Are you promoting a local business, i.e. in a city or region.  Then you need to submit your site to the local oriented web directories that focus on linking to local businesses and organization. The local directories usually have you fill out a profile form, be ready for this by having a professional sounding profile and a  photo (if appropriate) ready to go. 

Below are some of my favorite local directories, the link should take you directly to the submission page.

Tip: be sure to use your keywords in the profile and in the links back to your site.

• Hot Frog

• InfoUSA

• Local.com

• Localeze

• MerchantCircle

• Superpages

• TrueLocal

• YellowPages.com