I wrote an article a couple months ago about getting on the Google Maps Local Listings found at the top of the search page.

Google Maps Local Listing - Getting on the List

This article follows along from that theme. Getting your practice listed in the local search results is crucial. Not only in regards to gaining more traffic and more new patients but for the overall authority of your site locally. If you are not at the top of the page in your town for Chiropractic how will anyone think you are the local  authority for Chiropractic? Local search listings include not only your basic contact information, but they also include a map of your office
location, pictures, videos and a link to your site. Think of local search listings as a modern day Yellow Pages ad – only the listings are free!

Google	Yahoo	City Search – AOL - InfoUSA	City Guides by MSN and Yellow Pages	Super Pages	Merchant Circle	Get Fave
Go to Google Local to create a Google Account.	Go to Local Yahoo and click “Sign Up”	Both Citysearch.com and AOL Local use listing information from InfoUSA. So you only need to go to InfoUSA.com	MSN’s City Guides uses listing information from Yellow Pages. So you only need to go to YellowPages.com	Go to Superpages.com	Go to MerchantCircle.com	Go to GetFave.com
Enter all your information, and Google will send you a confirmation email.	Enter your information, and Yahoo will send you a confirmation email.	Click ‘Add Business Record’.	Enter your phone number to see if your practice is listed. If so, you can update.	Enter your practice information.	Enter your practice information.	Sign up for an account and login.
Click the confirmation link in the email.	Click the confirmation link in the email to login to the Yahoo Local Listings Center.	Fill in the form and click ‘Submit’.	If you’re not listed, enter your info on the following screens.	Select business categories that help customers find your listing.	Click ‘Submit’.	Enter your practice information.
Create your Google Local Business Listing.	Follow the steps and fill in as much information about your practice as possible.		Click ‘Submit’.	Review your listing & profile. Enter account information.
Review my article Google Maps Local Listing – Getting on the List for specifics on how to create and optimize this listing.	Once you have all of your information proofed read, click ‘Submit’. Yahoo Local Listings show up within 5-10 business days.			Click ‘Submit’.