Why do I need Data Aggregators/Networks and Duplicate Removal?

Adding Data Aggregators/Networks allows you to claim multiple key citations quickly and easily. This rapidly expands the reach of your listings across the local search ecosystem, reaching 1000s of directories, mobile apps, and maps around the world at a very low cost. For more information see our article 'What are Data Aggregators/Networks and how do they help local SEO article.

Am I required to renew Data Aggregators/Networks each year?

Whilst it's not compulsory to do so, we do advise renewing Data Aggregators/Networks each year. If you choose not to, they go into an 'unmanaged' state, which means they could be susceptible to inaccurate data about your company being distributed throughout their networks.

Duplicate Removal

Having multiple listings with different data can confuse search engines, hurt local rankings and reduce trust that consumers have for your business.

Yext's automated API solution does not identify or fix duplicate listings, and can also miss inaccuracies. For this reason we strongly recommend adding Duplicate Removal to permanently fix any outstanding issues.