40+
countries where we pitch live publishers
Named citations · quoted
Citation building for a named entity, not a blast list
Named citations on registers people still use — not a directory blast and not a $99 pack.
Citation building here means a named listing — business name, address, phone, category — on a register a customer or map product still uses. It is quoted. It is not a 400-site blast and not a clone of directory submissions. If you need a contextual article, use guest posts from $125.
Enquire Now — quoted to the brief. No public DR grid.
By the numbers
24 hours
typical quote reply when we can place it
10,000+
backlinks placed since the Richmond desk opened
A citation is a structured mention of your entity: name, address, phone, and usually a category, on a site whose job is to list businesses. Worldwide Backlinks quotes that work per entity and geo. There is no $99 citation pack and no public DR grid for listings. This page is not directory submissions. Directories are the application-and-listing product. Citations are the entity-consistency product — the same NAP, the same category, fewer but cleaner sources. Enquire Now.
Citations vs backlinks — NAP listings are not guest posts →
What a named citation is on this desk
Citation building, done honestly, is entity hygiene. Google’s local systems and a lot of map products still reconcile who you are from repeating, consistent NAP. A relevant industry register or a city listing that residents use can support that. A folder of 10,000 outbound links titled “submit your site” cannot. We look at the listing page, not just the domain’s Domain Rating.
That is why this URL is not a second copy of directory submissions. The directory page is “which registers should we apply to.” This page is “make the named entity consistent and present where it already should be.” Cleanup of duplicates and dead listings is a third URL: citation cleanup. Do not buy all three as one mystery SKU.
Editorial links still do the heavy ranking work for most commercial pages. Guest posts start at $125. Local SEO backlinks is the listings-and-mix product when you need both contextual city articles and NAP. This page stays on the citation object.
Founded 2022, Richmond VIC. 15+ languages, 40+ countries. A US citation vendor does not automatically cover Melbourne. Name the city. International citations follow the same language rule as international guest posts: local entity, local register.
Who should quote citations
Local businesses with a real address
Maps, brand search, and category queries care about consistent NAP. A national thought-leadership DR50 does not fix a wrong suburb.
Multi-location teams that keep mixing rooftops
One city per brief. We will not paste the HQ NAP onto every franchise listing to look complete.
Agencies that refuse blast vendors
You can keep the client story honest: a shortlist with a reason, quoted, replaceable — not 400 URLs to hide from the analyst.
How a citation quote runs
01
Lock the entity
Legal name, trading name, address, phone, category, geo, any licence numbers. Wrong NAP in the brief becomes wrong NAP on the web.
02
Shortlist registers that still have a reader
City, industry, or map-adjacent sources. We propose a reason for each, not a count of submissions.
03
Submit or claim accurately
Manual. Categories that match the business. No keyword stuffing in the description.
04
Report live listings, replace if pulled
You get the live URL. If an agreed listing is removed, we replace it on a comparable register. Forever-live is not a claim we make.
What a citation quote typically includes
- 01
Entity sheet: NAP, category, geo, licences
- 02
A shortlist with a reason for each register
- 03
Manual submit or claim — no automated submitter
- 04
Live listing URLs on the report
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Replacement if an agreed listing is pulled
- 06
Quoted fee — Enquire Now, not a DR band
Citations vs directory submissions vs local articles
Directory submissions are applications to specific directories we name on the quote. Citations are the entity-consistency layer — often overlapping sources, different success metric (NAP match, not “we submitted 200”). Local link building explains contextual city links versus NAP. Use the article when the money page needs a referring page a searcher would read.
Wikipedia, adult, CBD, and crypto stay on their own Enquire Now doors. We will not hide a hemp shop inside a “local wellness citations” pack.
Quoted citations — no blast pack
Enquire Now. There is no DR20 $125 citation row. Editorial rates for articles live on pricing. Directory applications stay on directory submissions.
Wikipedia, adult, CBD, crypto, directories, custom
Quoted to the brief. Same white-hat QC. White-label uses the published rates plus branded reports — no extra SKU.
Named citations vs directory blasts vs guest posts
Three objects. One invoice can include more than one. One methodology should not pretend they are the same.
Swipe to compare every column →
| Criteria | Named citations (this page) | Directory blast | Guest post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit of work | Entity + register | Count of submissions | Unique article |
| Success | Accurate live listing | A cell in a sheet | Live contextual URL |
| Price | Enquire Now | $ cheap per URL | $125–$450 English |
| QC | Listing page + NAP | None | DataForSEO + host archive |
| If removed | Replace comparable listing | Forgotten | Replace comparable host |
What we will not sell
A 50 / 200 / 500 citation package with the same list for every trade. That incentive is to find empty shells. Our incentive on quoted work is a shortlist you will actually click.
A public citation SKU on the English guest-post grid. DR40+ at $250 is an article. Do not check it out and write “citations” in the notes.
Common questions
Is this the same page as directory submissions?
No. Directories are the application product. This page is named-entity citations and consistency. Related, not a clone. Cleanup is a third URL.
How much does citation building cost?
Enquire Now. Price depends on geo, how many rooftops, and whether a register charges a pass-through fee.
Do citations replace backlinks?
Usually not for competitive commercial queries. Use guest posts or niche edits for editorial context. Use citations for entity and Maps hygiene.
Will you submit to the same 400 sites for every client?
No. That is the product we will not sell.
Can you handle Australia, US, and UK in one quote?
Yes if you name the cities. We will not assume a US vendor list covers Richmond VIC.
Do you guarantee rankings in the map pack?
No. We guarantee accurate agreed listings and a replacement if one is pulled. Map rank is not for sale.
Is this white-hat?
Relevant manual listings, yes. Mass citation spam, no.
Related landings
Send the legal name, trading name, NAP, and the city
We will come back with a shortlist — or tell you citations are the wrong lever. 1 800 751 994 · support@worldwidebacklinks.com · Richmond VIC 3121.