1. Competitor analysis
1.1. Identify key competitors
1.2. Identify competitors link strategies
1.3. Analyse inbound links
2. Blog Participation
2.1. Participate in other blogs
2.1.1. Guest posts
2.1.2. Blog reviews (paid)
2.1.3. Paid blog community
2.1.4. Blog comments
2.2. Submit your Blog
2.2.1. Blog feeds
2.2.1.1. Blog directorires
3. Directories
3.1. Do link QUALITY research
3.2. Quality Generic (DMOZ/Yahoo)
3.3. Industry specific
3.4. Regional directories
3.5. Design directories
3.6. Resources pages
4. Social media
4.1. Promote content
4.2. Flickr links
4.3. Video content
4.3.1. YouTube links
4.3.2. Other video
4.4. Twitter
4.5. Tag social bookmarks
4.5.1. Adding "Bookmark this" buttons
4.5.2. StumbleUpon
4.5.3. del.cio.us
4.5.4. Digg
4.6. Professional networks
4.6.1. Linked In
4.7. Facebook
4.7.1. Add Like and Share buttons
5. Existing relationships
5.1. Networking groups
5.2. Overseas "competitors"
5.3. Associations
5.4. Informal networks
5.5. Suppliers clients etc
5.5.1. Resellers
5.5.2. Linked testimonials
5.5.3. Content aggregors
5.6. Complementary services
5.7. Maximize existing
5.7.1. "Link to" guidelines/badges
5.7.2. Search for non-linked refs
5.7.3. Analyse existing links
5.7.3.1. Maximize value & link text
5.7.3.2. Check for no follows etc
6. Authority links
6.1. Govt
6.1.1. Library resources
6.1.2. Local govt. business links
6.2. Education
6.2.1. Teaching
6.2.2. Speaking engagements
6.3. Hubs/Information sites
6.3.1. Research hubs, authorities, content sites
6.3.2. Link out
6.3.2.1. Link to experts
6.3.2.2. Link to topic hubs
6.3.2.3. Careful link exchange
6.4. Information links (no follow)
6.4.1. Wikipedia
6.4.2. Google Groups
6.4.3. Yahoo Answers
7. Donations / Sponsorship / Events
7.1. Sponsorships
7.2. Donations
7.3. Events
8. Related sites
8.1. Sister sites (related companies)
8.2. Affiliates
8.2.1. Are affiliate links passing juice?
9. New PR
9.1. Online PR releases
9.1.1. News aggregators
9.1.2. PRWeb.com, PRNewsWire.com
9.2. Blogger "scoops"
9.3. Get PR person who "knows" SEO
9.4. RSS Feeds - syndicate and publish content
10. Linkable content
10.1. Articles
10.1.1. Best of...
10.1.2. Top 10...
10.1.3. Controversial
10.1.4. Newsworthy
10.2. Your own blog
10.2.1. Blog link-able content
10.3. Surveys
10.4. Help people
10.4.1. Tutorials (inc. Video)
10.4.2. Downloads
10.4.2.1. Whitepapers
10.4.3. Tools
10.5. Interviews
10.6. Content partnerships
10.7. Awards
10.7.1. Awards link back to you as authority
10.8. Contests
10.9. E-newsletter repositories
11. Offline
11.1. Offline PR
11.2. Advertising
11.2.1. Print advertising
11.2.2. Display advertising
12. Articles submission
12.1. Include BIOs
12.2. Article bank sites
12.3. Print publications with websites
12.4. Industry authority sites
13. Link friendly
13.1. Bookmarking- easy links
13.2. Friendly URLs
13.3. Link to us sections
14. Paid Links
14.1. Advertorial bundles
14.2. Website purchases
14.2.1. Domain purchases
14.2.2. Identify non-aligned websites