Citations are crucial to your local rankings in Google. Not only that, but being listed on tons of third-party sites (AKA “citation sources”) is a great way to attract customers from all those different sources.
You probably know how to get citations—and maybe even how to gather them as painlessly as possible. If you’re downright serious, you may even use the excellent Local Citation Finder.
But you may not know whether you’ve gathered all the citations you need—or all that you humanly can gather. That’s what this list is for.
Right now, it’s just a big ugly list of citations. It’s the product of over 3 years of jotting down every citation source I’ve encountered.
The local-search landscape constantly changes, so I will keep growing and perfecting this list. I know there must be some sites I’m missing, even now. I’d love any suggestions (see bottom of page).
I’ve broken it up into the following sections (click to jump to a section):
Ethnicity- and identity-specific sites
If you’re looking for citation sources for Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, or South Africa, go check out Nyagoslav Zhekov’s great post on “international” local citations.
If you run a fairly “normal” business in the US, you’ll only really need to pay attention to the first two sections. You may also want to skim sections 3-5, but that’s just icing on the cake.
A few quick notes:
1. The sites in the “data-aggregators” section aren’t really citation sources, but they help you build citations, which is why I’m including them.
2. None of the sites requires a reciprocal link from you. In other words, this list does NOT include the types of sites that will list your business only if you paste their stupid link and logo on your homepage. I haven’t found that those sites are important to anyone’s local visibility— except theirs. Your site should be about you.
3. All the sites are free to add your business to, with one exception (listed under the “Data Aggregators” section). On the off-chance you try to list your business on one of the hundreds of other sites on this list and are asked to pay a fee, please let me know (in which case I’ll either note down that fact on the list or — more likely — remove the site from the list entirely).
4. Red = the most important citations to gather for Google local rankings, regardless of your industry or location.
5. When I write “verification required” next to one of the sites, that means you or the business owner or whoever’s in charge of citation-building has to go through an owner-verification process (usually by phone) in order to create your business listing on that site. It’s a pain, but generally it’s worth doing and takes maybe 5-10 minutes.
You can import the list now as an Excel doc or as a Google Doc (note: each of the below sub-lists is on a different tab of the spreadsheet). Or you can check out the sites:
US citation sources
(it’s worth listing your business on any of these sites, regardless of your industry or location)
247OnlineNetwork.com
2FindLocal.com
6QubeDirectory.com
ABLocal.com
Akama.com
AllPages.com
AlltheLocal.com
AngiesList.com
AskLocalPages.com
B2BYellowPages.com
BBB.org
BigwigBiz.com
Bing.com/businessportal (verification required)
Birectory.com
BizHwy.com
BizListOnline.us
BizVotes.com
BizWiki.com
Blueboomerang.com
BrownBook.net
BusinessDB.com
BusinessDirectory.BizJournals.com
BusinessPatrol.com
CBSYellowPages.com
ChamberofCommerce.com
Cherrp.com
CliqSearch.com
CommunityWalk.com
Company.com
CornerstonesWorld.com
ConnectorLocal.com
City-Data.com
CityFos.com
CitySearch.com (verification required only for claiming listing)
CitySlick.net
CitySquares.com
CMAC.ws
CornerstonesWorld.com
