Local SEO, identifying citations

[BobGW]

Hello,

How do I identify free local citations to target for

bobweikel(dot)com

I want to rank first for several local results such as

nlp boise

life coach boise

personal coach boise

and related terms.

Thanks!

[ResslerMotors]

I like doing "intitle:"city" directory" searches.  such as: intitle:"Boise" local directory

Another search I would use is: intitle:"links" life coaching.  You can find some resource pages from people, and try get a link on them.

Thirdly!

Write all your local information in Schema (schema-creator.org).  I've only done this with four sites, but I've had good results with it.

[oline123]

Hi Bob,

Happy to share a little gem with you for finding local citations, called WhiteSpark.

The paid version even has a fuctionality allowing you to compare your citations to those of your top competitors for the keyword/s you're most interested in ranking for.

We get a lot of use out of this tool, so hope this helps you.

[Thos003]

Any website that gives you a profile to fill out can be used to create a citation. Simply apply your Name, address, phone number to your profile and you have a citation.

[BobGW]

Awesome. Thanks everyone. WhiteSpark looks great.