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1: About Citations
A Citation is any mention of your brand on the web; it is any combination of your company name, phone number, address, zip or postal code, and website address.
This tab lets you analyze the accuracy of citation data displaying across directories. You can easily adjust the reporting period at the top right to toggle between different months.
Note: Citation data is updated on the first of each month.
2: Citation Export
Click the vertical ellipses to export citation information.
3: Citation Reporting
The below image is an example of what your citation reporting screen will look like:
On a more granular level, you can see that the reporting provides specific analysis on how many entities are found on the search engines and the accuracy of their information.
The below image guides you on how to interpret the numbers on the screen for your listings.
Citation Reporting Key | |
Term | Definition |
Found |
Citations that were found in the SERPs (Search engine results page) for the reporting period. |
Not Found |
Citations that were not found in the SERPs for the reporting period. |
Data Correct |
Data that is appearing correct in the SERPs (i.e. Addresses, phone numbers, websites).
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Data Incorrect
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Data that is appearing incorrectly in the SERPs. |
3.1: Deep Linking Citation
Clicking on any of the cells in the Citation reporting screen will navigate you to a pre-filtered list of the locations that are being referred to. For example, if you click on the cell for locations found in Google, RioSEO will navigate you to the list of only the locations that were found in Google. This creates a more streamlined process for rectifying locations with incorrect data.
3.2: Individual Citation Reporting
You can also find the citation details of an individual entity under the Locations Tab. Navigate to the desired entity, select the “Reporting” tab and then the “Citation” subtab.