Local SEO Insights

Looking to get a local business listed on a host of relevant citation sites instantly? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve collated all the citation sites that require no verification for listing publication and separated them by country (UK, USA, Canada, Australia) below. These are the sites that upon submission, the listing will go… Read More

Jamie Pitman
June 25th, 2020

Bumping up local visibility has never been more important than it is right now. With 9 out of 10 consumers going online to find a business in the last year, being present in local search results is critical to getting customers through your doors. It’s no secret that Google My Business is a major local… Read More

Jamie Pitman
June 17th, 2020

Growing your online visibility via local business directories (also known as building citations) is integral to your local marketing strategy. Using a business directory list like the one below helps to increase search rankings, build trust and authority with search engines, and gives potential customers a greater chance of finding you online. There’s a wealth… Read More

Rada Daktina
June 15th, 2020

Top 100 Free International Citation Sites – Updated for 2020 Citation Builder has been nurtured and developed over the years to provide you with the best, most efficient service. However, whilst we’d love to achieve world domination, expanding our citation building service on an international level takes time. That’s why we’ve set you up with… Read More

Rada Daktina
June 11th, 2020

Local marketing can be simply described as any marketing activity which puts your business in front of consumers within a certain radius of your location. While that’s straightforward enough, there are lots of different types of activity that fall under this neat umbrella. Local marketing is especially important for small and medium businesses which rely… Read More

Jamie Pitman
June 2nd, 2020

When looking for online directories to add your business data to in the USA, you’ll no doubt come across Citysearch, an “online city guide that provides information about businesses in the categories of dining, entertainment, retail, travel, and professional services”. As you’ve probably gathered, though, the focus here is on businesses in cities in the… Read More

Rada Daktina
May 29th, 2020

If you want to set up a Bing Places for Business listing, you can have your work cut out for you, especially if you’ve hundreds of locations to upload that aren’t on Google My Business. Even if you’re just adding or claiming one Bing Places business listing, the process can get complex. That’s why I’ve… Read More

Rada Daktina
May 22nd, 2020

Whether they have “DoFollow” links or NoFollow links, citation sites with links through to local business websites are invaluable to local SEO. Backlinks remain one of most important factors that influence both organic search ranking and local-search/maps ranking. If you’d like to see what the experts say about local link building, check out our Expert… Read More

Rosie Murphy
May 20th, 2020

Checking whether a business is listed on the top citation sites can be a time-intensive task. But with 80% of consumers losing trust in local businesses if they spot inconsistent business names, addresses, and phone numbers online, accurate business listings can be make or break for many customers. At BrightLocal, our mission is to make… Read More

Rosie Murphy
May 14th, 2020