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Citations — mentions of your business name, address, and phone number across the web — are a core ranking factor for local search. Inconsistent or missing citations confuse search engines and cost you visibility. Prospelle builds, cleans, and manages your citation profile so Google trusts your business data.

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68% Of consumers lose trust in a business with inconsistent info
80+ Directories checked for citation consistency
41% Of local businesses have NAP inconsistencies

What’s Included

Every engagement is tailored to your business, but always includes:

  • Full citation audit across 80+ directories
  • NAP inconsistency identification and correction
  • New citation building on high-authority directories
  • Industry-specific directory submissions
  • Duplicate listing cleanup
  • Data aggregator submissions
  • Ongoing monitoring and maintenance
  • Quarterly citation health reports
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The Challenge

Sound Familiar?

Most local businesses we work with are dealing with some combination of these problems.

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Without a Strategy

  • Your business has different phone numbers or addresses across directories
  • Old or closed locations still appear in search results
  • You're missing from important directories in your industry
  • Duplicate listings are confusing customers and search engines
  • You changed your business name, address, or phone and didn't update everywhere
  • Competitors with better citation profiles are outranking you locally

With Prospelle

  • 100% consistent NAP data across every major directory
  • Presence on all relevant high-authority and industry-specific directories
  • Duplicate listings identified and suppressed
  • Data aggregator submissions that cascade updates across hundreds of sites
  • Ongoing monitoring that catches new inconsistencies as they appear
  • Stronger local ranking signals from a clean, authoritative citation profile
Our Process

How We Get You There

Every engagement follows our proven approach, tailored to your specific market and competitive landscape.

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Citation Audit

We scan 80+ directories, data aggregators, and industry-specific sites to map your current citation profile. Every inconsistency, duplicate, and missing listing is documented.

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Cleanup & Correction

We fix incorrect NAP data, suppress duplicate listings, and update outdated information across all identified directories. Priority goes to the highest-authority sources.

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Citation Building

We submit your business to high-authority directories you're missing from — general directories, industry-specific sites, and local directories relevant to your service area.

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Monitoring & Maintenance

Quarterly audits catch new inconsistencies before they impact rankings. Directories update, merge, and create new listings constantly — we stay on top of it.

What You Get

Deliverables & Outcomes

We don’t believe in mystery — you know exactly what you’re paying for.

Citation Audit Report

Complete map of your citation profile — every listing found, NAP accuracy scored, duplicates flagged, and missing opportunities identified.

NAP Cleanup

All identified inconsistencies corrected across directories. Old addresses, wrong phone numbers, and duplicate listings resolved.

New Citation Submissions

Your business submitted to high-authority directories and industry-specific sites. Each submission verified for accuracy and completeness.

Data Aggregator Submissions

Submissions to major data aggregators that feed hundreds of smaller directories. This ensures broad citation consistency at scale.

Quarterly Health Reports

Regular audit of your citation profile showing new listings found, inconsistencies detected, and overall citation health score.

Citation Inventory

Complete inventory of all your business listings with login credentials (where applicable) and management instructions.

Is Citation Management Right for Your Business?

If you serve local customers and want to rank in local search, citation consistency is non-negotiable. It’s especially important for businesses that have moved, changed phone numbers, or have been around long enough to accumulate inconsistent listings.

This service is the right fit if you:

  • Serve customers in a specific geographic area
  • Have changed your business name, address, or phone number
  • Haven’t actively managed your business listings across directories
  • Want to strengthen your local SEO ranking signals
  • Have multiple locations that each need clean citation profiles

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What are citations and why do they matter for SEO?

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Citations are online mentions of your business name, address, and phone number (NAP). Google uses citation consistency as a trust signal for local search rankings. If your NAP data is inconsistent across the web, it signals unreliability and can suppress your local rankings.

How many citations does my business need?

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Quality matters more than quantity. We focus on the 40-60 highest-authority directories first — the ones Google actually checks. From there, industry-specific and local directories add incremental value.

How long does citation building take to impact rankings?

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Citations are a slow-burn ranking factor. New citations typically take 4-8 weeks to be indexed and validated by search engines. Cleanup of inconsistencies can show faster results, sometimes within 2-4 weeks.

What if my business has moved or changed its phone number?

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That's one of the most important times for citation management. Old NAP data across the web will actively hurt your rankings. We identify and update every instance of your old information.

Do I need citations if I already have good Google reviews?

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Yes. Reviews and citations serve different purposes. Reviews build trust with customers. Citations build trust with search engines by validating your business information across multiple independent sources.

Can you handle citations for multiple locations?

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Yes. Multi-location citation management is core to our service. Each location gets its own citation profile built, cleaned, and monitored independently.
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