{"id":19264,"date":"2022-05-19T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/?p=19264"},"modified":"2023-06-27T10:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:42:45","slug":"local-citations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/local-citations\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Citations: What Are Local Citations in SEO &#038; How Do They Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19264\" class=\"elementor elementor-19264\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa03332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa03332\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c09c9\" data-id=\"12c09c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4c8f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 06-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Local Citations are the mention of your business name, address, phone number and other business-related details of your business. Local citations help your business name to rank on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=rankon&amp;oq=rankon+&amp;aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i60l3j69i61l3j69i65.1999j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google maps<\/a> for your services-related searches locally.<\/p><p class=\"look\">Are you willing to boost your business\u2019s online presence locally? If so, Local Citations can help!<\/p><p class=\"look\">Regardless of whether you run a brick-and-mortar business, a pizza restaurant, or a coffee caf\u00e9, Local Citations can help your business be found by the customers available in the nearby areas.<\/p><h2 id=\"what-is-local-citation\">What is Local Citation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6e1e7 elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"ca6e1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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.elementor-toc__list-item{counter-increment:item}ol.elementor-toc__list-wrapper .elementor-toc__list-item-text-wrapper:before{content:counters(item,\".\") \". \"}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__ca6e1e7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__ca6e1e7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__ca6e1e7\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda9e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda9e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Local Citation is a word given by\u00a0<strong>David Mihm<\/strong>\u00a0in 2008 in his pivotal post, Local SEO v\/s Traditional SEO. It is basically an indication of your business on the web. Citations can take place on local business directories, websites, apps, and social platforms. Local citations are very effective in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/seo-services\/local-business-seo\/\">Local SEO<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"look\">The essential components of a citation are a company\u2019s name, address, and phone number (NAP) and can also comprise a reference or link to a selected page of the company\u2019s website. Besides this, a citation may incorporate some or all of the following elements:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88feb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88feb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 06-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-my-business-listing-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-19273\" alt=\"Google My Business Profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-my-business-listing-1.png 576w, https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Google-my-business-listing-1-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76f7efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76f7efe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f61edf\" data-id=\"4f61edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58bcdb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58bcdb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Business categories<\/li><li>Hours of operation<\/li><li>Driving directions<\/li><li>Business description<\/li><li>Images<\/li><li>Videos<\/li><li>Payment forms accepted<\/li><li>Geo-coordinates<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2182db\" data-id=\"e2182db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7749eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7749eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Reviews<\/li><li>Owner responses<\/li><li>Taglines<\/li><li>Links to social &amp; other forms of media<\/li><li>Email addresses<\/li><li>Fax numbers<\/li><li>Alternate phone numbers<\/li><li>Attributes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fc07f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fc07f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"what-are-the-types-of-local-citations\">What Are The Types of Local Citations?<\/h3><p>Local Citations can be done in either of the two ways, i.e, Structured Citations and Unstructured Citations.<\/p><h3 id=\"structured-citations\">Structured Citations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0441c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0441c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Unstructured Citations are done on sites that aren\u2019t particularly a business listing directory. There is no such NAP format to list the business on such sites.<\/p><p>These sites are basically blog sites, magazines, newspapers, etc.<\/p><h3 id=\"why-local-citations-are-important-in-local-seo\">Why Local Citations Are Important in Local SEO?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371f8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"371f8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Local-SEO-768x413-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19274\" alt=\"Local SEO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Local-SEO-768x413-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Local-SEO-768x413-1-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04039d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04039d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Helps Search Engines verify your business<\/strong><br \/>Search Engines make use of citations to verify the existence of your business. Search Engines take into account the evenness of your business data on various high authority sites and then verifies your business as legitimate.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Establishes trust in front of customers<\/strong><br \/>The availability of your business on various prominent websites not only assures the online customers about your reliability but also improves your business ranking on Search Engine Result Pages.<\/li><li><strong>Increases Prominence<\/strong><br \/>As per the researches of prominent search engines, the citation factors make up approximately 13.31% of the Top 50 factors to acquire local rankings.<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"how-to-do-local-citations-for-your-local-business\">How to Do Local Citations for Your Local Business?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a9396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08a9396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Building Local citations isn\u2019t rocket science; however, you must also know it is a time-consuming process. Besides this, you should be aware of both the advantages and disadvantages of local citations.<\/p><p class=\"look\">On one hand, accurate citations can help people discover a local business and\u00a0increase traffic, whereas, on the other hand, inaccurate citations can misdirect customers, leading to loss of standing and income.