Local Resource: 50 Top International Citation Sites

We at BrightLocal (my company) recently conducted extensive research into both International citations and Local citations in ten different countries.

There are some useful blog posts and resources that list Local citations but none we could find that provided a comprehensive list of International citation sites.

What Are “International” Citation Sites?

Very simply, these are sites and mapping services that carry business listings in multiple countries.

That are lots of well-known sites that cover one or two countries (the US and Canada, mainly), but not that many which have wide or full global coverage.

Why Are These Sites Useful To Marketers?

These sites provide a great starting point for any local marketers who work with businesses outside of the US, Canada and the UK. There are many well-maintained lists of citation sites for these three countries but far fewer resources for other countries.

So if you’re a US-based search marketer, and you land a client that has locations in Mexico or the Caribbean, where do you start with your citation research? Likewise, if you’re based in France and win a client with branches in Belgium and Switzerland, where do you look for citations?

The list below provides 50 International sites that can act as a base for your citation work in (almost) any country. Diligent marketers will want research local and niche sites in each country to supplement this list, of course, but this list shortcuts your research time.

The table displays the site names, their Domain Authority and whether they offer a Free or Paid listing.

You can find a more complete list (circa 100 sites) on the BrightLocal blog — there, you can also narrow the list by country.

50 High Value International Citation Sites

(Download this chart in .CSV format.)

Citation Site	General / Niche	How Many Countries	Free / Paid Listing	Domain Authority
Google Local	General	ALL	Free	100
Apple Maps Connect	General	24	Free	100
Bing	General	15	Free	99
MapQuest	General	ALL	Free	94
Yelp	General	30	Free	94
FourSquare	General	19	Free	92
TomTom	General	ALL	Free	85
TripAdvisor	Niche	54	Free	75
RateBeer	Niche	ALL	Free	73
Europages	General	ALL	Free	69
Hotfrog	General	38	Free	68
Spoke	General	ALL	Free	67
About Us	General	ALL	Free	67
Factual	General	50	Free	66
WorldWeb	General	12	Free	66
Kompass	General	66	Free	65
Brownbook	General	ALL	Free	64
2findlocal	General	ALL	Free	64
RateItAll	General	ALL	Free	64
Where2Go	General	ALL	Free	60
Sales Spider	General	ALL	Free	58
Lacartes	General	ALL	Free	55
CYLEX	General	36	Free	55
Smart Guy	General	ALL	Free	53
Wand	General	33	Free	51
WowCity	General	ALL	Free	48
GPS Data Team	General	51	Free	48
Opendi	General	29	Free	48
MyHuckleberry.com	General	33	Free	48
Cybo	General	ALL	Free	47
FindTheCompany	General	ALL	Free	47
YelloYello	General	ALL	Free	47
TravelIndex	General	ALL	Free	46
RateMyArea	General	ALL	Free	45
Company.fm	General	ALL	Free	44
Enrollbusiness.com	General	52	Free	44
VenueDirectory.com	Niche	ALL	Free	43
BizDirLib	General	ALL	Free	43
iGlobal	General	66	Free	39
BizExposed.com	General	ALL	Free	37
List Company	General	ALL	Free	36
Beanhunter	Niche	ALL	Free	36
Directory.ac	General	ALL	Paid	36
Yellmy.com	General	ALL	Free	35
ExpressBusinessDirectory.com	General	139	Free	33
CustomerServiceNumbers.com	General	ALL	Free	30
WhoDoYou	General	ALL	Free	28
YouReview	General	ALL	Free	26
Lekkoo	General	ALL	Free	24
99Nearby	General	ALL	Free	24

 

In compiling this list, we found a couple of other resources that we’d like to thank and make you aware of:

• NGS Marketing – Citation sites for New Zealand, Australia & Germany
• David Mihm – Local Citations for Continental Europe

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