Why aren't my citations showing in Ahrefs or Google?
It's completely normal for citations to take longer to appear in Ahrefs, SEMrush or Google than standard backlinks, simply because of how deep they sit within a website's structure.
Why citations take longer to show
Link analysis tools, including Ahrefs, SEMrush and Google's own Search Console, can take a while to detect and report new backlinks. Citations tend to take a little longer still, as they're often placed deeper within a site's hierarchy. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a month for Google or other analysis software to pick them up and index them.
How to check if a citation has been indexed
The most reliable way to manually check whether a specific citation has been indexed is to use a site: Google search operator on the citation URL itself:
- Search site:yourcitationurl.com in Google
- If the page appears in the results, it's been indexed
Depending on how long ago you placed your order, this delay is expected and not a cause for concern. However, if all of your citations are failing to index, let us know and we'll be happy to investigate for you.
You can find out more about how our citations work on our local citation building page.
Still have questions? Chat with our support team or email support@fatjoe.com.