Budget SEO on a Budget

From SEOmoz - budget options for SEO on a budget:

The Ultra-Low-Budget Option

1. Buy Steve Krug’s “Don’t Make Me Think” - $23.10
2. Buy Aaron Wall’s “SEO Book” - $79.00
3. Buy an old copy of Dreamweaver ~ $81.00
4. Build and Promote yourself - Free in $$, Expensive in Time

The Link Lover’s Option

1. Buy a month of service from Andy Hagans ~ $1000
2. Get Greg Jarboe to send out a one-shot Press Release ~ $700
3. Get a Yahoo! Directory Listing - $299

Consulting Options

1. Get a Site Review & Link Recommendation Report from
   1. Barry Welford
   2. Alan K’Necht
   3. David Wallace
2. Simply implement the suggestions :)

The Slightly over $2000 Options

1. Scottie Claiborne’s Site Review - $3000
2. Debra Mastaler’s Custom Link Building - $2500
3. Patrick Gavin’s Link Building Services ~ $2000

The “Link Bait” Option

1. Get one GREAT idea for a tool, service, resource or page - bounce
   it off some folks in the forums (or privately through email to an SEO
   you trust)
2. Hire a developer who can help you build it - my choice is to use Craigslist - post with a budget of $2000