Craigslist.org
DexKnows.com
DigaBusiness.com
Directory-Net.com
DirectoryCentral.com
DirectoryM.net (AKA nSphere)
DiscoverOurTown.com
DMOZ.org
DreamLocal.com
EAscend.com
eBusinessPages.com
eLocalFinder.com
ExportFocus.com
ExpressBusinessDirectory.com
EZLocal.com
Find-Your-Biz.com
FindItNow.com
FindTheBest.com
FourSquare.com
Fyple.com
GenieKnows.com
Geodelic.com
GetFave.com
GetFreeListing.com
GigPark.com
Go2.com
Goby.com
GoMyLocal.com
HelloMetro.com
HotFrog.com
HWhere.com
iDirectory.com
IBegin.com
ImmersiFind.com
Infignos.com
InfoSpace.com
InsiderPages.com
Inter800.com
Jayde.com
JudysBook.com
JustClickLocal.com
JustDial.com
Kudzu.com
LinkedIn.com
List-of-Companies.org
Local.BOTW.org
Local.com
Local.Yahoo.com
LocalCensus.com
LocalDatabase.com
Localer.me
LocalGuides.com
LocalizedBiz.com
LocalPages.com
MakeitLocal.com
Majon.com
Manta.com
MapQuest.com
MatchPoint.com
MeetLocalBiz.com
MerchantCircle.com
MetroBot.com
MojoPages.com
MyCityBusiness.net
MyGreenPages.com
MyHuckleberry.com
MyLocalServices.us
MyServiceConnection.com
MyWebYellow.com
NetHulk.com
Nexport.com
OneClickLocal.com
Oodle.com
OpenWiFiSpots.com (only if you offer free Wi-Fi access)
PageLink.com
Patch.com
PegasusDirectory.com
PetesDirectory.com
PowerProfiles.com (verification required)
PremiumPages.net
Primeplace.Nokia.com (verification required)
RadarFrog.GateHouseMedia.com
RadiateLocal.com
RateItAll.com
Revark.com
SalesSpider.com
SeekItLocal.com
ShowMeLocal.com
ShowSmart.com
SmartGuy.com
SnapLocalBiz.com
SnoopItNow.com
SocialRaves.com
SocialStreets.com
SoMuch.com
SpotaBusiness.com
SuperPages.com / SuperMedia.com
SureWestYellowPages.com
Switchboard.com
SysBeat.com
TenList.com
TheUltimateOnlineDirectory.com
TheUSAExplorer.com
ThinkLocal.com
Thumbtack.com
Topix.com
TripAdvisor.com
TrueLocal.com
TrueYellow.com
Tupalo.com
Tyloon.com
UrbanSpoon.com
USBDN.com
USCity.net
UserInstinct.com
USYellowpages.com
ViewPoints.com
Viselka.com
Wand.com
Where.com
WherezIt.com
WhitePages.com
WhoFish.org
Wimgo.com
Yalwa.com
YellowAssistance.com
YellowBot.com
YellowBook.com
Yellowee.com
YellowHours.com
Yellowise.com
YellowOne.com
YellowPages.AOL.com
YellowUSA.com
YelloYello.com
Yelp.com (verification required only for claiming listing)
Yippie.biz
YP.com (verification required only for claiming listing)
Zidster.com
Zip.pro
ZipCodez.com
ZipHip.com
ZipLocal.com
ZipperPages.com
ZoomInfo.com
Data-aggregators
Acxiom (MyBusinessListingManager.com) (verification required; paid)
ExpressUpdateUSA.com – AKA InfoUSA / InfoGroup (verification required)
LocalEze.com (verification required)
Industry-specific sites
AllAboutCounseling.com
AllAboutVision.com (optometry)
AlphaLegal.com (law)
AmericanTradesman.com
AOA.org (optometry)
AssistedLivingFacilities.org
AssistedLivingInfo.com
AssistedLivingWay.com
AutoMD.com (auto mechanics)
Avvo.com (health and law)
BailBond.com
Boorah.com (restaurants)
BuildersYellow.com
BuildingTradesDir.com
ChiroDirectory.com
CyberAtty.com (law)
DealerRater.com
DentistComparisons.com
DentistDig.com
DoctorOogle.com
DoctorsDig.com
eLocalPlumbers.com
Eventective.com
EverydayHealth.com
EveryDentist.com
EyeOnJewels.com
Fixr.com (contractors)
Frommers.com
GatheringGuide.com
GetMowed.com (landscaping and lawn-care)
HealthGrades.com
HealthLine.com
HG.org (law)
HomeExpo.com
HomeOwnersCircle.com (home-improvement services)
HomeStars.com (home-improvement services)
HotelClub.com
HotelsCombined.com
Justia.com (law)
LawFirmDirectory.org(law)
LawyerCentral.com (law)
LilaGuide.com (for parents)
LocksmithIndex.com
LocalGranite.com (granite suppliers)
LuxuriousLandscapes.com (landscaping)
MacRaesBlueBook.com (industrial)
MenuPages.com (restaurant)
MetroMix.com (restaurants, nightlife, etc.)
