Local Citations

Tell every directory
exactly who you are.

Inconsistent business information across directories confuses Google and suppresses local rankings. NAP consistency — Name, Address, Phone — across 50+ authoritative directories is one of the strongest local SEO ranking signals. We build and maintain it.

50+Directories we submit to and manage
NAP consistencyAcross all major data sources
4–8wksTo see local ranking improvements
Citation health · Building12/50 done
Citations submitted12 / 50
Google BusinessVerified
Apple MapsVerified
YelpVerified
Bing PlacesVerified
FacebookVerified
Yell.comVerified
Directories
50+
NAP score
98%
Timeline
4–8 wks

Why citations matter

Google uses citations to verify your business is real and trustworthy.

Local citations — mentions of your business Name, Address and Phone number (NAP) across directories, review sites and business listings — are one of Google's primary signals for local ranking. When your NAP is consistent across authoritative directories (Yelp, Yellow Pages, Foursquare, BBB and 50+ others), Google's confidence in your business increases — and your local rankings improve. When your NAP is inconsistent — different phone numbers, old addresses, misspelled names — Google's confidence drops.

What we do

Citation building and ongoing management

Citation Audit & Inconsistency Report

Full audit of your existing citation profile across 50+ directories, identifying every inconsistency, duplicate listing and missing submission — with a prioritised fix list.

New Citation Building

Submission to all major general directories (Yelp, Google Business, Apple Maps, Bing Places, Facebook, BBB) and industry-specific directories relevant to your business category.

NAP Correction & Consistency

Correction of all inconsistent or incorrect business information across existing listings — ensuring your Name, Address and Phone number are identical across every directory.

Ongoing Citation Monitoring

Monthly monitoring of your citation profile to catch and correct any new inconsistencies, duplicate listings or data aggregator errors before they impact your local rankings.

Our process

How we build your citation profile

01
Citation audit

Full scan of your existing business listings across 50+ sources, documenting every inconsistency and missing directory.

02
Data standardisation

We define the exact NAP format to use across all listings — one consistent version of your business name, address and phone number.

03
Submission & correction

New submissions to all priority directories, correction of existing inconsistencies and removal of duplicate listings.

04
Monitoring

Ongoing monitoring to catch new inconsistencies introduced by data aggregator updates or competitor edits.

Common questions

Local citations FAQs

A local citation is any online mention of your business's Name, Address and Phone number (NAP). Citations appear in directories (Yelp, Yellow Pages), review sites (Google, TripAdvisor), social platforms (Facebook) and industry-specific databases. Consistency across all of these is a key local SEO ranking factor.
For most local businesses, 50–80 high-quality, consistent citations across authoritative directories is sufficient. More important than quantity is consistency — 50 perfectly consistent citations outperform 200 inconsistent ones. We audit your competitors to benchmark the right number for your market.
Citation improvements typically take 4–8 weeks to be indexed by Google and to begin positively affecting local rankings. Data aggregator updates (which feed many directories) can take longer to propagate fully.

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Fix your citations

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Get a free citation audit — we check your business data across 50+ directories and show you exactly where inconsistencies are suppressing your local rankings.