Consistent business listings on the directories that matter

What local citations are

A local citation is any online mention of your business name, address and phone number (NAP), such as a listing on Yellow Pages, Justdial, Bing Places, Apple Business Connect, Yelp or an industry directory. Search engines and AI assistants use these listings to confirm that your business is real, where it is and what it does. When your details are correct and consistent everywhere, they can describe and show your business with more confidence.

Who this service is for

Citation work is most useful for businesses that serve customers in a specific area: trades and home services, clinics, salons, shops and showrooms, restaurants, schools and coaching institutes, professional firms and multi-location brands. It is especially important if you have moved, changed phone numbers or rebranded, because old listings with wrong details often stay online for years.

What we do

We start with an audit, not a bulk submission. We search for your existing listings, record what is right and wrong, and fix those first. Then we build new citations on the main directories for your country and the industry and local sites that are relevant to you. We work on directories in Australia, India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, among others.

We prefer fewer accurate, relevant listings over hundreds of low-quality ones. Bulk submissions to spammy sites rarely help and can be hard to undo.

Results to expect

Citations are one part of local SEO, not a shortcut to the top of Google Maps. Clean, consistent listings support your Google Business Profile and website, help customers who search on directories, and reduce the chance of people finding an old address or number. New listings can take several weeks to be published and indexed, and some directories update slowly. We report what was done so you can see every listing for yourself.

Free citation lists

If you prefer to do it yourself, our free top citation sites lists cover the main directories by country. Our guide to building citations the right way, and our Google Business Profile and SEO services, are good next steps.