Without a presence on these business directories, it’ll be more difficult to get noticed by potential customers or clients, as well as by search engines.
The best directory sites for North American businesses enjoy millions of views every single month. High traffic is one of the reasons these sites are understood as trustworthy and authoritative by search engines. By building citations on a wide selection of these sites, you’ll start to see some trust and authority passed along to your business website.
The following table features the top citation sites you should create listings on if you operate a business in the USA. We’ve only chosen sites for this list that have a good domain authority, thereby helping to maximize your efforts! If you’re after a list of the best free US business directories, we’ve got you covered there too.
How do I get my business listed on US citation sites?
We’ve included links to each site so you can go straight to it, create an account, and upload your business details. This usually takes around 15-20 mins to do per site.
Alternatively, you can build local citations the easy way by letting our citation specialists do the hard work for you. It’s super easy to do. Rather than spending hours going to each site yourself, you create a free Citation Builder account instead. From here you select the sites you want to get listed on and our team will take care of the rest.
31% of top 10 organic results for the average local search are business directories
Top USA Business Listing Sites
Citation Site Domain Authority Type
Google Business Profile 100 General Directory
Apple Business Connect 99 General Directory
LinkedIn 99 General Directory
Facebook 94 General Directory
WebMD 94 Niche Directory
Yelp 93 General Directory
TripAdvisor 93 Niche Directory
Instagram 93 General Directory
Bing Maps 93 General Directory
LII (Legal Information Institute) 93 Niche Directory
Trustpilot 92 General Directory
Waze 92 General Directory
Foursquare 91 General Directory
BBB (Better Business Bureaus) 91 General Directory
Patch 90 General Directory
Justia 90 Niche Directory
Houzz 89 Niche Directory
Zillow 89 Niche Directory
OpenStreetMap 89 General Directory
FindLaw 88 Niche Directory
Here 86 General Directory
Nextdoor 83 General Directory
Hostelworld 83 Niche Directory
TomTom 81 General Directory
Manta 80 General Directory
HomeAdvisor 78 Niche
Care 77 Niche Directory
RateBeer 76 Niche Directory
Angi 76 Niche
Merchant Circle 76 General Directory
Archinect 76 Niche Directory
Porch 76 Niche Directory
Thumbtack 76 Niche
Apsense 75 General Directory
ZoomInfo 75 General Directory
Just Landed 74 General Directory
Avvo 74 Niche Directory
Bark 73 General Directory
Insurance Journal 73 Niche Directory
US Legal 72 Niche Directory
WeddingWire 72 Niche Directory
Best Plumbers 70 Niche Directory
HappyCow 70 Niche Directory
BatchGeo 70 General Directory
Company 70 General Directory
Kompass 69 General Directory
Healthgrades 69 Niche Directory
Ailoq 68 General Directory
HG.org 66 Niche Directory
WhoDoYou 46 General Directory