiness and people directory. 24) AcxiomA major source of data for various yellowpages and directories – they don’t take business submissions like some of the other data providers or multiple local listings services. 25) Your local newspaper’s websiteGetting an article, business listing or classified ad optimized with your local information and a link can provide a citation for your business. 26) Yellowbook.comInternet Yellow Pages. 27) HotFrogA business directory with free and fairly inexpensive paid listing options. 28) CrunchbaseA listing of technology companies that is user-generated. 29) Angie’s ListService provider directory. 30) Judy’s BookLocal review site. 31) JigsawBusiness people and company directory. 32) ibeginU.S. and Canadian business directory. 33) OpenListLocal directory with ratings. 34) wikimapiaWiki-based directory of places including schools, businesses, and more – laid out on maps. 35) citysquaresLocal business directory with ratings. 36) InfospaceBusiness and people listings. 37) magicyellowA straightforward Internet Yellow Pages directory. 38) whitepages.comPeople and business listings. 39) MantaCompany profiles. 40) EZLocalLocal business listings and ratings. 41) BrownBookLocal business listings and ratings. 42) CityVoterVote for favorite businesses. 43) ShopCityLocal business listings. 44) YellowBotLocal listings and ratings. 45) MojoPagesSocial networking and review site (like Yelp). 46) Tupalo.comInternational social networking and review site. 47) PraizedSocial networking and review site. 48) PanoramioPictures associated with maps. Geo Tag images, upload to Panoramio and add them to your Google Places listings. 49) GetFaveBusiness directory, including featured listings (with additional content such as videos and pictures). 50) BizJournalsBusiness journal that includes business directories for certain U.S. cities. 51) TjoosOnline store listings and coupons. 52) JoeAntWebsite directory. 53) ZidsterProducts, services or business listings. 54) TrueLocalBusiness directory – seems to have sparse listings. 55) ZipLeafNetwork of international business directories. 56) WCitiesPlaces and events for cities and towns, including ratings. 57) NaymzPersonal branding site. 58) ZoominfoDatabase of people and companies. 59) YellowikisWiki-based business directory. 60) gomylocalYellow Pages/local directory. 61) Fast Pitch NetworkOnline business networking site. 62) City SlickFree business directory. 63) Busiverse (also businessdb)Business directory. 64) yellowpages.lycos.comA general directory. 65) Service MagicDirectory of service companies (includes a “seal of approval”). 66) Local forumsForums focused on local areas. 67) Mcrae’s Blue BookIndustrial directory. 68) MatchPointDirectory of service providers. 69) USCity.netDirectory focused on the U.S. 70) MetrobotCounty street maps. 71) Google Custom MapsCreate personalized, annotated, customized maps using Google Maps. Listing businesses in custom maps may help them in ranking for local search. 72) Yellowee (formerly Genie Knows)Local review site. 73) AskCityAsk.com’s local directory. 74) TyloonBilled as International Yellow Pages (including multi-lingual listings). 75) Discover Our TownThe ultimate U.S. travel, tourism and relocation guide.
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