Top 25 Places in to Generate Backlinks for your Business

Example City: Nashville, TN

Search Engine Profiles

Human traffic

Credible directories

Customer satisfaction

See additional reviews, directions

Google, Bing & Yahoo

Local Directories

Office Directory Listings

Local Directories

Human traffic

Credible directories

Customer satisfaction

Nashville Chamber of Commerce

Local Directories

Human traffic

Credible directory

Free

Ranked highly for searches like “Nashville Business directories”

Business Journal Directory - Nashville

Local Directories

$$$$ - not free

Trusted link & traffic

Valuable as a trust signal

Better Business Bureau

Local Directories

Highly trafficked websites.

Increase traffic to your website.

Customer satisfaction

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Yelp – populates Apple Maps, Yahoo and Bing reviews.

Citation Sources by Category

Directories to Avoid

No automatic inclusion!

Be wary of directories that let you choose anchor text

http://www.howtouseseo.com/business/business-services/directory/9 - example of

spammy link.

Social Media Channels

Human traffic

Most reviewed channels

Share content

Directories within channels

Human traffic

Make sure it links!

YouTube

Local Media

Good source of site traffic

Business recognition

The Tennessean – (local news

outlets)

Local Media

Well trafficked websites

Good source of site traffic

Business recognition

Nashville Business Journal – (local business journals)

Identify blogs read by your audience

Give them a reason to post about you

Local Niche Blogs

Local Events

Speak at one

Sponsor one

Local Events

Host one

Local Partners

Business recognition

Certifications

Human Traffic

Qualified Traffic

Local Testimonials

Educational Organizations

EDU

Business recognition

Educational Organizations

Other Local Organizations

Charitable Organizations

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