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Why do local business citations make a difference?

Local citations from well known and indexed portals (such as superpages.com etc) help increase the ability of search engines to find and verify your business contact information and categorization. They are a vital component of the ranking algorithms in Google. Businesses that have more citations typically rank higher than businesses with less. Google, Bing etc gather information about every business and when the same information about a business is exactly the same one many directories it gives more validity to the business and their website.

If the information found by search engines is conflicting, this trust is reduced and position can be affected. Incorrect references, like telephone, address, business category, can mislead clients, causing a potential loss of search presence and therefore income.

Also, consumers themselves may use your business information from many different sources online and you want to make sure they have the right contact information. “50% of consumers who conducted a local search on their smartphone visited a store within a day, and 34% who searched on computer/tablet did the same.” – Google Study

Upon receiving your report should you choose to correct and enhance your listings, we can help you by cutting the red tape, saving you time, money and a less expensive alternative to some of the larger local listing moguls that charge hefty fees for the same work.

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