LOCAL CITATIONS

Local Citations vs Business Listings

Understand the overlap between citations and business listings and when each term is useful.

They overlap heavily

A business listing is usually a structured profile for a company on a directory, map, marketplace, or local platform. That listing also functions as a citation because it contains identifying business information.

Why both terms exist

“Citation” is commonly used in local SEO to describe the mention itself; “business listing” often describes the profile or record that contains it. In practice, many pages can legitimately be described both ways.

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