Citation sites for contractors
These are the 23 citation sites and business directories we list for contractors, and 18 of them are free. Contractors cover many kinds of job, so pick the sites where homeowners go to find and compare local trades. A citation is any site that shows your business name, address and phone number.
Tip for contractors: Choose the most specific category each site offers, not a general one. Enter your name, address and phone number exactly as they appear on your Google Business Profile.
Start with these listings
Every business needs these, in any country.
- 1
Google Business Profile
FreeThe listing every other one is compared against. If the name, address and phone here are not exactly right, nothing else you fix will hold.
- 2
Bing Places
FreeFeeds Bing Maps and Microsoft Copilot answers. The closest thing to a second Google, and most local businesses never claim it.
- 3
Apple Business Connect
FreeEvery iPhone using Apple Maps, Siri and Spotlight reads this. Free, and a large share of your customers are on iOS.
- 4
Facebook Page
FreeA strong, trusted citation and often the second result people click after Google.
- 5
Yelp
FreeHeavily crawled and frequently quoted by AI assistants when they list local options.
- 6
Trustpilot
FreeReviews here get quoted back by AI assistants and often show up on page one for "your name reviews".
Sites for contractors in most countries
Check that the site is active where you work before you sign up.
Sites for contractors in the United States
Sites for contractors in the UK
- 11
Checkatrade
PaidThe name UK homeowners check before hiring a trade. Close to essential in the UK.
- 12
TrustATrader
PaidSecond UK trade directory, still widely used and well indexed.
- 13
Kompass
FreeA business to business directory that carries weight in Europe if you sell to companies rather than consumers.
- 14
Europages
FreeThe other European business to business listing worth doing if you trade across borders.
Sites for contractors in Australia
Sites for contractors in other countries
- 16
MyHammer
FreeWhere German households look for trades. Registering is free, leads are paid.
- 17
Werkspot
FreeThe Dutch equivalent, and the first place a homeowner there starts.
- 18
Habitissimo
FreeThe main trades marketplace across Spain, Portugal and much of Latin America.
- 19
NoCowboys
FreeNew Zealand reviews of tradespeople. Strong for trades.
- 20
ProntoPro
FreeWhere Italians look for local services and trades. Free profile, paid leads.
- 21
Snupit
FreeWhere South Africans find local service providers.
- 22
Tradesmen.ie
FreeWhere Irish homeowners look for trades.
- 23
AlloVoisins
FreeWhere French households find local services and trades.
Copy your exact details in one go
RankLocal reads your name, address, phone and categories from your live Google profile and shows them as one block to copy into each listing, then keeps track of which ones you have done.