By focusing on local search you will bring in targeted traffic to your website. These are local people that are looking for local businesses.

So how do I submit my business website to local search engines, directories and online yellow pages? You should submit your website to the following sites for inclusion in their local search results. Most listings are free.

Before you submit, you should include your business address and phone on every page in your website. Talk about where you are located and communities you serve on your home page.

1. Best of the Web Local (free and pay options): http://local.botw.org/helpcenter/jumpstartproduct.aspx
2. citysearch.com (pay) https://selfenroll.citysearch.com/
3. Dex (free and pay options)  https://www.advertisewithdex.com/Dex/CDA/AWDSplash.jsp
4. Dmoz.org Open Directory (free) http://www.dmoz.org/  Find the most relevant category and click on “suggest URL) from within that category.
5. Google local business results (free): https://www.google.com/local/add/
6. InfoSpace (free) http://www.infospace.com/info/kmaint/kdbadd.html
7. InfoUSA (free) http://list.infousa.com/dbupdate.htm Add or update your business record
8. Local.com (free) http://advertise.local.com/
9. MSN/Live Local Search (free) https://ssl.search.live.com/listings/BusinessSearch.aspx
10. SuperPages.com (free and pay options): http://advertising.superpages.com/spportal/business-listing
11. TrueLocal (free) http://www.truelocal.com/BusinessSuggest.aspx
12. Yahoo! Local (free) http://listings.local.yahoo.com/csubmit/index.php
13. YellowPages.com (free and pay options): http://listings.yellowpages.com/
14. Yelp (free) https://www.yelp.com/login
15. Zoominfo (free) http://www.zoominfo.com/Registration/Register.aspx?type=6

Promote your website offline
One you have your website up and operating, promote it both offline to drive online traffic. Use your website URL on business cards, email signatures, newspaper ads, vehicle graphics, building signs, direct mail postcard campaigns and radio ads.