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    Citation Building

    for local service businesses in Vancouver WA and Portland OR

    One clean build of your business record across 40+ directories, submitted in your name and handed to you with the logins.

    From $497

    Do business directories still do anything, or is that an old trick?

    They are not traffic anymore. They are corroboration. When a machine finds your phone number written the same way in forty places, that number becomes a fact it will repeat. When it finds three versions, it hedges or picks the wrong one. The directories matter for agreement, not for visitors.

    What this actually includes

    Citation building locks one exact version of your business name, address, and phone, then submits it across 40+ directories built in your name — yours to keep — with every login handed back to you at the end.

    One consistent version of your name, address, and phone is worth more than a large directory count. We build your listing across 40+ directories, built in your name — yours to keep. That last part is the whole point. The accounts are created under your business email, and you get the logins at the end. Nothing is rented back to you.

    Before anything is submitted we settle on one exact version of your name, address, and phone, down to the suite format and the punctuation. Every submission uses that version, character for character. A single stray abbreviation is how a duplicate record is born.

    We also hunt for the mess already out there: old addresses from a previous shop, a listing with the owner's cell number, a duplicate created by a vendor you fired. Those get claimed, merged, or corrected where the directory allows it, and documented where it does not.

    You get a spreadsheet at the end listing every directory, the live URL, and the credentials. To be plain about the limit: this is a build, not a subscription that watches them forever. If you change your phone number next year, the records will need another pass.

    Who this is for

    Companies that moved, rebranded, or swapped phone numbers carry scattered old directory records that quietly contradict the current one, and newer companies with almost no public listings both belong to this service.

    This is for the business that has moved, rebranded, changed phone systems, or bought out another shop. All four leave a trail of stale records that quietly argue with your current one.

    It also fits newer plumbing and electrical companies with almost nothing out there. Two years in, a good reputation locally, and a public record so thin that machines have nothing to corroborate.

    This is a one-time build. It is not Online Brand Management, which is the ongoing watch on what the web says about you, and it is not review work. If your listings are already clean and consistent, skip this and put the money somewhere else. We will tell you if the audit shows that.

    How it works

    Your exact name, address, and phone format gets locked in writing first, down to whether the suite number has a period. Submissions then go out in waves, because directories verify on their own schedule — some in days, some in weeks.

    The free audit finds the existing records and the contradictions between them. No card, no contract, delivered within 24 hours.

    Then we lock the exact name, address, and phone format with you in writing. Nothing gets submitted until you sign off on that string.

    Submissions go out in waves during onboarding, because directories verify at their own pace and some mail a postcard. As each one goes live it gets added to your sheet. At the end you get the full list and the logins, and the records belong to you whether you stay with us or not.

    Verification is the slow part and it is out of our hands. Some directories confirm in a day, some send a postcard to your address, and a few phone the number on file. We chase every pending one until it resolves or the platform refuses, and the sheet shows the status of each so nothing sits forgotten.

    Serving Vancouver, Portland, and the Pacific Northwest

    A Washington address paired with regular work across the river into Oregon needs one consistent home address on every directory, which is why CitedLocal builds citations across Vancouver WA, Portland OR, and the surrounding towns as a single set.

    We build listings for owners in Vancouver WA and Portland OR, plus Camas, Washougal, Orchards, Hazel Dell, Minnehaha, Cascade Park, Ogden, Forest Ridge, Meadow Homes, Vancouver Heights, Evergreen Highlands, and Ellsworth Springs. A Washington address on a business that also works Oregon needs one consistent home address, not two. Operating since 2012 from Vancouver, WA 98664. Parent category: Internet Marketing Service.

    Want the wider picture first? Start with the Internet Marketing Service. You can also see the full picture from our marketing agency in Vancouver WA overview.

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    • A block-by-block map of where you rank in your service area — your choice of radius
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    • Everything in the free audit
    • Your Website Build, included — homepage and core pages live in month 1, service and location pages in months 2–3, built to match your Google Business Profile. No setup fee
    • Your profile managed daily — description, services, attributes and social links, plus posts, offers, images and videos published automatically
    • Website schema synced to your Google Business Profile — LocalBusiness, Service and FAQ markup matched to your listing, plus geotagged images, so your site and your profile describe one business
    • Automated review replies, review requests by SMS, email or WhatsApp, a QR code for in-person asks, bad reviews flagged instantly, and a full review backup
    • Monthly geo-grid heatmap with before-and-after comparison — refreshed every 30 days
    • Up to 10 keywords tracked, with a complete log of every action taken
    • AI visibility checked across six assistants — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Grok, and Perplexity
    • 40+ directories built in your name, with data aggregator distribution and duplicate protection — yours to keep
    • Automated account manager: automated progress updates, GBP change alerts, review and image reminders, monthly reports

    Scope: profile, website, listings, and tracking. Link building is not included — that's Dominance.

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    Your first month of management is included

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    We do all the work — you answer the phones.

    • Everything in Visibility, plus:
    • Monthly listings check — we review your 40+ directory listings each month and submit corrections where your data has drifted
    • TrustLinks added monthly — new local and social directory listings placed in your name, never bought
    • Full-service managed execution (we handle everything)
    • Automated agent suite — profile posts and rank tracking, running daily without you
    • Priority support (24-hour response)
    • Up to 5 service areas per location
    • Multi-location — $1,497/month per location. Own several? We'll build you a package.

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