How do you take your website to the next level?

Use your targeted keywords as anchor text and get backlinks from quality and related sites.

 

Besides submitting to directories is good, but you should consider cross linking with local companies in the area that are relevant to the industry your site represents. This is good getting out of directories, meeting local contacts, but most importantly; your targeting a LOCAL audience.

 

Create lots of content that your target market wants to read. Make your site an authority in your niche and the search engines will love you. Sometimes not worrying so much about SEO and writing just for your audience can do wonders.