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ABOUT CITATIONS Citations are found in Business Directories. It is important to add your citation to as many directories as possible as it does influence ranking and helps search engines trust your company as legitimate. The beauty of Citations, unlike Search Engines, is that you only have to add your business once. Search Engines, on the other hand, like to be reminded that you're still active, so regular submission of your sitemap is essential. ... name address phone numberTo add your listing you will, in most cases, need to register and confirm your email address or phone number. You will then need 1. a short (about 250 characters) and/or long description of your business 2. the URL's to all of your social media pages 3. your logo and possibly other pictures. Note: Your business citations need to be 100% identical in all directories or your rankings will be negatively impacted, resulting in decreased traffic. When you are ready to undertake this very long and tedious job, let me know and I will provide you with a square logo and a rectangular logo. For more information about Citations see Moz These are the top 30 Free Canadian Citation Listing Directories. The BestWebsites.ca website has links to the following Directories. Go to About Websites -> About Citations 1. Google My Business 2. Bing Places 3. Apple Maps 4. Yellowpages.ca 5. Factual 6. Infobel 7. Yelp 8. Facebook 9. Foursquare (costs $20 but worth the money for smartphone clients) 10. 411.ca 11. n49.com 12. BBB (it will appear that you have to pay, but it is possible to have a free listing) 13. HotFrog 14. MapQuest (you will need to submit a ticket) 15. Brownbook (they will suggest you send out endorsement invitations. Be aware that the invited people will have to register their own business before they can endorse yours) 16. ProfileCanada 17. Cylex 18. Opendi 19. Websites.ca 20. CanadaOne 21. GoldBook.ca 22. FoundLocally 23. Fyple 24. MySheriff 25. Find Here 26. 2FindLocal 27. MisterWhat 28. OurBis 29. TheBlurb 30. CanadianPlanet

ABOUT GETTING REVIEWS After you have "Claimed Your Business" and added your Citations, it is time to start getting reviews and ratings. Reviews are the third most impactful indicator that Google looks at when ranking your site. ... Online Reviews and Social Posts indicate the health of your business. Business reviews provide valuable feedback for the business itself and for potential clients. These days, a Google review can shape your business far more than a Google Ad. According to a Zendesk survey, 90% of participants claimed that positive online reviews influenced their buying decision, and 86% said their decision was influenced by negative reviews. A number of research studies suggest that online reviews are more trustworthy and useful than branded social media content, advertising, information from salespeople, and even natural search engine results. Unfortunately most people don't usually leave reviews unless they're really unhappy. That can make it difficult to get good reviews and the only sure way is to ask. It's hard to ask people for reviews, but it's important. If a customer gives you praise, that's a good time to ask. If it's been a while since you've been in touch, write and ask if they're still happy with the product or if they have any feedback. When they write back with positive comments, ask them if they would mind writing a review, and then respond to their comments. It's important to let your customer's know that you appreciate the review. If you get a negative review, learn from it, and reply courteously with an explanation of how you will try to improve in the future. There is more information with templates on the website at https://bestwebsites.ca/reviews/

ABOUT PROMOTING YOUR WEBSITE Very often people just need a website as a legitimate representation of their business, and once it's built everyone can relax, but if you want to use your site to bring in new business, it is essential that the site be active. That means adding new content, and promoting it with social media. When we create your website, we optimize the site structure right from the beginning, taking into consideration, menus, keywords in URL's, length of Title ...Continue reading

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