UK Directory

Foursquare for UK local SEO

Foursquare is a free map UK directory (DR 91). Included in every CitationHQ campaign.

Reviewed by James Burfield··map directory
Domain Rating
91
Monthly traffic
100M
Free to list
Yes
Verification
Postal or phone
Visit Foursquare ->Included in all plansTypical time-to-live: 2-4 weeks

Foursquare powers location data for thousands of apps including Snapchat, Twitter, and Apple. A verified Foursquare listing feeds your business details into the wider location-data ecosystem.

Why Foursquare matters

  • Domain Rating 91 — exceptional authority signal, comparable to top-tier UK media
  • 100M estimated monthly visits
  • Map and location-data platform — feeds your listing across the wider geo ecosystem

What you need to list

  • Verified UK business address
  • Business name matching Companies House (where applicable)
  • Business category
  • Verification step (typically email, phone, or postal)

What works

  • +Domain Rating 91 — exceptional authority signal
  • +Feeds business data to multiple downstream apps
  • +Powers location-based search across the wider ecosystem
  • +Free listing with full business details
  • +Critical for mobile local search

What to watch

  • -Verification can take longer than other directories
  • -Updates to existing data take 4-8 weeks to propagate

Best for these UK industries

Foursquare is particularly relevant for these business types — but works as a citation source for any UK business.

All UK local businesses with a physical address

How CitationHQ submits to Foursquare

  1. You enter your business details once. We normalise the data — name, address, phone, postcode — into a single canonical format used across every directory.
  2. Our automated process opens Foursquare's submission flow, fills the form with your normalised data, and uploads any required photos or descriptions.
  3. Postal or phone is initiated. We monitor the verification flow and complete it where automated, or flag it on your dashboard if a manual step is required.
  4. You see the status of every directory — including Foursquare — live in your campaign dashboard, with screenshots of submitted forms as proof.

Submit to Foursquare + 58 more in one campaign

No forms to fill. Consistent NAP. Full results dashboard.

Start your campaign

Frequently asked questions about Foursquare

You'll need to register an account on Foursquare and verify ownership of your business — typically by email, phone, or in some cases by post. CitationHQ handles the form-filling and verification flow for you across all 55+ UK directories in one campaign, so you don't have to claim each one manually.
Written by
James Burfield
Founder, CitationHQ
12+ years in UK SEO. Founder of SEOBurf.
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