<\/p><p class=\"look\">So if you usually remain short of time or think this to be a delicate job, then you can take assistance from a trusted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/seo-services\/local-business-seo\/\">\u00a0Local SEO company<\/a>.<\/p><h3 id=\"how-to-do-local-citation\">How To Do Local Citation<\/h3><h3 id=\"search-for-local-citation-sites-in-your-area-city-country\">Search For Local Citation Sites in Your Area\/City\/Country<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386f563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386f563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">If you run a business in the USA, UK, Canada, or Australia then the list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whitespark.ca\/top-local-citation-sources-by-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">citation sites curated by White Spark<\/a>\u00a0can be really helpful for you. Either if you run a business in India, then you can take help from the list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citationbuilderpro.com\/india-local-citation-building-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">citation sources curated by Citation Builder Pro<\/a>.<\/p><h3 id=\"list-of-local-citation-sites-in-the-usa-in-2021\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>List of Local Citation Sites in the USA in 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6d9f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6d9f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fa1627\" data-id=\"9fa1627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8b10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e8b10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Google My Business<\/li><li>Bing Places<\/li><li>Apple Maps<\/li><li>Express Update<\/li><li>Acxiom<\/li><li>Factual<\/li><li>LocalEze<\/li><li>D&amp;B<\/li><li>Facebook<\/li><li>Yelp<\/li><li>Yellowpages<\/li><li>Yahoo! Local<\/li><li>Superpages<\/li><li>Foursquare<\/li><li>MapQuest<\/li><li>Manta<\/li><li>Local.com<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-818f952\" data-id=\"818f952\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba71cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba71cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Kudzu<\/li><li>Yellowbook<\/li><li>Citysearch<\/li><li>ChamberofCommerce<\/li><li>Merchantcircle<\/li><li>ShowMeLocal<\/li><li>BOTW<\/li><li>LocalStack<\/li><li>HotFrog<\/li><li>Brownbook<\/li><li>Cylex-USA<\/li><li>InsiderPages<\/li><li>EZLocal<\/li><li>eLocal<\/li><li>Tupalo<\/li><li>ForLocations<\/li><li>CitySquares<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7e17ef\" data-id=\"f7e17ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3621e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3621e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Tuugo<\/li><li>BizVotes<\/li><li>B2B Yellow Pages<\/li><li>My Web Yellow<\/li><li>Thumbtack<\/li><li>n49.com<\/li><li>iBegin<\/li><li>My Huckleberry<\/li><li>My Locally<\/li><li>Opendi<\/li><li>Sale Spider<\/li><li>Angieslist<\/li><li>Yasabe<\/li><li>Nokia Here<\/li><li>2FindLocal<\/li><li>Get Fave<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0391dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0391dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"list-of-local-citation-sites-in-india-in-2021\" class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>List of Local Citation Sites in India in 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25cee43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25cee43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a96b5e\" data-id=\"3a96b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af94d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af94d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-container-8 wp-block-column\"><ul><li>Indiamart<\/li><li>Callme<\/li><li>Zoompo<\/li><li>Clickblue<\/li><li>Yellow.place<\/li><li>Searchingurgaon<\/li><li>Yellowpages.webindia123.com<\/li><li>Yalwa<\/li><li>Bizsheet<\/li><li>Startlocal<\/li><li>Bharathlisting<\/li><li>Findshops<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28739d7\" data-id=\"28739d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e5b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e5b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-container-8 wp-block-column\"><ul><li>Tradeindia<\/li><li>Tradesights<\/li><li>Yellowpagesdir<\/li><li>Prekkha<\/li><li>Findshops<\/li><li>Fionadates<\/li><li>Vandanayellowpages<\/li><li>Sulekha<\/li><li>Aaspaas<\/li><li>Dealerbaba<\/li><li>Justdial<\/li><li>Asklaila<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40659ee\" data-id=\"40659ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abd4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3abd4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-container-8 wp-block-column\"><ul><li>Indianyellowpages<\/li><li>Merchantcircle<\/li><li>Quikr<\/li><li>Cootera<\/li><li>Jantareview<\/li><li>B2Bhouse<\/li><li>Grotal<\/li><li>Rajb2b<\/li><li>Indyapages<\/li><li>Sevanow<\/li><li>Khargharcity<\/li><li>Submitmybusiness<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd358f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd358f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"take-help-of-data-aggregators\">Take Help Of Data Aggregators<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e86f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e86f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Data aggregator sites compile the information from databases with the intent to prepare combined datasets for data processing. As per the research conducted by Advice Local, the data aggregators can be also be used to spread business information.<\/p><p class=\"look\">In simple words, data aggregators collect information on businesses and then convey that information to other sites.<\/p><h3 id=\"some-popular-data-aggregators-are\">Some popular data aggregators are<\/h3><ul><li>All top<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Popurls<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Factual<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"make-use-of-local-directories\">Make Use of Local Directories<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99613c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99613c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">A local directory encompasses your business Name, Address, and phone number (NAP) along with other details. There are a lot of directories where local businesses can create free local business listings<\/p><p class=\"look\">You can check your local directories to see if a listing already exists for your company and make sure the information is accurate. You can also submit a new listing if one doesn\u2019t yet exist for your business.<\/p><h3 id=\"be-found-on-review-sites\">Be found on Review Sites<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe9d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afe9d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Review-768x420-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19283\" alt=\"Review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Review-768x420-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Review-768x420-1-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50fbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50fbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">Besides impacting customers\u2019 decisions, reviews are considered vital by search engines while determining the ranking of any website. Now you must be wondering why reviews are so significant both for your customers and search engines. It helps to increase your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/orm-company-in-india\/\">Online Reputation<\/a>.