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Top Citation Sites for Tradespersons

Top Citation Sites for Tradespersons

As a tradesperson, getting your business listed on industry-relevant citation sites should be a foundational stage of your search engine optimization (SEO) plan.

Developing a consistent presence across top directories for tradespeople helps potential customers to find your business and reach out to you. Getting listed on these sites also better enables search engines to understand what your business is about. It’s all part and parcel of a good strategy for local SEO for contractors.

In the table below, you’ll find the best business listing sites for tradespersons. Not all of these sites will be intended for the country that you operate in, so we’ve added a column to show which country each one is for. There’s also a column highlighting which sites you need to pay to use and which ones are free.

Below the niche list, we’ve also gathered the top general citation sites that most businesses should try to get listed on.

Please note: Local citation sites listed here aren’t necessarily ones we can submit to using Citation Builder. Click here for more information.

Top Business Listing Sites for Tradespersons

Citation SiteDomain AuthorityCountryFree / Paid
porch.com78USAFree / Paid
buildzoom.com61USAPaid
networx.com59USAPaid
hipages.com.au53AUSPaid
homestars.com53CANFree / Paid
contractors.com42USA, CANPaid
construction.co.uk38UKPaid
theconstructioncentre.co.uk34UKFree / Paid
floorbiz.com32ALLFree
handymanwire.com32USAPaid
ehardhat.com27USAFree
buildingtrades.com24USAPaid
meetacarpenter.com24USA, CANPaid
hvacyellowpages.com21USAPaid
buildersyellow.com19USAFree
homeblue.com19USAPaid
airconditioningprofessionals.com17USAPaid
homeownerideas.com17USAPaid
goodhvaccontractor.com16USAFree / Paid
carpetcleaningdir.com15USA, CANPaid
contractorhub.com15ALLFree
usroofingcompany.com14USAPaid
bestimprovers.com13USAPaid
constructionlinks.net13USAPaid
handyroofers.com13USAFree / Paid
tradecritic.com.au12AUSFree / Paid
localcontractors.co11USAPaid
roofingdir.com11USA, CANPaid

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Top General Citation Sites

Citation SiteDomain AuthorityFree / Paid
Google Business Profile100Free
Apple Business Connect99Free
LinkedIn99Free
Facebook96Free
Instagram94Free
YELP (Country Variants)93Free
Trustpilot93Free / Paid
Waze92Paid
Foursquare92Free / Paid
OpenStreetMap90Free
Listly86Free / Paid
Here86Free / Paid
Nextdoor (Country Variants)83Free
AAO82Free
TomTom81Free / Paid
Local Yahoo77Free
Apsense75Free
Just Landed75Free / Paid
BatchGeo72Free / Paid
Kompass (Country Variants)69Free / Paid
Ailoq68Free / Paid
ProvenExpert67Free / Paid
Zeemaps67Free / Paid
Storeboard64Free / Paid
Brownbook64Free
The Dots62Free / Paid
Tupalo59Free / Paid
Hotfrog (Country Variants)58Free / Paid
Cybo58Free
Infobel58Free / Paid
BizPages58Free / Paid
TrepUp57Free
Callupcontact55Free
BOTW (Best of the Web)55Paid
Twidloo55Free / Paid
YPLocal55Free
Adpost55Free / Paid
StartUs54Free
EnrollBusiness (Country Variants)54Free
ShowMeLocal53Free / Paid
Yellow.place53Free
Zumvu52Free / Paid
Bing Maps51Free
GlobalCatalog51Free
LinkCentre51Free / Paid
Startups SnapMunk50Free
FindIt48Free / Paid
Place12348Free
2FindLocal46Free / Paid
AGreaterTown46Free / Paid

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Rada Daktina
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Rada Daktina
Rada works tirelessly to manage BrightLocal's Citation Builder product. She oversees the processes and queries related to the campaigns, works closely with the Research team on the continuous upkeep of our citations database, and with our Product team on the improvements and fixes to the Citation Builder tool itself.
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