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title: "What is Local citation?"
description: "A local citation is any online mention of your business name, address and phone number, such as a directory listing."
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last_updated: 2026-11-06
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# Local citation

> A local citation is any online mention of your business name, address and phone number, such as a directory listing.

Updated Nov 6, 2026.

Citations on trusted directories like Bing Places, Apple Business, Yelp and trade directories help confirm your business is real and where it operates.

Bing says the more a business is mentioned across the web, the greater its popularity, and recommends listing on trusted websites like Yelp and TripAdvisor.

Google's local ranking guidance counts how many websites link to a business and how many reviews it has, and Google builds profiles partly from crawled web content, so your citations also feed what Google knows about you.

Accurate listings on the sites that matter beat a long list of thin ones. A citation with an old phone number can spread the wrong details.

Example: Example: an HVAC company's listings on Bing Places, Apple Business, Yelp and its trade association's directory all show the same name, address and phone number.

## Sources

1. [Bing Places for Business: Bing ranking](https://www.bing.com/forbusiness/help/bingRanking), checked Nov 6, 2026
2. [Google Business Profile Help: Tips to improve your local ranking on Google](https://support.google.com/business/answer/7091), checked Nov 6, 2026
3. [Google Business Profile Help: Understand how Google sources and uses info in Business Profiles](https://support.google.com/business/answer/2721884), checked Nov 6, 2026

## Guides that use this term

- [Local SEO cost per month in 2026, priced line by line](https://damex.digital/blog/local-marketing-costs.md)

## Covered in depth

- [Source profile: Apple Business](https://damex.digital/sources/apple-business.md)
- [Source profile: Angi](https://damex.digital/sources/angi.md)
- [Source profile: Better Business Bureau](https://damex.digital/sources/better-business-bureau.md)
- [Source profile: Healthgrades](https://damex.digital/sources/healthgrades.md)
- [Source profile: Chamber of Commerce directories](https://damex.digital/sources/chamber-of-commerce.md)
- [Source profile: Houzz](https://damex.digital/sources/houzz.md)
- [How Microsoft Copilot finds local businesses](https://damex.digital/ai-engines/microsoft-copilot.md)

Related terms: [NAP consistency](https://damex.digital/glossary/nap-consistency/), [Google Business Profile](https://damex.digital/glossary/google-business-profile/)

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