<\/p><p>Here are the reasons that depict why reviews are so important.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Reviews Drive Incomes To Your Business<\/strong><br \/>More number of positive reviews can attract many customers to your business.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Make Your Business Be Found<\/strong><br \/>Positive customer reviews give your business a steady pipeline of positive content that search engines cherish while displaying the results.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Make Your Business Appear Reliable<\/strong><br \/>Positive Customer Reviews establishes trust among customers that are seeing your business for the first time.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Make Your Business Center Of Attraction<\/strong><br \/>Your business reviews are the place where only your products and services will be discussed and will thus make it the talk of the community.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Promotes Decision Making<\/strong><br \/>Customers are likely to incline towards the business that has positive reviews, instead of one that doesn\u2019t have.<br \/>After reading the above-given reasons, you might have got a clear idea about the importance of reviews for any site.<\/li><\/ul><p>Thus, Review sites can be a great place for listing your business. Don\u2019t forget to check whether or not the review sites entail factual business information.<\/p><p>Some of the famous review sites are:<\/p><ul><li>Influencers<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Consumer Reports<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Amazon<\/li><\/ul><h3 id=\"social-media-can-be-helpful\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">Social Media Can Be Helpful<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c7f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4c7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"look\">A social media account for your business can not only engage customers but can also provide an opportunity for Local citations. So set up a social media account for your business, and make sure your address, phone number, email address, and website are correct.<\/p><p><strong>Also Check<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/facebook-page-promotion\/\">How To Promote A Facebook Business Page?<\/a><\/p><p class=\"look\">There are multiple\u00a0social media management tools\u00a0that you can use to make your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/smm-services\/\">social media marketing strategy<\/a>\u00a0more powerful. It\u2019s always a better decision to hire a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/smm-services\/\">social media marketing agency<\/a>\u00a0to take care of the social media marketing needs of your business.<\/p><p class=\"look\">Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rankontechnologies.com\/smm-packages\/\">social media marketing packages<\/a>\u00a0now!<\/p><h3 id=\"tips-to-do-local-citations\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tips To Do Local Citations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c862782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c862782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>While listing your business ensure that you use domain-based email rather than one made on Gmail or Yahoo.<\/li><li>Make sure the Name, Address, and Phone Number of your business are the same on every site.<\/li><li>Try to choose the category that best describes your business nature.<\/li><li>Add details like photos, logo, a full business description, your operating hours, links to your social accounts, and so on.<\/li><li>After you have done the listings don\u2019t forget to enter the verification pin to claim your listing. This is a trust-building strategy.<\/li><\/ol><h4 id=\"local-citation-faqs\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">Local Citation FAQs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86abb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"86abb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 06-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title 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directories?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p>The three core things that are mandatory while doing a business listing are Name, Address, and Phone Number.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Other than these three, you can add info like:<br \/>The business\u2019s website URL addresses<br \/>Any keywords associated with the business<br \/>A couple of words describing the type of business<br \/>Names of the business and the owner<br \/>Business address<br \/>Email address<br \/>Business Commencement Date<br \/>Number of Employees<br \/>The hours of operation<br \/>A video link about the business<br \/>Any links to social networking sites such as Facebook, Google+, and Instagram.<br \/>Brand or business logo.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ques: I am not sure if I have listed my business on a directory, What should I do now?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-block-a5526bec\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-child__wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-item uagb-faq-item-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Before making any submissions, check whether the listing is already there or not. In case if it is there, check for any inconsistencies between the information.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ques: Is it worth spreading business information on social media platforms?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-block-a5526bec\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-child__wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-item uagb-faq-item-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-block-85a306cf\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-child__wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-item uagb-faq-item-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Yes, Social Media Platforms are the best places to spread the word about your business.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ques: What should I consider before picking a site to list my business?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1414\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-block-a5526bec\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-child__wrapper\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-item uagb-faq-item-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Citations vary in their value. Depending on the impacts various citation sources can bring in your business, they can be classified into:<br \/>Core Search Engines: Google, Bing, etc.<br \/>Primary Sources: Info Group, Acxiom, etc.<br \/>Tier 1: Yelp, Facebook, etc.<br \/>Tier 2: Yellowbook, Hot Frog, etc.<br \/>Tier 3: Yellowise, Local Database, etc.<br \/>Tier 4: IGot Biz, etc, etc.<br \/>This was everything you should know before listing your website to enhance its value locally.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>If you have any queries related to local citations or need a reliable Local SEO Agency to get this done for your business, then looks no further than Rankon Technologies. We have helped hundreds of businesses thrive locally and can give comprehensive services to increase your business local value. 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