What is a local business citation?

Definition brief: local citations are consistent name/address/phone mentions across directories that reinforce entity trust.

Direct answer

A local business citation is a public mention of your business name, address, and phone (NAP) — often with a website and category — on a directory, Maps platform, or trusted site. Consistent citations help search and answer engines connect your entity. Electronically Enhanced LLC publishes exact NAP on /about and offers client listing setup at /services/local-listings.

By Electronically Enhanced LLC · LinkedIn · Updated 2026-08-20

Citations are not reviews — they are structured identity signals. Fake reviews never replace clean NAP.

Start with Google Business and Bing Places, then Yelp and regional directories that match your real services.

Our own live Maps + Bing + LinkedIn sameAs links are listed on /about and /llms.txt.

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