MyWedding.com (bridal, florist, salon, etc.)
Networx.com (contractors)
OpenTable.com
OurParents.com (assisted living)
PaintingNetworx.com (house painting)
RateMDs.com
SeniorHomes.com (assisted living)
SeniorLivingAssistant.com
ServicesListed.com
ShopCity.com (shopping)
SpaFinder.com
SportsTavern.com
StorageFront.com
TopGranitePros.com (granite suppliers)
UrbanSpoon.com
VisionDirectory.com (optometry)
Vitals.com
WeddingWire.com (bridal, florist, salon, etc.)
Wellness.com (health industries)
Zagat.com
Zillow.com (real-estate, home-improvement services, landscaping)
“Events” sites
(you can get citations from these if you’re hosting a public event at your business; see my post on this for more detail)
Cityseekr.com
EventBrite.com
EventCrazy.com
Eventful.com
Eventseekr.com
EventSetter.com
Festivals.com
Patch.com
Schmap.com
TicketBud.com
TicketLeap.com
UpComing.Yahoo.com
Yelp.com/events
ZVents.com
Sites geared toward specific ethnicities / identities
(For more detail on these sites, see the post where I originally published this list.)
AlbanianYellowPages.com
AmericanIndianBusiness.net (Native American)
AsianBizOnline.com
BizPronto.com (Latino)
BlackBusinessList.com
BlackDollar.org
BlackOwnedBiz.com
BlackPagesOnline.com
Chinese411.com
CopperPages.com (Indian & Southeast Asian)
DesiWebUSA.com (Indian)
DoJewish.org
FilAmBizPages.com (Filipino)
FilAmPages.com (Filipino)
GreekAmericanBiz.com
HispanicSMB.com
IndianVillage.com (Native American)
IndoUSListing.com (Indonesian)
IranianHotline.com
iZania.com (Black & African American)
Jewocity.com
LatinaMarketplace.com
Latin-Businesses-USA.com
LebaneseinAmerica.com
MakBiz.net (Macedonian)
MinorityProfessionalNetwork.com
MuslimBusinessUSA.com
MuslimDir.com
NAOTW.biz (Native American)
RUList.com (Russian)
RussianImpact.com
SaigonNet.net (Vietnamese)
SupportBlackBusinesses.com
ThaiYellowPagesUSA.com
TurkishBiz.com
US4Arabs.com
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com
VeteransDirectory.com
Yasabe.com (Spanish speakers)
YaSas.com (Greek)
UK citation sources
(For “Add listing” pages for the following sites, see my blog post on UK citation sources.)
