Local Directory Citations Cheat Sheet
“Google” your business name and all the directories below and see if you have a claimed listing, that is complete and accurate.
Google My Business (Google Business Profile)- Add NAP details
Apple Maps - over 23 million monthly users and it's the default mapping app on IOS devices
Yelp -Get in front of their 178 million unique visitors every month
Mapquest- All businesses with a physical location
Yahoo Local Powered by Yext-
BBB- consumer trusted site.
Nextdoor- claim your free listing on this hyperlocal social network serving 270k neighborhoods that has made 50 million local business recommendations
DexKnows- All businesses in the home improvement category should get listed
Alignable- generate referrals from other business owners on this B2B platform.
EZ Local- All
Foursquare- Location discovery app with 50 million monthly active users
Tupalo - Local search directory reaching over 3.5 millions people monthly
ShowMeLocal.com has over 100k organic search traffic per month and helps get your information online quickly
LinkedIn - B2B businesses should use this for the 260 million active monthly users.
Tripadvisor- Hospitality directory for hotels, restaurants, and holiday rentals.
The Business Journals - online business directory operating in 43 cities
Local Chamber of Commerce- network with other business owners for free
The Yellow Pages, YP app, and The Real Yellow Pages- small business directory with 60 million monthly consumers using it
Thumbtack- home, wellness, events, and lessons
Superpages- local authoritative directory
Nextdoor has grown quickly, with 270,000 neighborhoods globally and 50 million local business recommendations
Thumbtack “Find local professionals for pretty much anything” is their motto. Close to 5 million in organic search traffic monthly
CitySquares is a neighborhood local businesses directory for businesses like restaurants, shops, and hairdressers with over 11k approximately usersearch traffic
B2B Yellow Pages is one of the oldest B2B directories with 16 million local company listings and over 130k in monthly search traffic
Healthgrades - Doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers should use it.
Doximity- Directory of Physicians (MD/DO)
Health.usnews.com- Medical businesses
Samhsa.gov- substance abuse and mental illness resource and directory
- FindLaw has eleven million monthly visitors and is home to the largest online directory of attorneys. It’s ideal for finding legal professionals
- HomeAdvisor- home repair and home improvement businesses should list here because of the 4 million unique monthly visitors.
- Houzz - All businesses that do home renovation, design decorating, and landscaping. 40 million monthly users
- Angi - For contractors that provide home improvement services such as roofing, plumbing, decking, pavers, landscaping, design, and heating. Approximately 700 different service categories