As an architect, growing your business online is essential if you want to get noticed and secure new clients. Although there are several different ways to do this, it’s important that you start by laying a solid foundation that you can continue to build upon.

One of the early stages of developing your online presence should be creating citations on relevant business directory sites. These sites help to establish your brand and to build trust—both in the eyes of potential clients and search engines.

To help ensure you’re choosing the right sites to create your citations on, the following list lets you know which country each site is for and whether you can register an account for free.

Below the niche list, we’ve also gathered the top general citation sites that most businesses should try to get listed on.