Citation Sync

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What is citation sync?

A “citation” is any mention of your business name, address, and phone number (NAP) on the web. Inconsistent citations — where your address appears differently on Yelp vs. Google vs. Bing — hurt your local SEO rankings. NearIQ checks your NAP data across:

• Google Business Profile
• Yelp
• Bing Places
• Foursquare
• TripAdvisor

Agency and higher plans can also push listing updates through citation sync. Included active locations are capped by plan: Additional citation sync locations are priced at $10/location/month when enabled for the account.

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What it checks

For each directory, NearIQ verifies:

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Interpreting results

A green checkmark means the data matches your Google Business Profile (the source of truth). A yellow warning means a partial match — often a formatting difference (e.g. “St.” vs “Street”). A red error means the data is missing or significantly different. This actively hurts your local rankings and should be fixed directly on the directory’s site.

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Fixing citations

NearIQ surfaces inconsistencies and can queue supported directory syncs for plans with listing sync. Manual directories still require opening the directory’s claim or edit flow, and each active synced business location counts against the plan’s citation sync location limit. Dashboard actions use GET /api/businesses/me/citations/status to read current sync status and POST /api/businesses/me/citations/push to queue supported directory pushes. These compatibility endpoints share the same backend, plan gates, active-location cap enforcement, and $10/location/month overage payload as /api/businesses/me/listing-sync.