AccessPlace.com
AgentLocal.co.uk
ApprovedBusiness.co.uk
BizWiki.co.uk
Britaine.co.uk
Brownbook. net
BTLinks.com
BusinessNetwork.co.uk
City-Listings.co.uk
City-Visitor.com
CityLocal.co.uk
CompaniesintheUK.co.uk
Cylex-UK.co.uk
FreeBD.co.uk
FreeIndex.co.uk
Fyple.co.uk
GoMy.co.uk
HotFrog.co.uk
InfoServe.co.uk
It2.biz
LocalDataCompany.com
LocalDataSearch.com
LocalLife.co.uk
LocalMole.co.uk
LocaTrade.com
Manta.com
MarketLocation.com
MisterWhat.co.uk
MiQuando.com
My118Information.co.uk
MySheriff.co.uk
MyLocalServices.co.uk
Opendi.co.uk
Qype.co.uk
Recommendedin.co.uk
Scoot.co.uk
SmileLocal.com
TheBestof.co.uk
TheDirectTree.com
TheDiscDirectory.co.uk
ThomsonLocal.com
Tipped.co.uk
TouchLocal.com
UFindUs.com
UK.Uhuw.com
UK.WowCity.com
UK-Local-Search.co.uk
UK-Locate.co.uk
UKSmallBusinessDirectory.co.uk
VivaStreet.co.uk
Wampit.com
WeLoveLocal.co.uk
WheresBest.co.uk
WhoseView.co.uk
Yalwa.co.uk
Yell.com
Yelp.co.uk (verification required only for claiming listing)
Zettai.net
Canada citation sources
411.ca
BBB.org/Canada
Brownbook.net
Canada.WorldWeb.com
CanadianBusinessDirectory.ca
CanadaOne.com
CanadaPages.ca
Canoe.ca
CanPages.ca
CityDirect.info
CTIDirectory.com
Cylex.ca
DakiTaki.com
eLocal.ca
eSourceCanada.com
FindHere.ca
FindUsFast.ca
FoundLocally.com
FourSquare.com
GigPark.com
GoldBook.ca
HotFrog.ca
iBegin.com
IC.GC.ca
LocalBiz.ca
LookupCanadian.com
Manta.com
N49.com
Opendi.ca
OurBis.com
OurFaves.com
ProfileCanada.com
ScottsInfo.ca
SeekItLocal.com
ShopinCanada.com
WebLocal.ca
WikiDomo.com
YellowCanadaPages.com
Yellowee.com
YellowPages.ca (verification required only for claiming listing)
Yelp.ca (verification required only for claiming listing)
Australia citation sources
1Australia.org
AGFG.com.au (dining & tourist businesses)
au.TotalTravel.Yahoo.com
AussieLocal.com
AussieWeb.com.au
AustralianGetaway.com
AustralianGuide.net
Brownbook.net
Cityhobo.com
CitySearch.com.au (currently only dining-related businesses)
ComeonAussie.com
Cylex.com.au
DLook.com.au
Eatability.com.au
EnterpriseSearch.com.au
Fyple.biz
HotFrog.com.au
Local.com.au
LocalBusinessGuide.com.au
LocalStore.com.au
Manta.com
MerchantCircle.com.au
NationalDirectory.com.au
POIdb.com
RaveaboutIt.com.au
StartLocal.com.au
SunriseFamily.com.au
Superpages.com.au
TrueLocal.com.au
WhitePages.com.au
Yalwa.com.au
YellowPages.com.au (verification required only for claiming listing)
Yelp.com.au (verification required only for claiming listing)
YourCity.com.au
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How can I improve the list?
I really like what David Mihm has done for several years now with his Local Search Ranking Factors: having tons of contributions from other people. I’d appreciate anything you can contribute to the list.
In particular, here’s a short wish-list of things I’d really love your input on:
- Citation sources you know of that aren’t on the list
- Ways you think I should organize/present the current list
- Any tips or “words to the wise” regarding any site on the list
- Any thoughts you have about the relative importance of any of the sites—like how you’ve seen them influence your Google local rankings or someone else’s. In other words, which ones would you suggest highlighting in red?
- Whatever you think would make this a bigger, better list
Credits
Big thanks to Kirk Pomerleau, Bruce Mishkin, and Holly Pedit for their great contributions to this list early on.
Special thanks to Nyagoslav Zhekov of NGS Marketing for a long list of insights that helped make this list better. (By the way, I highly recommend you check out Nyagoslav’s excellent blog on local search.)
Giant thanks to Andrew Webber of SEO Maverick for his excellent additions to the list of Australian citation sites.
Hearty thanks and a high-five to Zachary Palmer of Divot Agency for suggesting 9 sites, and for suggesting that I indicate which sites on the list require owner-verification.
Tons of gratitude to Chris Sheehy of SidewalkBranding.co for 32 (!) sites that made the list. (By the way, Chris’s HQ is just a few miles down the road from me – definitely check out his site if you’re a Rhode Islander who wants a local local SEO.)
I thank Stephen Brown, Esq., of Brown & Rice, P.A. for telling me about several sites that had gone extinct.
Please email me with any suggestions, advice, or questions you’d like to share.
Thanks!
Phil
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