Local SEO Insights

As a local business, you know that you need to invest in digital marketing to reach potential new customers. So what is ‘local search marketing’, and how should it fit into these plans? Digital marketing aims to increase visibility on the web as a whole, so could have a national or even international focus.  Local… Read More

Mark Crowe
July 23rd, 2021

Whether they have “DoFollow” links or NoFollow links, local 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… Read More

Rosie Murphy
June 28th, 2021

About this Resource Local business directories, also known as local citation sites, are crucial to local search optimization, but with 1000s to choose from it’s not always easy to find the right ones for your business. Fortunately, we have done the hard work for you: on this page you will find over 800 niche business… Read More

Rada Daktina
June 18th, 2021

Local citation management is a core part of local SEO and can be a great foundation to build upon, especially for businesses just starting out on their journey and agencies working with them. In this complete guide to local listings management, we’ll walk through: What local citations are, in the context of local SEO Why… Read More

Stephanie Newton
June 3rd, 2021

Post last updated: March 2021 We see a lot of questions in forums and blog comments asking ‘which citation service is best?’ so we thought we’d provide a useful resource that compares six popular citation services and list the pros and cons of each. Those looking to compare, for example, Moz Local pricing and Synup… Read More

Myles Anderson
March 1st, 2021

(Updated Feb 2021 to include Local Search Grid competitor GMB tracking) If you’re wondering who your competitors are, what their local SEO strategies are, and if there’s a gap in the market for you to exploit, then you’ve come to the right place.  In this overview, we’re to show you how to use BrightLocal’s tools… Read More

Kate Herbert-Smith
February 15th, 2021

450+ top local citation sites and business by US state Anyone who owns or works with a local business will know the foundational importance of building quality citations on business listings sites and directories. We’ve already collected the top citation sites by business category, by country, and by US city, but this resource is for… Read More

Rada Daktina
February 12th, 2021

Top 50 Local Citation Sites We originally published this list of top local citation sites in 2013 and it’s become such a regularly trusted resource that we’ve re-researched and republished it every year since! In February 2021 we reviewed all the local directories included and updated each of the country lists to ensure that this… Read More

Rada Daktina
February 4th, 2021

500+ Citation Sites for 100 US Cities [Updated 2021] Building and cleaning up local business citations is an essential, ‘table stakes’ task for any business that wants to rank well in local search. It’s easy to find out which citations have the highest authority, but authority isn’t everything. Local and industry relevance is also very… Read More

Jamie Pitman
January 18th, 2021

BrightLocal webinars are back, and we sure did kick off 2021 with a bang!  In our first webinar of the year, BrightLocal CEO Myles Anderson was joined by three expert panelists to reflect on the ups and downs of 2020, and to talk tactics and trends for the year ahead. Thanks to all those who… Read More

Stephanie Newton
January 14th, 2021