Can I do Local citation for my website?

[jasonprice]

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[MattAntonino]

Yes, you can. You'll fill citations in with your W. Kershaw address that's on your site. Try to keep it consistent in format and you'll be fine.

[DonnaDuncan]

Just to be clear Jasonprice, are you asking if you're eligible to compete in local rankings like the 7 pack on Google maps? I ask because a citation is a specific mention of your business by name and address or name and phone number on the Web. You can get as many of those as you want.

If your question is "am I eligible", the answer is "I don't know". Here are Google's recently updated guidelines. (Miriam Ellis shared them a few days ago on Moz Q&A.) Check 'em out. The fact that you have a physical address certainly works in your favor, but that's not the only criterion that will have to be met.

If we still haven't answered your question, let us know and we'll try again.

[jasonprice]

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[DonnaDuncan]

Absolutely! And as Matt-Antonino says, use the address listed on your site and be consistent as possible in the naming of your business, the address and the phone number. Google uses that data to differentiate one business from another so consistency is important.

[MiriamEllis]

Hey Jason!

You're getting excellent feedback from the community here. Local SEO is all about physical location and face-to-face contact with customers. If both of these describe your business model, then you can definitely build citations. If you have to say 'no' to either of these two prerequisites, then citation building isn't the right marketing strategy for your business.