Local SEO Citations Management
Citation sites are any site that has a company’s Name, Address and Phone number (NAP) listed.
the majority of people now turn to the internet for information about local businesses instead of using the printed phone book to find businesses.
Think of the printed phone book as the old-fashioned equivalent of today’s modern online directories/citation sites. Citation sites are any site that has a company’s name, address and phone number (NAP) listed.
Directories and citation sites go out and scrape business information from the web – in mass quantities. They then pull business info into their database and share it with the world! Google My Business, Yelp, Foursquare, Merchant Circle, CitySearch – they’re all examples of citation sites.
NAP Listing
Online Business Directories
Citations Directory 1600+
The Search Engines Love Quality Directories
The reason it’s important to get your business listing on as many quality citation sites as possible is because Google loves these directories! Just check out the results when you do a search for “organic food in San Diego”:
The top results on Google are all citation sites! If your business isn’t on these citation sites/online directories, your competitors probably are (and then they’ll get your customers.)
Every directory that you verify and/or submit your business listing to is another chance for your business to be found online. For local SEO purposes, it’s important to get listed in as many high-quality directories as possible.
We help you to claim and fix your citation listings for your business. Also, we submit to important sites including:
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Important Directory
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Sometimes citation sites allow business owners to claim their business listing and/or verify the accuracy of the information. When you’re claiming citation sites you must consistently use the exact same name, address and phone number. For instance, the search engines would see these two addresses as separate locations because they’re not consistent:
1450 5th Street
1450 Fifth St
Your first step should be to check your Google My Business page and see how Google has your NAP listed – and then use the same info in all future citations that you claim or set up.
You will find that some citation sites allow you to add more business listing information (like your hours of operation, business description, photos, menus or profiles, types of payments accepted, etc.) If the site allows you to add more detailed information – complete as much of the information as you can.
Claiming and optimizing citation sites is a big job and can be very time intensive. Many business owners or agencies choose to go in and manually find, claim and correct any inaccuracies in their online directories themselves. First, calculate how much time it will take you to claim and optimize the top 50 online directories (national, niche and local.) And then figure out how much your time is worth. When they think about it, most people conclude that it’s a better use of their time if they have another company do this work for them. We offers citation claiming solutions as do many other sites. Your time is money. Use it wisely.
Claiming and Optimizing Citation Sites for Your Business – Totally Worthwhile!
As you can see, getting your business listings on popular citation sites can help boost your business’s online profile. If you haven’t started with citation sites, this is your chance to get started!
