Promote your Local Business for Under $900 a Year

Yahoo Directory: At $299 a year a listing in the Yahoo directory isn't cheap however it's one of the best ways to help search engines like Google find your websites and help you rank for local search terms, submit to Yahoo here.

BOTW Directory: Another great directory with regional listings to help the search engines determine what your business is about and send highly qualified traffic at a reasonable price of only $69.95 per year, submit to BOTW here.

Business.com Directory: This is a very popular B2B directory. For $149 a year you're listing will be in front of over 3 million visitors. Submit your site here.

RegisterLocal.com: Making sure all of the local directories and yellow pages have your correct address, phone number, and other contact information can be a time consuming process. RegisterLocal.com helps you set up a master profile to mange all of the information from one location with only one username password to remember for only $199 a year.

Contact Your Customers via Email: It's easy to keep a customer who already knows you as opposed to acquiring a new one. One way to reach those customers is via email. Programs like Constant Contact have a simple easy to use interface and come with a free 60 day trial. For mailing lists with less than 500 names it's only $15 a month to use the service.

For more tips on how to promote your local business be sure to check out my complete series on local search or visit How to Promote Your Local Business Online for Free, How to Drive traffic to Your Local Business Website, and How to Get Your Local Business Online.