Citations are crucial to your Google Places ranking. Not only that, but being listed on tons of third-party sites 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.
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…and not much more. It’s the product of 3 years of jotting down every single citation source I’ve encountered while digging around for my clients.
The local-search landscape constantly changes, so I will keep growing and perfecting this list. There must be some sites I’m missing even now. I’d love any suggestions.
By the way, two quick notes:
1. 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 help anyone’s local visibility—except theirs. Your site should be about you.
2. All the sites are free to add your business to, with the sole exception of UBL.org. Of course, on the off-chance you try to list your business on one of the sites 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 remove the site from it).
Red = most important citations to gather for Google Places rankings
Citation sources for any business type (“horizontal IYPs”)
123SearchOnline.com
247OnlineNetwork.com
6QubeDirectory.com
2FindLocal.com
7MainStreet.com
Address.com
Addresses.com
AllPages.com
AlltheLocal.com
American-Yellowpages.com
AngiesList.com
Answerwix.com
AnyWho.com
AreaConnect.com
B2BYellowPages.com
BBYP.com
BBB.org
Bing.com/businessportal
Birectory.com
BizUSAOnline.com
BizVotes.com
BizWiki.com
Blueboomerang.com
Boulevards.com
Bridgat.com
BrightKite.com
BrownBook.net
Business.Intuit.com
BusinessPatrol.com
ChamberofCommerce.com
CheckMyReviews.com
Cherrp.com
CommunityWalk.com
Company.com
CornerstonesWorld.com
ConnectorLocal.com
City.Ask.com
City-Data.com
CityGrid.com
CitySearch.com
CitySlick.net
CitySquares.com
CityVoter.com
Craigslist.org
DexKnows.com
DigaBusiness.com
DirectoryCentral.com
DiscoverOurTown.com
DMOZ.org
DreamLocal.com
eBusinessPages.com
ExportFocus.com
ExpressBusinessDirectory.com
EZLocal.com
FourSquare.com
GenieKnows.com
Geodelic.com
GetFave.com
GetFreeListing.com
GigPark.com
Go2.com
GoMyLocal.com
HelloMetro.com
HotFrog.com
HWhere.com
IBegin.com
ImmersiFind.com
InfoSpace.com
InsiderPages.com
Inter800.com
Jayde.com
JudysBook.com
JustClickLocal.com
JustDial.com
Kudzu.com
LikeList.com
Local.BOTW.org
Local.com
Local.Yahoo.com
Local.Yodle.com
LocalCensus.com
LocalGuides.com
LocalizedBiz.com
Localndex.com
LocalLife.com
LocalRollCall.com
LocalSearch.com
LocalSearch.AOL.com
LocalYP.com
Loqal.com
MakeitLocal.com
Manta.com
MapQuest.com
MasterMoz.com
MatchPoint.com
MerchantCircle.com
MetroBot.com
MetroMix.com
MojoPages.com
MyCityBusiness.net
MyGreenPages.com
MyHuckleberry.com
MyLocalServices.us
MyServiceConnection.com
MyTownLive.com
MyWebYellow.com
OpenList.com
PageLink.com
PetesDirectory.com
PowerProfiles.com
Praized.com
PremiumPages.net
RateItAll.com
Revark.com
SeekItLocal.com
ShowMeLocal.com
ShowSmart.com
SmartGuy.com
SnoopItNow.com
SpotaBusiness.com
SuperPages.com / SuperMedia.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
WhitePages.com
Wimgo.com
YellowBot.com
YellowBook.com
Yellowee.com
YellowOne.com
YellowUSA.com
Yelp.com
Yippie.biz
YP.com
Zidster.com
ZipCodez.com
ZipLocal.com
ZipperPages.com
ZoomInfo.com
Data-aggregators
Acxiom (MyBusinessListingManager.com)
InfoUSA.com (ExpressUpdateUSA.com)
LocalEze.com
UniversalBusinessListing.com (paid)
Industry-specific sites (“vertical IYPs”)
(most are free directories, but some may have fees)
AllAboutVision.com (optometry)
AmericanTradesman.com
AOA.org (optometry)
Avvo.com (doctors and lawyers)
Boorah.com (restaurants)
DealerRater.com
DentistComparisons.com
DentistDig.com
DoctorOogle.com
EverydayHealth.com
EyeOnJewels.com
Fixr.com (contractors)
Frommers.com
HealthGrades.com
HealthLine.com
HG.com (lawyers)
HomeExpo.com
HomeStars.com
LilaGuide.com (for parents)
LocksmithIndex.com
MyServicesMonster.com
OpenTable.com
RateMDs.com
SeniorChecked.com (for seniors)
ServiceMagic.com
ServicesListed.com
ShopCity.com (shopping)
SpaFinder.com
UrbanSpoon.com
VisionDirectory.com (optometry)
Vitals.com
Zagat.com
UK sites
(For “Add listing” pages for the following sites, see blog post on UK citation sources.)
118.com
123Bang.com
AgentLocal.co.uk
ApprovedBusiness.co.uk
BizWiki.co.uk
Britaine.co.uk
BTLinks.com
BusinessNetwork.co.uk
City-Listings.co.uk
City-Visitor.com
CityLocal.co.uk
CompaniesintheUK.co.uk
Fortuna.co.uk
FreeIndex.co.uk
Fyple.co.uk
GoMy.co.uk
HotFrog.co.uk
It2.biz
LocalDataCompany.com
LocalDataSearch.com
LocalMole.co.uk
LocaTrade.com
Manta.com
MarketLocation.com
MisterWhat.co.uk
MySheriff.co.uk
Opendi.co.uk
Qype.co.uk
Scoot.co.uk
TheBestof.co.uk
TheDirectTree.com
TheDiscDirectory.co.uk
ThomsonLocal.com
Tipped.co.uk
TouchLocal.co.uk
UFindUs.com
UK.MerchantCircle.com
UK.Uhuw.com
UK.WowCity.com
UK-Local-Search.co.uk
UKSmallBusinessDirectory.co.uk
Wampit.com
WheresBest.co.uk
Yell.com
Yelp.co.uk
Zettai.net
Canada sites
411.ca
Canada.WorldWeb.com
CanadaOne.com
Canoe.ca
CanPages.ca
FoundLocally.com
GigPark.com
GoldBook.ca
N49.com
ProfileCanada.com
ShopinCanada.com
WebLocal.ca
YellowBot.ca
YellowPages.ca
Yelp.ca
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Download the Definitive List of Citations
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 Places ranking or someone else’s. Which ones would you highlight in red?
- Whatever you think would make this a bigger, better list
Please email me or tweet to me with any intel, advice, or questions.
Thanks!
Phil (@PhilRozek)
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