Languages
Pages
Legal
Top 25 Places in to Generate Backlinks for your Business
Example City: Nashville, TN
Search Engine Profiles
Human traffic
Credible directories
Customer satisfaction
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Google, Bing & Yahoo
Local Directories
Office Directory Listings
Local Directories
Human traffic
Credible directories
Customer satisfaction
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Local Directories
Human traffic
Credible directory
Free
Ranked highly for searches like “Nashville Business directories”
Business Journal Directory - Nashville
Local Directories
$$$$ - not free
Trusted link & traffic
Valuable as a trust signal
Better Business Bureau
Local Directories
Highly trafficked websites.
Increase traffic to your website.
Customer satisfaction
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Yelp – populates Apple Maps, Yahoo and Bing reviews.
Citation Sources by Category
Directories to Avoid
No automatic inclusion!
Be wary of directories that let you choose anchor text
http://www.howtouseseo.com/business/business-services/directory/9 - example of
spammy link.
Social Media Channels
Human traffic
Most reviewed channels
Share content
Directories within channels
Human traffic
Make sure it links!
YouTube
Local Media
Good source of site traffic
Business recognition
The Tennessean – (local news
outlets)
Local Media
Well trafficked websites
Good source of site traffic
Business recognition
Nashville Business Journal – (local business journals)
Identify blogs read by your audience
Give them a reason to post about you
Local Niche Blogs
Local Events
Speak at one
Sponsor one
Local Events
Host one
Certifications
Human Traffic
Qualified Traffic
Educational Organizations
EDU
Business recognition
Educational Organizations
Other Local Organizations
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