Local Resource: 50 Top International Citation Sites

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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 SiteGeneral / NicheHow Many CountriesFree / Paid ListingDomain Authority
Google LocalGeneralALLFree100
Apple Maps ConnectGeneral24Free100
BingGeneral15Free99
MapQuestGeneralALLFree94
YelpGeneral30Free94
FourSquareGeneral19Free92
TomTomGeneralALLFree85
TripAdvisorNiche54Free75
RateBeerNicheALLFree73
EuropagesGeneralALLFree69
HotfrogGeneral38Free68
SpokeGeneralALLFree67
About UsGeneralALLFree67
FactualGeneral50Free66
WorldWebGeneral12Free66
KompassGeneral66Free65
BrownbookGeneralALLFree64
2findlocalGeneralALLFree64
RateItAllGeneralALLFree64
Where2GoGeneralALLFree60
Sales SpiderGeneralALLFree58
LacartesGeneralALLFree55
CYLEXGeneral36Free55
Smart GuyGeneralALLFree53
WandGeneral33Free51
WowCityGeneralALLFree48
GPS Data TeamGeneral51Free48
OpendiGeneral29Free48
MyHuckleberry.comGeneral33Free48
CyboGeneralALLFree47
FindTheCompanyGeneralALLFree47
YelloYelloGeneralALLFree47
TravelIndexGeneralALLFree46
RateMyAreaGeneralALLFree45
Company.fmGeneralALLFree44
Enrollbusiness.comGeneral52Free44
VenueDirectory.comNicheALLFree43
BizDirLibGeneralALLFree43
iGlobalGeneral66Free39
BizExposed.comGeneralALLFree37
List CompanyGeneralALLFree36
BeanhunterNicheALLFree36
Directory.acGeneralALLPaid36
Yellmy.comGeneralALLFree35
ExpressBusinessDirectory.comGeneral139Free33
CustomerServiceNumbers.comGeneralALLFree30
WhoDoYouGeneralALLFree28
YouReviewGeneralALLFree26
LekkooGeneralALLFree24
99NearbyGeneralALLFree24

 

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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