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List of Local Directories-Ultimate List of 98 Local Directories Where You Are Not Wasting Your Time Listing Your Local Business

 

If you do any local search for real local businesses you will invariably find that sites like Google My Business Pages (formerly Google Place, Yelp, Yellowpages, Angie’s List and other popular local directories and listed at the top of Google local search. If you run a local business you want your listings on these local directories.

When you have your Name, Address, and Phone Number (NAP) on website’s other than your own this is called a “citation.” The more citations that you have the higher your Google My Business Page and your own website will rank in Google. So you want lots of quality citations.

Here are some tips to consider before submitting your local business to the list of local business directories on your quest for more citations for your local business:

1. Be thorough, fill out everything completely and be deadly accurate.
Fill in as much information as you can. Double check everything for accuracy. Even do this on pages you have already claimed. There are no shortcuts here. Take your time and do it right. Do not rush through submitting your business to this list of local directories.

2. Decide how you are going to write your name address and phone number and stick with this the rest of your life.
St. or Street? Blvd or Boulevard? Is your zip 33316 or is it 33316-4356 ? There are many ways to write the same name and address and even phone number. Find one way and stick with it forever. If it is not exactly the same it will not be counted as a citation with Google and your site’s ranking can suffer. Here is an interesting article explaining that inconsistency with your NAP is the number 1 reason for lagging local ranking.

3. Make Sure Your Categories are Correct for Your Business.
If you are a Pizza Joint do not sign up under plumbers. Keep the categories focused on exactly what you do. It is all about a good user experience. If you are listed in inaccurate categories this could ultimately affect your listings in the appropriate categories. Start with broad categories then focus on down to the most appropriate for your business.

4. Use tons of photos and videos are great too! YouTube is one of the best citation sources. Yes, include your NAP if your video descriptions as well. Also videos and pictures get indexed very well in Google , and rank your local directory pages well too. They have the additional benefit of giving more credibility to your listings. If you have taken the time to upload quality videos and photos to your pages potential customers will have more confidence in your business.

5. Get Muchos Reviews
The more reviews the better. There are all kinds of ways to get more reviews. Here is an excellent article which should get you started. Here is an article on how to respond effectively to negative reviews.

Here the list of top local directories where you should submit your site. If you have other local directories that you would like to add to our list of local directories please let us know if the comments area.

  1. 411.com
  2. 8coupons.com
  3. About.me
  4. Alike Nearby
  5. American Towns
  6. Angie’s List
  7. AOL Yellow Pages
  8. AreaGuides.net
  9. Avantar
  10. Better Business Bureau (BBB)
  11. Best of the Web
  12. Bing
  13. The Business Journals
  14. BrownBook.net
  15. Bundle
  16. ChamberOfCommerce.com
  17. Citysearch
  18. CitySlick.net
  19. CitySquares
  20. CliqSearch
  21. CoPilot Live
  22. DexKnows
  23. DiscoverOurTown.com
  24. eLocal.com
  25. Express Update
  26. EZlocal.com
  27. Facebook
  28. Factual
  29. Foursquare
  30. Frontier Pages
  31. GetFave.com
  32. Google+
  33. HopStop.com
  34. Hotfrog
  35. Insider Pages
  36. Instagram
  37. Judy’s Book
  38. JustClickLocal.com
  39. Kudzu
  40. LinkedIn
  41. Local Database
  42. Local.com
  43. Localeze
  44. LocalNdex
  45. LocalPages
  46. Loqal
  47. MacRAE’s Blue Book
  48. MagicYellow
  49. Manta
  50. MapQuest
  51. Matchpoint
  52. MerchantCircle.com
  53. Metrobot
  54. MojoPages.com
  55. Myspace
  56. Navmii
  57. NAVTEQ Maps
  58. Nokia Prime Place
  59. DirectoryM
  60. Oddpath
  61. Open List
  62. Patch
  63. Pinterest
  64. PhoneNumber.com
  65. PremierGuide
  66. ShowMeLocal.com
  67. SuperMedia
  68. Superpages
  69. Switchboard
  70. TeleAtlas
  71. ThinkLocal.com
  72. Topix
  73. Totally Local
  74. TripAdvisor
  75. Tupalo.com
  76. Twibs
  77. Twitter
  78. US Yellow Pages
  79. USCity.net
  80. USDirectory.com
  81. Urbanspoon
  82. Verizon’s 411
  83. WhitePages
  84. WhoWhere?
  85. Yahoo!
  86. Yellow Assistance
  87. Yellowbook
  88. YellowBot
  89. Yellowee
  90. Yellowise
  91. YellowMoxie.com
  92. YellowPageCity.com
  93. Yelp
  94. YouTube
  95. YP.com
  96. Ypeek.com
  97. ZipLocal
  98. ZipWeb

Here is a list of top citation sources by professions:

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After a career as a professional musician and band leader in the Miami South Florida Area I decided to see if I could make some money with this new internet thing. After years of trial and error I started to get the hang of it and now I am completely financially independent because of my various online businesses. The goal of this blog is to chronicle my continued marketing experiences. I focus on real examples of what works and what does not work. Google does not give us a recipe for getting our sites ranked. We have to use our own experiences to see what actually works rather than theory. I hope you enjoy the blog. Please let us know what you think in the comments area. We appreciate your feedback.

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